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单词 replenish
释义 re·plen·ish
\rə̇ˈplenish, rēˈp-, esp in pres part -nəsh\ verb
Etymology: Middle English replenisshen, replenissen, from Middle French repleniss-, stem of replenir to fill, supply abundantly, from Old French, from re- + -plenir (from plein full, from Latin plenus) — more at full
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to fill with persons or animals : people or stock
  < be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth — Gen 1:28 (Authorized Version) >
 b. archaic : to supply fully : equip completely : perfect
  < his hive had so long been replenished with honey — William Wordsworth >
  < the most replenished villain in the world — Shakespeare >
 c. : to fill with some quality or source of inspiration or power : provide with intellectual or spiritual sustenance : nourish
  < the American mind should cease to replenish itself with the mighty wonders of Europe — Van Wyck Brooks >
 d. : to fill completely : occupy or pervade all parts of
  < their vacant heart replenished with a child — Robert Browning >
  < she saw the blood his cheeks replenish — Shakespeare >
2.
 a. : to fill up again
  < she kept his glass replenished — Charles Dickens >
  < the heavy demands for his legal services that promised to replenish his exchequer — A.C.Cole >
  < remains below the surface until he needs to replenish his lungs with another gulp — John Tassos >
 b. : to build up again : renew, restore
  < he replenished the fire and drew up close to it — T.B.Costain >
  < the plants are still growing, and replenishing their food reserves — Farm Journal >
  < the supply of oil will have replenished itself — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania >
 c. : to supply again : refit
  < finds it cheaper and faster to replenish its ships while under way — George Weller >
 d. : to make good : replace
  < how fast have the shipyards … been able to replenish these losses — Fortune >
3. : to add replenisher to (as a photographic developer or fixing bath)
intransitive verb
: to become full : fill up again
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