释义 |
re·sume \-m\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English resumen, from Middle French or Latin; Middle French resumer from Latin resumere to take up again, take back, resume, from re- + sumere to take up, take, from sub- under, up + emere to take — more at sub-, redeem transitive verb 1. : to assume or take again : put on anew : reoccupy < don't resume the habit > < resume her place in society > < resumed our coats and hats > 2. : to enter upon or begin again : take up after interruption < sat down and resumed her work > < resume reading where you left off > 3. : to take back to oneself < on default the grantor does not automatically resume title > 4. : to take or pick up again : go back to using 5. : to make repetition of (as a sentence); also : reiterate, summarize, epitomize intransitive verb 1. : to take possession again 2. : to recommence something (as a discourse, work, business) interrupted : go on again after an interruption |