1. 1(生物)再生;使(地區、經濟等)重獲活力

    Regenerate means to grow again or come back to life after being damaged or lost — some animals can regenerate a lost body part, like a lizard growing back its tail. It's also used more broadly for giving new energy, life, or success to something that was struggling, like "regenerate a rundown neighborhood" or "regenerate the local economy."

core核心畫面

組成re- ("again") + generate (from Latin generare, "to create," from genus, "birth, kind").

同家族的字

  • generateregenerate is built directly from this word
  • genesisshares the Latin/Greek root related to "birth, origin"

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

regenerateverb/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹeɪt/

  • 1

    To construct or create anew, especially in an improved manner.

  • 2

    To revitalize.

  • 3

    biologynatural-sciencesTo replace lost or damaged tissue.

  • 4

    To become reconstructed.

  • 5

    To undergo a spiritual rebirth.

  • 6

    Of a water softener: to flush out the minerals extracted from the water supply.

regenerateadj/ɹiːˈd͡ʒɛnəɹɪt/

  • 1

    Spiritually reborn.

  • 2

    obsoleteReproduced.

    • The earthly author of my blood, / Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate, / Doth with a twofold vigour lift me up.

regeneratenoun

  • 1

    One who is spiritually reborn.

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