regenerate

regenerate
verb
  1. [with obj.](of a living organism) regrow (new tissue) to replace lost or injured tissue
    （活生物体）再生，重新生长出（取代失去或受损组织）
    a crab in the process of regenerating a claw.
    正在重长螯的螃蟹。
    ■[no obj.](of an organ or tissue) regrow
    （器官或组织）再生，重长
    once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate.
    一旦遭到破坏，脑细胞不会再生。
    ■bring into renewed existence; generate again
    恢复；重新产生
    the issue was regenerated last month.
    上个月这一版次又重印了。
    ■bring new and more vigorous life to (an area or institution), especially in economic terms; revive
    复兴，重建（地区或机构，尤指在经济方面）
    regenerating the inner cities.
    改造市中心贫民区。
    ■(especially in Christian use) give a new and higher spiritual nature to
    （尤用于基督教）使（精神）重生，使新生
    ■[usu. as adj. regenerated](Chemistry)precipitate (a natural polymer such as cellulose) in a different form following chemical processing, especially in the form of fibres
    (化)（对天然聚合物沉淀处理）再生
adjective
  1. reformed or reborn, especially in a spiritual or moral sense
    （精神或道德方面）重生的，新生的
派生
regenerator
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (as an adjective): from Latin regeneratus 'created again', past participle of regenerare, from re- 'again' + generare 'create'. The verb dates from the mid 16th cent
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