[withobj.]make (someone or something) look or feel younger, fresher, or more lively 使变得看起来年轻,使感觉更年轻;使恢复青春活力 a bid to rejuvenate the town centre. 使市中心恢复活力的建议。 [as adj. rejuvenating]the rejuvenating effects of therapeutic clay. 药疗泥土的恢复功效。 ■[often as adj. rejuvenated]restore (a river or stream) to a condition characteristic of a younger landscape 使(河流、溪流)回春,使更生,使焕然一新
派生 rejuvenation noun rejuvenator noun 语源
early 19th cent.: from re- 'again' + Latin juvenis 'young' + -ate, suggested by French rajeunir