[mass noun]the action of extending the period of validity of a licence, subscription, or contract (执照、报刊订阅期、合同等的)展期 the contracts came up for renewal. 合同需要重新签订了。 [count noun]a renewal of his passport. 他的护照的展期。 ■[count noun]an instance of resuming an activity or state after an interruption 重新开始,恢复,继续 a renewal of hostilities. 重新开战,战斗恢复。 ■the replacing or repair of something that is worn out, run-down, or broken 更换,更新;重建;复兴 the need for urban renewal. 城区重建的需要。 ■(among charismatic Christians) the state or process of being made spiritually new in the Holy Spirit (有神授超凡能力基督徒的)精神重生