renovate

renovate
[ˈrɛnəveɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]restore (something old, especially a building) to a good state of repair
    修复(古旧建筑物等)
    the old school has been tastefully renovated as a private house.
    旧学校已经被修复成一所雅致的私人住宅。
    ■(archaic)refresh; reinvigorate
    (古)使恢复活力,使复兴
    a little warm nourishment renovated him for a short time.
    一点热食使他短暂地恢复了活力。
派生
renovation
noun
renovator
noun
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from Latin renovat- 'made new again', from the verb renovare, from re- 'back, again' + novus 'new'
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