revive
verb- [intransitive, transitive]
to become, or to make somebody/something become, conscious or healthy and strong again （使）苏醒，复活 The flowers soon revived in water. 这些花见了水很快就活过来了。 The economy is beginning to revive. 经济开始复苏。 - revive somebody/something
The paramedics couldn't revive her. 护理人员无法使她苏醒。 This movie is intended to revive her flagging career. 这部电影意在使她渐趋衰败的事业再现辉煌。 Attempts to revive him failed. 把他救活的努力失败了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Medicinec1Attempts to revive her failed and she was dead on arrival at the hospital. 种种抢救她的尝试都失败了，她送到医院时已经死亡。 The good harvest helped revive the economic fortunes of the country. 这次大丰收为该国重振经济发挥了作用。 They revived him with cold water. 他们用冷水把他弄醒了。 attempts to revive falling sales 扭转销售额下降局面的尝试 the country's readiness to help revive the economic fortunes of its neighbours 该国愿意帮助恢复邻国的经济繁荣
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + revive- try to
- with
- an attempt to revive somebody
- an effort to revive somebody
- [transitive] revive something
to make something start being used or done again 重新使用；使重做 This quaint custom should be revived. 应该恢复这一独特的风俗。 She has been trying to revive the debate over equal pay. 她一直在设法再次展开同工同酬的辩论。 The poor trade figures have revived fears of higher interest rates. 不良的贸易数字再次引起人们对加息的担忧。
Extra ExamplesBanks and businesses are quickly reviving business activities in China. 各家银行和公司正快速恢复其在中国的业务活动。 They are trying to revive some of the old customs. 他们正在努力复兴一些古老的风俗。 an initiative aimed at reviving talks on the country's political future 旨在重新开始就该国政治前途进行会谈的倡议
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- recently
- try to
- help (to)
- help somebody (to)
- …
- an attempt to revive something
- an effort to revive something
- be aimed at reviving something
- …
- [transitive] revive something
to produce again a play, etc. that has not been performed for some time 重新上演 see also revival
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French revivre or late Latin revivere, from Latin re- ‘back’ + vivere ‘live’.