restore

verb

1. 恢复（某种情况或感受）
   to bring back a situation or feeling that existed before
   1. The measures are intended to restore public confidence in the economy.
      这些举措旨在恢复公众对经济的信心。
   2. Order was quickly restored after the riots.
      暴乱过后秩序很快得到了恢复。
   3. Such kindness restores your faith in human nature (= makes you believe most people are kind) .
      这样的善心使人又一次感到人性善良。
   4. The operation restored his sight (= made him able to see again) .
      手术使他恢复了视力。
2. 使复原；使复位；使复职
   to bring sb/sth back to a former condition, place or position
   1. He is now fully restored to health.
      他现在完全恢复了健康。
   2. We hope to restore the garden to its former glory (= make it as beautiful as it used to be) .
      我们想把这花园变得和过去一样美丽。
3. 修复；整修；使复原
   to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally
   1. Her job is restoring old paintings.
      她的工作是修复旧画。
4. 重新采用（或实施）；恢复
   to bring a law, tradition, way of working, etc. back into use
   1. to restore ancient traditions
      恢复古老的传统
   2. Some people argue that the death penalty should be restored.
      有些人主张恢复死刑。
5. 归还（失物、赃款等）
   to give sth that was lost or stolen back to sb
   1. The police have now restored the painting to its rightful owner.
      警察已经把这幅油画归还给了它的合法主人。

1. VERB 恢复
   To restore a situation or practice means to cause it to exist again.
   1. The army has recently been brought in to restore order...
      最近军队被调来重整秩序。
   2. As they smiled at each other, harmony was restored again...
      他们彼此微笑的时候，又恢复了往日的和睦。
   3. The death penalty was never restored.
      再也没有恢复死刑。
2. VERB 使恢复;使康复;使复原
   To restore someone or something to a previous condition means to cause them to be in that condition once again.
   1. We will restore her to health but it may take time...
      我们会让她恢复健康，但可能需要一些时间。
   2. He said the ousted president must be restored to power...
      他说被赶下台的总统必须重新掌权。
   3. His country desperately needs Western aid to restore its ailing economy.
      他的国家急需西方援助以复苏其不景气的经济。
3. VERB 修复(建筑、画或家具等)
   When someone restores something such as an old building, painting, or piece of furniture, they repair and clean it, so that it looks like it did when it was new.
   1. ...experts who specialise in examining and restoring ancient parchments.
      专门致力于检查和修复古代羊皮纸文稿的专家
   2. ...the beautifully restored old town square.
      整修得很漂亮的古镇广场
4. VERB 归还;交还;返还
   If something that was lost or stolen is restored to its owner, it is returned to them.
   1. The following day their horses and goods were restored to them...
      第二天，马匹和货物都归还给了他们。
   2. The looted property was restored and the chargé d'affaires was told that the soldiers responsible had been arrested.
      被劫财物已经物归原主，代办得知对此负有责任的士兵已被逮捕。

1. And let me assure you I will use whatever force is necessary to restore order.
   我向你保证，我将动用一切必要力量来恢复秩序。
2. Senior officers could be considering a coup to restore authoritarian rule.
   高官们可能会策划一场政变来复辟独裁统治。
3. The president will have to work hard to restore his credibility.
   总统将不得不努力使公众恢复对他的信任。
4. I paused in the hall to take three deep breaths to restore my equilibrium
   我在大厅里停了一下，深吸了三口气以恢复平静。
5. We need to restore respect for the law-enforcement agencies.
   我们需要重塑执法机构的声望。
6. Its intention is to restore pride in the past and create a more mannered society
   其目的是要重拾过去的自豪感，建立一个有礼节的社会。
7. He said that the government was committed to restore normalcy and hold elections in the Punjab
   他说政府会致力于恢复正常秩序，并在旁遮普省进行选举。
8. Troops were sent to the islands to restore order last November
   去年11月，军队被派往这些岛屿以恢复秩序。
9. The inhabitants have voted overwhelmingly to restore the city's original name of Chemnitz.
   居民以压倒多数票同意恢复该市原来的名字“开姆尼茨”。
10. What the military rulers have done is to restore the outward appearance of order.
    军事统治者所做的只是为了恢复表面上的秩序。
11. The army has recently been brought in to restore order
    最近军队被调来重整秩序。
12. As they smiled at each other, harmony was restored again
    他们彼此微笑的时候，又恢复了往日的和睦。
13. The death penalty was never restored.
    再也没有恢复死刑。
14. We will restore her to health but it may take time
    我们会让她恢复健康，但可能需要一些时间。
15. He said the ousted president must be restored to power
    他说被赶下台的总统必须重新掌权。
16. His country desperately needs Western aid to restore its ailing economy.
    他的国家急需西方援助以复苏其不景气的经济。
17. The following day their horses and goods were restored to them
    第二天，马匹和货物都归还给了他们。
18. The looted property was restored and the charg é d'affaires was told that the soldiers responsible had been arrested.
    被劫财物已经物归原主，代办得知对此负有责任的士兵已被逮捕。
19. I am confident that we can restore peace, stability and respect for the rule of law.
    我相信我们能恢复和平、稳定和对法治的尊重。
20. The Security Council shall decide what measures shall be taken to restore peace and security
    安理会将决定采取何种措施来恢复和平与安全。
21. Art experts have appealed for the suspension of plans to restore one of Leonardo da Vinci's most celebrated paintings.
    艺术专家们呼吁暂缓对一幅莱昂纳多·达芬奇的绝世名画的修复计划。
22. She may not have the money to maintain or restore her property
    她可能没有足够的钱来维护或修葺她的房产。
23. When John began to restore the house in the 1960s, nothing had been touched for 40 years.
    约翰20世纪60年代开始整修那幢房子时，它已有40年都无人照管了。
24. The rash of accidental shootings underscores how difficult it will be to restore order here.
    一连串的意外枪击事件凸显了恢复该地区的秩序有多困难。
25. The residents of Leningrad voted to restore the city's original name of St Petersburg
    列宁格勒市的居民投票决定恢复该市原来的名字——圣彼得堡。
26. At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs.
    目前医生每天在给他按摩，帮助他恢复四肢的功能。
27. He rubbed his numb foot to restore the feeling.
    他按摩他那麻木的脚，使它恢复知觉。
28. If you can steal away a few minutes of peace, visualizations and guided imagery are a wonderful way to restore peace of mind.
    如果你能抽几分钟做一下平和的、充满想象的暗示疗法，将会很好地帮你冷静下来。这很容易做，而且在精神放松的同时可以使你的身体得到放松。
29. The government ordered the police out to restore order and peace in the streets.
    政府派出警方恢复治安。

  recover regain restore【导航词义：恢复】

  recover v. 恢复；康复；复原

〔辨析〕指人从疾病等中康复过来或某事物恢复常态，常后接介词 from；也指恢复能力、知觉等。

  regain v. 恢复，重新获得

〔辨析〕尤指重新得到某物或恢复某状态，常可与 recover 换用。

  restore v. 恢复

〔辨析〕指使某事物恢复到从前的状态，也指恢复某种乐观的情绪。

verb

1. return to life
   1. The week at the spa restored me

   Synonym:    regeneraterejuvenate

2. restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
   1. She repaired her TV set
   2. Repair my shoes please

   Synonym:    repairmendfixbusheldoctorfurbish uptouch on

3. give or bring back
   1. Restore the stolen painting to its rightful owner

   Synonym:    restitute

4. bring back into original existence, use, function, or position
   1. restore law and order
   2. reestablish peace in the region
   3. restore the emperor to the throne

   Synonym:    reinstatereestablish

5. return to its original or usable and functioning condition
   1. restore the forest to its original pristine condition

   Synonym:    reconstruct