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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++re·sume1 /rɪˈzjuːm $ rɪˈzuːm/ ●●○ verb formal 1 CONTINUE/NOT STOP[transitive] to start doing something again after stopping or being interrupted 〔中断之后〕继续 She hopes to resume work after the baby is born. 她想生完孩子后继续工作。 The rebels have resumed hostilities against government troops. 叛乱分子继续与政府军发生冲突。resume doing something He will resume training as soon as the injury is better. 一旦伤势好转，他就会继续训练。► see thesaurus at start2 CONTINUE/NOT STOP[intransitive] if an activity or process resumes, it starts again after a pause 〔活动或过程中断后〕重新开始 Peace talks will resume tomorrow. 和平谈判明天重新启动。3 resume your seat/place/position formal GOto go back to the seat, place, or position where you were before 回到原来的座位/原地/原来的职位 Will the delegates please resume their seats? 请代表们回到座位上好吗？→ See Verb table
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resume• The course of power and enterprise has resumed.• Normal service has since been resumed.• Which is handy for large files as it's faster and can resume broken downloads.• "As I was saying, " resumed Dahlberg.• Stories, however, have circulated that the Bush administration may be more open than was President Clinton to resuming diplomatic relations.• Fifteen minutes go by, and the noise resumes, gently, slowly, and in my direction.• Collins was so seriously injured that he was unable to resume his career.• Sherman resumed his walk toward First Avenue.• Otherwise, however, the pressure to resume normal service was wide and intense.• The trial will resume on Wednesday morning.• He said no more, and resumed reading his newspaper.• The jurors are anxious to resume their normal lives again.• Pumping operations would resume this morning.re·su·me2, résumé /ˈrezjʊmeɪ, ˈreɪ- $ ˌrezʊˈmeɪ/ ●●○ noun [countable] 1 SUMMARIZEa short account of something such as an article or speech which gives the main points but no details 〔文章、讲话等的〕梗概，摘要 SYN summary a brief résumé of the day’s events 当天活动的概述2. American EnglishBESE a short written account of your education and your previous jobs that you send to an employer when you are looking for a new job 个人简历 SYN British English CV →4 See picture on 见图 Page A14-1 CV BrE 简历【英】 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A14-2 Résumé AmE 简历【美】Examples from the Corpus
resume• He gave a resume of the year's work and wished the Society another successful year.• Instead, it attempts to give a brief resume of the current legal position.From Longman Business Dictionaryresumere‧sume /rɪˈzjuːmrɪˈzuːm/ verb [intransitive, transitive] to start to do something again after a period of rest or an interruptionProfit-taking resumed as the yen began to lose ground.The company said it won’t resume its efforts to sell assets until gold prices rise.→ See Verb tableOrigin resume (1400-1500) Old French resumer, from Latin resumere, from sumere “to take” résumé (1800-1900) French past participle of résumer; → RESUMEre·sume1 verbre·su·me2 nounChineseSyllable
Business something after stopping being or doing again to start Corpus
resume
re‧sume1 /rɪˈzjuːm $ rɪˈzuːm/ 
verb formal
She hopes to resume work after the baby is born.
The rebels have resumed hostilities against government troops.
resume doing something
He will resume training as soon as the injury is better.
2. [intransitive] if an activity or process resumes, it starts again after a pause:
Peace talks will resume tomorrow.
3. resume your seat/place/position to go back to the seat, place, or position where you were before:
Will the delegates please resume their seats?
■ to start doing something
▪start to begin doing something: I’m starting a new job next week. | It’s time we started.
▪begin to start doing something. Begin is more formal than start, and is used especially in written English: He began to speak. | The orchestra began playing. | Shall we begin?
▪commence formal to start doing something: The company will commence drilling next week. | Work was commenced on the next power station.
▪get down to something to finally start doing something, especially your work: Come on, Sam – it’s time you got down to some homework. | We’d better get down to business.
▪set off to start a journey: What time do you have to set off in the morning? | I usually set off for work at about 8.30.
▪set out to start a long journey: The ship set out from Portsmouth on July 12th.
▪embark on something especially written to start something, especially something new, difficult, or exciting: The Law Society has embarked on a major programme of reform. | Jamaica was embarking on a decade of musical creativity.
▪resume formal to start doing something again after stopping it or being interrupted: Normal train services will be resumed on April 5th. | Trade was resumed after the end of the war.
▪get cracking informal to start doing something or going somewhere: I think we should get cracking straightaway.
re‧su‧me2 , résumé /ˈrezjʊmeɪ, ˈreɪ- $ ˌrezʊˈmeɪ/ noun [countable]1. a short account of something such as an article or speech which gives the main points but no details
SYN summary:
a brief résumé of the day’s events
2. American English a short written account of your education and your previous jobs that you send to an employer when you are looking for a new job
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verb formal Date: 1400-1500
Language: Old French
Origin: resumer, from Latin resumere, from sumere 'to take'
1. [transitive] to start doing something again after stopping or being interrupted:Language: Old French
Origin: resumer, from Latin resumere, from sumere 'to take'
resume doing something
2. [intransitive] if an activity or process resumes, it starts again after a pause:
3. resume your seat/place/position to go back to the seat, place, or position where you were before:
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, résumé /ˈrezjʊmeɪ, ˈreɪ- $ ˌrezʊˈmeɪ/ noun [countable]1. a short account of something such as an article or speech which gives the main points but no details SYN summary:
2. American English a short written account of your education and your previous jobs that you send to an employer when you are looking for a new job
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