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resurrect

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++res·ur·rect /ˌrezəˈrekt/ verb [transitive]  START something/MAKE something STARTto bring back an old activity, belief, idea etc that has not existed for a long time 使〔过去的活动、信仰、观点等〕复活,恢复 The Home Office have resurrected plans to build a new prison just outside London. 内政部重新提出了在伦敦市外建一座监狱的计划。 another failed attempt to resurrect his career 他重振事业的又一次失败尝试→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
resurrectOld theories about the origin of the universe have recently been resurrected.Even old forgery charges of 1813 were resurrected by the daily newspapers.Now, as they try to resurrect lost glory, the Raiders embrace power in numbers.The real Erik died more than 1,000 years ago, but he was recently resurrected on the big screen by Terry Jones.Clinton, in his election-year State of the Union speech, resurrected some of the middle-class themes of his 1992 campaign.There's a growing drive to resurrect the ancient woodland tradition of charcoal burning.The player's agent Rodger Linse says there is now nothing to stop United resurrecting the deal.I do not intend now to resurrect the metaphysical theory I said in Chapter 2 that we do not need."Silverado" was an entertaining but unsuccessful attempt to resurrect the Western.
Origin resurrect (1700-1800) resurrection
res·ur·rect verbChineseSyllable
an idea that old Corpus belief, etc back activity, bring to


resurrect
resurrect /ˌrezəˈrekt/ verb [transitive]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: resurrection
to bring back an old activity, belief, idea etc that has not existed for a long time:
    The Home Office have resurrected plans to build a new prison just outside London.
    another failed attempt to resurrect his career


res·ur·rectBrE /ˌrezəˈrekt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrezəˈrekt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they resurrect BrE /ˌrezəˈrekt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrezəˈrekt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it resurrects BrE /ˌrezəˈrekts/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrezəˈrekts/ 🔊past simple resurrected BrE /ˌrezəˈrektɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrezəˈrektɪd/ 🔊past participle resurrected BrE /ˌrezəˈrektɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrezəˈrektɪd/ 🔊 -ing form resurrecting BrE /ˌrezəˈrektɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrezəˈrektɪŋ/ 🔊~ sth to bring back into use sth, such as a belief, a practice, etc., that had disappeared or been forgotten 重新应用;恢复使用;使复兴 SYN revive ~ sb to bring a dead person back to life 起死回生;使复活 SYN raise