renovate

英 [ˈrenəveɪt]

美 [ˈrenəveɪt]

v.  修复; 翻新; 重新粉刷

过去分词：renovated　现在分词：renovating　过去式：renovated　第三人称单数：renovates　

考研TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11515 / COCA.8620

牛津词典

verb

• 修复；翻新；重新粉刷
  to repair and paint an old building, a piece of furniture, etc. so that it is in good condition again

柯林斯词典

• VERB 修复;改造;翻新
  If someonerenovatesan old building, they repair and improve it and get it back into good condition.
  1. The couple spent thousands renovating the house...
     这对夫妇花了几千元来翻新房子。
  2. She lives in a large, renovated farmhouse.
     她住在一个宽敞的翻新过的农舍里。

英英释义

verb

• give new life or energy to
  1. A hot soup will revive me
  2. This will renovate my spirits
  3. This treatment repaired my health
  Synonym:animaterecreatereanimatereviverepairquickenvivifyrevivify
• make brighter and prettier
  1. we refurbished the guest wing
  2. My wife wants us to renovate
  Synonym:refurbishfreshen up
• restore to a previous or better condition
  1. They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
  Synonym:restitute

双语例句

• It is time to renovate the nest.
  正是整修窝巢的时候。
• Supplement ballast and renovate subgrades;
  补充道碴和对路基进行整修；
• In order to renovate the house, someone in Japan tore open the wall.
  在以翻新房子，有人在日本公开撕毁墙上。
• To cope with huge Expo crowds, the city has invested heavily in traffic infrastructure to dig new Metro lines and tunnels, expand roads and renovate key facilities.
  为解决交通问题，上海在交通设施下了大工夫，开辟了新的地铁线和隧道线，加宽了道路，改造了关键设施。
• His group also plans to renovate unfinished buildings in the economically depressed region and turn them into homes.
  他的小组还计划在经济衰退的地区改造烂尾建筑并将他们转变为住房。
• Help renovate your local park.
  帮助整修你当地的公园。
• When you want to renovate this cupboard, you will need a number of specific tools.
  你修理碗柜时，会需要很多小工具。
• I've decided to renovate the garden next year.
  我准备明年把这座庭园修葺一下。
• She lives in a large, renovated farmhouse.
  她住在一个宽敞的翻新过的农舍里。
• In Orange County, California, they'll renovate homes for our veterans.
  在橙乡加利福尼亚，他们将为老兵们修缮房屋。