[with obj.]bring back (a previous right, practice, custom, or situation); reinstate 恢复(权利,做法,惯例,情况) the government restored confidence in the housing market. 政府恢复了人们对住房市场的信心。 ■return (someone or something) to a former condition, place, or position 使恢复原样;使复位;使复职 the effort to restore him to office isn't working. 恢复他职位的努力没有见效。 ■repair or renovate (a building, work of art, vehicle, etc.) so as to return it to its original condition 修复(建筑物、艺术品、车辆等) the building has been lovingly restored. 建筑物已被精心修复。 ■give (something previously stolen, taken away, or lost) back to the original owner or recipient 归还(失窃或拿走物品) the government will restore land and propertyto those who lost it through confiscation. 政府将把充公的土地和财产归还原主。
派生 restorable adjective restorer noun 语源
Middle English: from Old French restorer, from Latin restaurare 'rebuild, restore'