[with obj.]begin to do or pursue (something) again after a pause or interruption (中断后)重新开始,继续 a day later normal service was resumed. 一天后恢复了正常服务。 ■[no obj.]begin to be done, pursued, or used again after a pause or interruption (中断后)重新开始,继续 hostilities had ceased and normal life had resumed. 冲突停止了,正常生活又重新开始了。 ■[no obj.]begin speaking again after a pause or interruption (停顿或打断后)接着说 he sipped at the glass of water on the lectern and then resumed. 他拿起讲桌上的水杯喝了一小口,然后接着往下讲。 [with direct speech]‘As for Joe, ’the Major resumed, ‘I can't promise anything.’. “至于乔,”少校接着说,“我不能作任何承诺。”。 ■take, pick up, or put on again; return to the use of 重占,重选,重穿;重新使用 the judge resumed his seat. 法官重新回到座位上。
noun
(N. Amer.). variant spelling of résumé (in sense 2) (北美)。 同 résumé(义项 2)
派生 resumable adjective resumption noun 语源
late Middle English: from Old French resumer or Latin resumere, from re- 'back' + sumere 'take'