resuscitate

resuscitate
[rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt]
verb
  1. [with obj.]revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death
    使苏醒,使复活
    an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him.
    救护车医护人员试图使他醒过来。
    ■(figurative)make (something such as an idea or enterprise) active or vigorous again
    (喻)使(想法,事业等)复苏
    measures to resuscitate the ailing Japanese economy.
    恢复重病缠身的日本经济的举措。
派生
resuscitation
noun
resuscitative
adjective
resuscitator
noun
语源
  1. early 16th cent.: from Latin resuscitat- 'raised again', from the verb resuscitare, from re- 'back' + suscitare 'raise'
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