Renew
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vt. 重新開始;使更新;使恢復;補充;
vi. 重申，重復強調;重新開始;
?? 詞根助記
re(again)+new→更新；換新；恢復；重訂（=to make new again）
?? 例句
The book is overdue. You'll have to renew it.
書已過期，你得續借。
A lot of the cost of maintenance went into renewing brakes.
很多的維修費用都花在了更換剎車方面。
Time is lost, which never will renew.
一旦時間逝去，它將永不復返。
His driver's license lapsed when he failed to renew it.
他的駕駛執照沒有更續而失效了。
You are, I apprehend, ready to renew the contract.
據我理解,你愿意續訂這個合同。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ re-前綴“再、又”,new-新的:又變新了,指更新
※ re-前綴“再、又”,new-新的:再變成新的,使廢物更新
? 同義詞
?? 反義詞
?? 牛津釋義
renew
v
1 [Tn] replace (sth) with sth new of the same kind 將（某物）換成新的; 更新（某物）
renew worn tyres, bearings, brake-blocks, etc 更換磨損的輪胎、 軸承、 閘瓦等
renew the water in the goldfish bowl 給金魚缸換水
renew (ie replenish) one's stock of coal 補充煤的儲存量
The light bulb needs renewing. 燈泡該換新的了.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用於被動語態]
(fig 比喻) put new life and vigour into (sb/sth); restore 賦予（某人[某事物]）新的生命和活力; 使復元
work with renewed enthusiasm 以新的熱情工作
The brandy renewed his strength/energy. 他喝了白蘭地後就又恢復了體力.
After praying, I felt spiritually renewed. 我禱告之後覺得精神煥然一新.
Her kindness made him regard her with renewed affection. 她十分體貼, 使他對她重生情愫.
3
(a) [Tn] take up or begin (sth) again, eg after a break or pause; resume 重新做或開始（某事物）（如中斷或休止之後）; 恢復
renew an attack 重新發起進攻
We renewed our journey the next day. 次日我們繼續旅行.
renewed outbreaks of terrorist violence 恐怖分子的暴行又卷土重來
renew one's efforts/attempts to break a record 為破紀錄而再接再厲.
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (with sb/sth) make or form sth again; re-establish sth 重新締造或重又形成某事物; 重建
renew a friendship, relationship, acquaintance, etc 重新建立友誼、 關系等
The pilot renewed contact with the control tower. 飛行員同指揮塔恢復了聯系.
(c) [Tn] say or state (sth) again; reaffirm 再說或重述（某事物）; 重申
renew a request, complaint, criticism, protest 再次提出要求、 申訴、 批評、 抗議
We renewed our marriage vows. 我們又一次重復了我們的婚誓.
I renewed my offer of help. 我重申愿給予幫助.
4 [Tn] arrange for (sth) to be valid without a break; extend 使（某事物）延期, 續期, 延長, 延伸
renew a passport, permit, lease, contract 延長護照、 許可證、 租約、 合同的期限
renew one's subscription to a journal, membership of a club, etc 續訂一份刊物、 辦理俱樂部會員的延期手續
renew one's library books (ie extend the period during which one can borrow them) for another week 把圖書館的書續借一周.
?? 擴展釋義
*[ri'nju:]vt. 使更新, 使恢復, 復興, 修補, 補充, 繼續, 重訂, 重申, 續借vi. 更新, 重新開始【經】 更新, 修補, 補充
?? 醫學釋義
更新，重新開始
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Yes, I see. How can they get rid of waste water in this way? What a terrible colour the sea is now! It looks as if our class won't be able to bathe at all.
是的，我看見了。他們怎么能這樣排放廢水呢？海水的顏色多么可怕呀！看來我們班同學根本不能在這里游泳。
It must have been a gas that could burn but that would not explode, a gas that did not smell strong, and a gas that did not kill people.
它一定是一種能夠燃燒而不能爆炸的氣體，一種味道不很強的而且不使人致死的氣體。
Gandhi believed that one should be able to love the most ordinary being on earth as oneself.
甘地認為一個人應能像愛他自己一樣去愛世界上最普通的人。