基本释义
[verb] restore to life or consciousness
[动词] 复活或恢复意识
深入解读
Revive 是一个与熟词 survive 有着相同结尾且同词根 viv (生命)的单词。
该词由前缀 re- (重新)+ 词根 viv (生命)+ e 构成,于15世纪初经古法语 revivre 或者直接由拉丁语 revivere (复活)进入英语,即用来表示“(使)苏醒、复活、复元”,主要指人从昏迷、昏厥、休克等死亡般的状态中恢复过来,也常用来指沮丧的精神、垂死的植物等恢复到先前活力生气的状态,比如:
- 护理人员无法使那个酒鬼苏醒。
The paramedics couldn’t revive the wine fiend.
从这个概念出发,到了15世纪中期后, revive 开始引申指“振兴、重振、复苏”,多指使经济、艺术、时尚、风俗、传统、希望、信心等再次活跃、流行或成功,比如:
- 应该恢复这一独特的风俗。
This quaint custom should be revived. - 使某人重新燃起希望/重树信心/时来运转
to revive sb’s hopes/confidence/fortunes
再到了1823年后, revive 进一步用来表示“重新上演、重新上映”喜剧、歌剧、芭蕾等,也就是经过一段时间后,把一出老戏、一部旧片重新搬上舞台或荧幕,比如:
- 这部20世纪40年代的音乐剧正在国家剧院重新上演。一晃就是70年过去了。
This 1940s musical is being revived at the National Theatre. Seventy years have elapsed in a flash.
文学例句
He moves more; he is beginning to revive, and to speak intelligibly; he thinks they are still together; he asks him, by his name, what he has in his hand.
昏迷的人的动作多了起来。他开始苏醒,说话也听得清了。他以为他俩还在一起,他叫着卡尔顿的名字,问他手上拿的是什么。
出自英国作家查尔斯·狄更斯(Charles Dickens)创作的长篇历史小说《双城记》(A Tale of Two Cities)。
外刊例句
- America abandoned Moon shots 41 months later, and attempts to revive them have never appeared convincing.
41个月后美国关闭了登月计划,此后重启该项目的努力都流于空谈。
——《经济学人》 - Under pressure to revive the economy, and facing big-ticket demands from the far left, Biden pursued expansive spending for too long.
在重振经济的压力下,同时面对极左翼的高额要求,拜登进行扩张性支出的时间太长了。
——《纽约时报》
常见短语
复苏(Revive):
- Revive a patient – 复活一个病人
- Revive a tradition – 恢复一项传统
- Revive a friendship – 恢复一段友谊
- Revive an old custom – 复兴一个旧习俗
- Revive a neglected garden – 恢复一个被忽视的花园
- Revive an ancient art form – 复兴一种古老的艺术形式
- Revive an old recipe – 恢复一道传统菜谱
- Revive an old building – 复修一座老建筑
- Revive a dormant project – 重新启动一个搁置的项目
- Revive a fading memory – 唤起一个逐渐消失的记忆
振兴(Revive):
- Revive the economy – 振兴经济
- Revive a dying industry – 重振一个衰落的行业
- Revive a failing business – 恢复一个失败的企业
- Revive tourism – 恢复旅游业
- Revive a neighborhood – 重振一个社区
- Revive cultural heritage – 保护文化遗产
- Revive a declining city – 复兴一个衰落的城市
- Revive interest in a subject – 激发对一个主题的兴趣
- Revive a struggling team – 振兴一个陷入困境的团队
- Revive a forgotten tradition – 复兴一个被遗忘的传统
恢复(Revive):
- Revive after an illness – 康复(疾病后)
- Revive from a faint – 从晕厥中恢复
- Revive from exhaustion – 从疲劳中恢复
- Revive from a coma – 从昏迷中苏醒
- Revive a wilted plant – 恢复一株枯萎的植物
- Revive tired muscles – 恢复疲惫的肌肉
- Revive a drained battery – 充电(电池)
- Revive a faded painting – 复原一幅褪色的画
- Revive a dull complexion – 恢复暗淡的肤色
- Revive a lifeless performance – 使一场无生气的表演恢复生机
其他短语(Other Phrases):
- Revive an old hobby – 重拾一个旧爱好
- Revive a lost opportunity – 抓住一个失去的机会
- Revive hope – 恢复希望
- Revive a faded memory – 唤起一个褪色的记忆
- Revive a dormant talent – 唤醒一个潜在的才能
- Revive a stalled project – 重新推进一个停滞的项目
- Revive a broken relationship – 修复一段破裂的关系
- Revive a forgotten song – 重新唱起一首被遗忘的歌曲
- Revive a lost art – 重新创作一门失传的艺术
- Revive a buried treasure – 挖掘一处埋藏的宝藏
- Revive an outdated fashion trend – 重启一个过时的时尚潮流
- Revive a faded interest – 恢复一个减退的兴趣
- Revive a tired routine – 重新调整一个疲惫的例行公事
- Revive a forgotten language – 重振一种被遗忘的语言
- Revive a lost skill – 重拾一个失去的技能
- Revive a damaged reputation – 恢复受损的声誉
- Revive a struggling community – 振兴一个陷入困境的社区
- Revive an old tradition – 重兴一个古老的传统
- Revive a neglected skill – 恢复被忽视的技能
- Revive a dormant dream – 唤醒一个潜伏的梦想
同近义词
resuscitate: revive (someone) from unconsciousness or apparent death
revivify: give new life or vigor to
revitalize: imbue (something) with new life and vitality