搜尋結果
regenerate
- (of a living organism) grow (new tissue) after loss or damage;(of an organ or tissue) grow again
- reformed or reborn, especially in a spiritual or moral sense
verb: regenerate, 3rd person present: regenerates, gerund or present participle: regenerating, past tense: regenerated, past participle: regenerated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. (of a living organism) grow (new tissue) after loss or damage the lizard has to find the wherewithal to regenerate its tail
- ▪ (of an organ or tissue) grow again once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate
- 2. bring new and more vigorous life to (an area, industry, institution, etc.); revive, especially in economic terms the money will be used to regenerate the heart of the town
- ▪ bring into renewed existence; generate again the issue was regenerated last month
- ▪ (especially in Christian use) give a new and higher spiritual nature to he believed that it was possible to regenerate people
- 3. precipitate (a natural polymer, especially cellulose or a protein) as fibres following chemical processing methods were developed to regenerate the cellulose for use as fibres
形容詞
- 1. reformed or reborn, especially in a spiritual or moral sense he was not truly regenerate