renovate

/ˈrenəveɪt/VCE📚 8784 1考研托福
If someone renovates an old building, they repair and improve it and get it back into good condition. 修复; 整修

verb [vt. 及物动词]修复,翻新(尤指建筑物);使恢复活力

The couple spent thousands renovating the house.
这对夫妻花了几千元来整修房子。

re- 表示"回","向后,相反,不"、"再,重新,重复"、"相反,反对"(名词或动词前面)renovate 修复,翻新(尤指建筑物);使恢复活力
-nov- Nov=new,表示“新的”renovate v. 翻新(re 重新+nov+ate→重新翻新)
re(重新) + nov(新的) + ate → 修复; 更新, 翻新
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...a property which will need extensive renovation. …一处需要大范围整修的房产。
We had to renovate this after the lake overflowed its banks a couple of months ago and flooded the area. 几个月前,湖水漫过河岸,淹没了这个地区,我们不得不对它进行整修。
Nevertheless, this does not mean that modernization and new building should be discouraged in order to renovate and protect heritage buildings. 然而,这并不意味着为了翻新和保护遗产建筑而应打压现代化和新建。
Let it renovate your life. 让它重塑你的生活。