"resurrect" in Chinese (Simplified)
复活
Definition
使某人或某物复活,或让某事重新变得活跃、重要或流行。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于宗教或历史语境(如“使死者复活”),但也可用于观点、传统或流行事物的“重新激活”。比较正式,日常对话中用'重振'、'恢复'等词更常见。
Examples
Some stories say that a magic spell can resurrect the dead.
有些故事说魔法可以**复活**死者。
The scientists tried to resurrect a rare plant that disappeared years ago.
科学家们试图**复活**多年前消失的一种稀有植物。
Movies sometimes resurrect old characters in new stories.
电影有时会在新故事中**复活**老角色。
After years of silence, the band decided to resurrect their classic sound.
多年沉寂后,乐队决定**复活**他们的经典风格。
They're trying to resurrect an old festival that everyone used to love.
他们正试图**复活**大家都曾喜爱的老节日。
Can we resurrect that old plan, or is it gone for good?
我们能**复活**那个老计划,还是彻底没戏了?