replenish

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re·plen·ish /rɪˈplenɪʃ/ verb [transitiveT]

formalFULL to put new supplies into something, or to fill something again 补充；重新装满

More vaccines are needed to replenish our stocks.

还需要更多的疫苗来补充我们的储备。

► see thesaurus at fill

—replenishment noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

replenish• In these smaller waters, the miller could work by day and his mill-pond would be replenished at night.• Even the earth, replenished by months of monsoon water, rumbled festively under the renewed activities of tadpoles and bougainvilleas.• But of course it wishes to replenish its coffers.• On the fifth day Koju drove off to replenish our water supply at a well several kilometers away.• Entire shoals are surrounded by nets and sucked in for processing and freezing, leaving nothing left to breed and replenish stocks.• In an emergency, water can be pumped from the well to replenish the irrigation canals.• As more workers retire, new employees are needed to replenish the workforce.• All creatures need sleep to replenish their energies for the next awakening.• Shortages of food and poor transportation mean that the stores are not able to replenish their shelves as often as they would like to.

From Longman Business Dictionary

replenishre·plen·ish /rɪˈplenɪʃ/ verb [transitiveT] formal

to make something full again by adding new supplies to replace those that have been used

Manufacturers are scheduling overtime work to replenish low inventories.

Many banks rely on profits from credit cards to helpreplenish theircapital.

Origin replenish

(1600-1700) Old French replenir, from plein “full”

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