rehabilitate

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re·ha·bil·i·tate /ˌriːhəˈbɪlɪteɪt/ verb [transitiveT]

1 MHSEto help someone to live a healthy, useful, or active life again after they have been seriously ill or in prison 协助〔重病患者〕康复；帮助〔刑满释放者〕恢复正常生活

a special unit for rehabilitating stroke patients

协助中风患者康复的特殊病房

2 GOOD ENOUGHto make people think that someone or something is good again after a period when people had a bad opinion of them 恢复…的名誉

The prime minister seems to be trying to rehabilitate the former defence secretary.

首相似乎在努力为前国防大臣恢复名誉。

3 TBCIMPROVEto improve a building or area so that it returns to the good condition it was in before 使恢复原状，修复〔建筑或地区〕 → renovate

A lot of the older houses have now been rehabilitated.

很多老房子现在都进行了修葺。

—rehabilitation /ˌriːhəbɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ noun [uncountableU]

the rehabilitation of mentally ill patients

精神病患者的康复治疗

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rehabilitate• Eight months later it was announced that Nagy and his colleagues were to be rehabilitated.• The main hospital was rehabilitated by the International Committee of the Red Cross.• Elizabeth Fry had to struggle hard to prove that women could be rehabilitated, hence the wonder at her achievements in Newgate.• After surgery, he must rehabilitate his leg to develop the strength necessary to once again be an explosive runner.• Nixon devoted his two decades on the sidelines to rehabilitating his professional reputation with ponderous books and interviews about foreign policy.• Many analysts said the interview was an obvious attempt by Salinas, who now lives in Ireland, to rehabilitate his reputation.• That, he said, suggests better opportunities for diagnosing nerve damage, and better chances for rehabilitating injured patients.• The city will be using some of its tax dollars to rehabilitate its downtown area.• Programs have been established to help young adults rehabilitate or achieve their potential.• Deaver devised the campaign to rehabilitate the First Lady's image.• He was released in 1960 and rehabilitated three years later.• This fund was set up to help to help rehabilitate victims of landmines

Origin rehabilitate

(1500-1600) Medieval Latin past participle of rehabilitare, from Latin habilitas “ability”

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