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rehabilitating

UK //ˌriː.həˈbɪl.ɪ.teɪ.tɪŋ//US //ˌriː.həˈbɪl.ə.teɪ.tɪŋ//

词源

源自拉丁语 'rehabilitare'(重新建立),由 're-'(重新)和 'habilitare'(使有能力)组成,16世纪进入英语。

verb

❶ 指通过治疗或训练帮助某人恢复健康或正常生活能力,常用于医疗或社会服务领域。

“The hospital specializes in rehabilitating stroke patients.”

(这家医院专门帮助中风患者进行康复治疗。)

“She spent six months rehabilitating her injured knee.”

(她花了六个月时间让受伤的膝盖恢复功能。)

❶ 指修复或改善某事物的状况,使其重新具有价值或功能,常用于建筑或环境领域。

“The city is rehabilitating the old railway station into a museum.”

(市政府正在将老火车站改造成博物馆。)

“They're rehabilitating the polluted river through a cleanup project.”

(他们正通过清理项目修复受污染的河流。)

同义词:restoring, renewing, recovering, reconditioning, revitalizing

常见短语

rehabilitating offenders — 指通过教育或技能培训帮助罪犯重新融入社会,减少再犯罪的可能性。

“The prison has a successful program for rehabilitating offenders.”

(该监狱有一个成功帮助罪犯改过自新的项目。)

rehabilitating infrastructure — 指对老旧或损坏的基础设施进行修复和升级,使其恢复原有功能或达到现代标准。

“The mayor announced a plan for rehabilitating the city's aging water pipes.”

(市长宣布了一项修复城市老化水管系统的计划。)