新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

reinstate

英  [ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • reinstates , reinstating , reinstated

    1[T 及物动词] 使复职

    If you reinstate someone, you give them back a job or position that had been taken away from them.

    双语例句

    例:

    The governor is said to have agreed to reinstate five senior workers who were dismissed.

    据说州长已经同意让被解雇的5位高级工人复职。

    2[T 及物动词] 恢复(法律、机构或条例等)

    To reinstate a law, facility, or practice means to start having it again.

    近义词

    restore

    双语例句

    例:

    She says the public response was a factor in the decision to reinstate the grant.

    她说公众的反应是决定恢复补助金的一个因素。