1 [T] to make an area, institution, etc develop and grow strong again 使振兴；使复兴；发展壮大: The money will be used to regenerate the commercial heart of the city. 这笔钱将用来发展壮大该市的商业中心。

2 [I] to grow again; to make sth grow again 再生；使再生: Once destroyed, brain cells do not regenerate. 脑细胞一旦遭到破坏，就不能再生。If the forest is left alone, it will regenerate itself in a few years. 如果森林不受干扰，几年后它就会得到更新。 ➔regeneration /rɪˌdʒenəˈreɪʃn ||; rɪˌdʒɛnəˈreʃən/ noun [U]: the regeneration of cells in the body 身体细胞的再生