1. vt.归还；交还　 give back
2. vt.使恢复　 make well or normal again; bring back (to a former condition)
3. vt.修复；重建　repair; rebuild as before; reconstruct (sth) so that it is like the original

　～ book　把书放回原处
　～ building　修复建筑物
　～ calm　恢复平静
　～ communications　恢复交通
　～ sb's eyesight　恢复某人的视力
　～ production　恢复生产
　～ sb's right　恢复某人的权利
　～ accurately　精确地修复
　～ cleverly　精心修复
　～ completely〔entirely〕　彻底恢复
　～ faithfully　忠实地修复
　～ finally　终于恢复
　～ genuinely　真实地修复
　～ medically　医疗地恢复
　～ skillfully　灵巧地修复
　～ speedily　快速地恢复
　～ ultimately　最终恢复
　～ unquestionably　无困难地修复
　～ to　（把…)归还给…，使…恢复，使…复职
　～ to life　苏醒过来
　～ to the owners　归还给原主

　He restored the umbrella he had taken by mistake.　他把拿错了的雨伞放回原处。
　His conscience overcame him and he restored the books he had taken from the shop.　他的良心战胜了自己，他把从书店拿的几本书放回了原处。
　At present the doctor is giving him daily massages to help restore the function of his limbs.　目前医生每天在给他按摩，帮助他恢复四肢的功能。
　Several books stolen from the cupboard have now been restored.　从小橱上偷走的几本书又给送回来了。
　His health was entirely restored.　他已完全康复了。
　He feels completely restored in health after a period of intensive care.　经过一段时间的精心照料，他的精神才恢复正常。
　The old painting was damaged in the flood and had to be painstakingly restored.　那幅古画在洪水中遭到毁坏，必须精心修复。

 ♣ restore belief〔faith〕 in　(v.+n.+prep.)
　恢复对…的信任　renew a usually general or public belief in the worth of (sth such as a quality or a group)
　The city council has done its best to restore our belief in their honesty, but many people still have their doubts.　市政委员会竭尽全力让我们重新相信它是诚实的，但仍有许多人持怀疑态度。
　His recent success has helped to restore his faith in his own ability.　他最近取得的成功使他恢复了对自己能力的信任。
 ♣ restore to　(v.+prep.)
1. （把…)交还给… give or send back (sth or sb that was lost or taken away) to (usually sb)
　He restored the music to the music stand.　他把乐谱放回到乐谱架上。
　The court will make every effort to restore the child to his mother.　法院将尽一切努力把孩子交还给他的母亲。
　The thieves decided to restore the valuable musical instrument to its owner, with a warning.　窃贼决定把那件珍贵的乐器连同一份警告交给其失主。
　It was now obvious that he was hastening to restore the keys to their owner.　现在他显然正急着把钥匙归还原主。
　The stolen goods were all restored to their owners.　被偷窃的东西都归还给原主了。
2. 恢复到… cause (sb/sth) to return to (a former position)
　A good rest will restore you to health.　好好休息一下可使你恢复健康。
　The new manager's job is to restore the company to profitability.　新经理的职责是使公司恢复盈利。
　The city council has voted money to help restore some older buildings to their former glory.　市政委员已经投票决定拨款修缮一些古建筑，使它们重现昔日的光彩。
　After the shooting, it was some hours before the police could restore calm to the neighbourhood.　枪击事件后，警察花了好几个小时才使那个地区重新平静下来。
　We sincerely hope that you will soon be restored to health.　我们衷心希望你早日恢复健康。
　The city was finally restored to tranquility.　这座城市最后恢复了平静。
　This garden has been restored to its former beauty.　这座花园已恢复了原来的景色。
　This temple has been restored to its ancient glory.　这座庙宇已恢复成古时金碧辉煌的样子了。

 ♣ restore, recover
　这组词的共同意思是“失而复得”。其区别是：
1. 指恢复某物具体的状况时，多用restore；指恢复抽象的状况时，常用recover.
2. 这两个词均可指恢复健康，但使用的句式不同：recover用于recover one's health，只用于主动结构，以人作主语；而restore则用于restore sb to health，且多用于被动结构。例如：
　He has recovered his sight.　他的视力恢复了。
　Jack was restored to health.　杰克终于恢复了健康。
 ♣ restore, resuscitate, revive, revivify
　这组词都可表示“使恢复”。其区别是：restore指通过治疗使某人恢复知觉、健康或精力；revive专指使人从濒死状态中复活，也可指精神等重新振作或艺术的复兴，侧重回到原先状态；revivify指正常人增加了新的活力或濒于枯竭的事物又获得了新的力量，但不一定恢复原态；resuscitate常指努力使快死的人恢复知觉，引申指使生命力将要枯竭的人或物恢复活力。
 ♣ restore, refresh, refurbish, rejuvenate, renew
　参见renew条。