rehabilitatere•ha•bil•i•tate /ˌriːhə'bɪlɪteɪt]ˌriːhə-/

vt

1. 使(病人)康复；改造(罪犯)

• The social workers tried to rehabilitate the juvenile delinquents. 那些社会工作者努力帮助少年犯恢复正常生活。

2. 修复；把…翻新；复兴

• rehabilitate an old house 修复一栋旧房

3. 恢复(职位、名誉) ；平反昭雪

• rehabilitate a disgraced former leader 恢复失势的前领导人的职务

–rehabilitation n U