rekindle /riːˈkɪndəl/ star1 (rekindling,rekindled,rekindles)

• 1.  

  V-T（及物动词） If something rekindles an interest, feeling, or thought that you used to have, it makes you think about it or feel it again. 使恢复

  例：

  Ben Brantley's article on Sir Ian McKellen rekindled many memories.

  本•布兰特利关于伊恩•麦凯伦爵士的文章唤回许多记忆。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If something rekindles an unpleasant situation, it makes the unpleasant situation happen again. 重新引发

  例：

  There are fears that the series could rekindle animosity between the two countries.

  有人担心这一系列的事情可能会重新引发两国之间的敌意。