**动词 (v.)**:使复苏,使苏醒;使恢复生机。通常指通过医学手段使失去意识或停止呼吸的人恢复生命体征,也可引申为使某事物重新焕发活力。
/rɪˈsʌsɪteɪt/
The doctor managed to resuscitate the patient after his heart stopped.
医生在病人心脏停跳后成功地将他抢救了过来。
The government announced a series of bold measures aimed at resuscitating the struggling economy, which had been in decline for nearly two years.
政府宣布了一系列大胆举措,旨在重振已持续衰退近两年的疲软经济。
该词源自拉丁语 resuscitare,由前缀 **re-**(再次)和 suscitare(唤起、激起)组成,而 suscitare 又来自 **sub-**(从下面)和 citare(召唤、激发)。字面意思是"从下面重新唤起",形象地表达了将人从死亡或昏迷的深处拉回来的含义。该词于16世纪进入英语,最初主要用于宗教语境,意为"使复活",后来逐渐转向医学用语。