resuscitate[ri'sʌsiteit]vt.1.■使复活；使复苏：They resuscitated an old man who fell in a faint.他们使一位晕倒的老人苏醒过来。2.■使恢复；使复兴：We must work out a practicable plan for resuscitating our country.我们必须制定一项切实可行的计划以使我们的国家复兴起来。vi.1.■复活；复苏2.■恢复；复兴变形vt.resuscitatedresuscitating