recultivate
verb [ T ] (also re-cultivate) uk/ˌriːˈkʌl.tɪ.veɪt/ us/ˌriːˈkʌl.tə.veɪt/
(use land)
再耕种，复垦
to prepare land for a second, third, etc. time and grow crops on it, or to grow a particular crop for a second, third, etc. time
Many hectares of farmland have been recultivated since the unexploded mines have been defused. 由于未爆的地雷已经排除，大片的农田得到了重新开垦。
The cotton was grown on recultivated land by Peruvian Indians. 棉花是秘鲁印第安人在复垦的土地上种植的。
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- Vegetation is allowed to regenerate in areas where soil fertility is exhausted, and it is then recultivated.
- Of approximately a 250 square kilometre area of open mining excavation, roughly 50% has been recultivated so far.
- They will gradually re-cultivate and resettle lost territory.
- Brewers store yeast in labs so that if anything goes wrong, they can recultivate their own strain.
(develop)
再培养
to try to establish, develop, and improve something again, for a second, third, etc. time
Back in his old job, he is re-cultivating important relationships. 回到原来的工作岗位上，他正在重新建立重要的人际关系。
Many wonderful bluegrass singers have helped preserve and recultivate the genre for years. 多年来，许多出色的蓝草歌手帮助保存和发扬光大了这一流派。
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- I think we need to re-cultivate a culture of being intellectually curious, and reading broadly.
- In therapy, she was encouraged to to re-cultivate her child-like mind.