reinstate /ˌriːɪnˈsteɪt/ CET6+ TEM8 ( reinstating, reinstated, reinstates )

• 1. 

  V-T If you reinstate someone, you give them back a job or position that had been taken away from them. 使复职

  例：

  The governor is said to have agreed to reinstate five senior workers who were dismissed.

  据说州长已经同意让被解雇的5位高级工人复职。

• 2. 

  V-T To reinstate a law, facility, or practice means to start having it again. 恢复 (法律、机构或条例等)

  例：

  She says the public response was a factor in the decision to reinstate the grant.

  她说公众的反应是决定恢复补助金的一个因素。