After the earthquake, engineers worked for months to rehabilitate the historic bridge so that it could safely carry traffic again.
地震过后，工程师们花了数月时间修复这座历史桥梁，使其能够重新安全地承载交通。
Which choice best defines “rehabilitate”?
A — To restore to health or good condition.. “rehabilitate” means To restore to health or good condition..
Which word means “To restore to health or good condition.”?
B — rehabilitate. “rehabilitate” means To restore to health or good condition..
rehabilitate — To restore to health or good condition.. In Chinese: 使康复;改造;修复.
rehabilitate is pronounced //ˌriːəˈbɪlɪteɪt//.
After the earthquake, engineers worked for months to rehabilitate the historic bridge so that it could safely carry traffic again. (地震过后，工程师们花了数月时间修复这座历史桥梁，使其能够重新安全地承载交通。)
restore, revive, reclaim — all close in meaning to rehabilitate (To restore to health or good condition.).
damage, destroy — each the opposite of rehabilitate (To restore to health or good condition.).
Yes. rehabilitate is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
re(重新) + habilit(能力,ability) → 恢复能力 → 康复、改造。