/-'nju:əl; [US] -'nu:əl; -`nuəl/ n
1 [U] renewing or being renewed 更新; 恢复; 重新开始; 重建; 重申;续期
*Any renewal of negotiations will be welcomed. 为恢复谈判的任何做法都值得欢迎.
* urban renewal, eg clearing slums to build better housing 市区的重建（如改造贫民区）
* [attrib 作定语] the renewal date, eg of a library book, licence, lease, etc 续期日（如图书、执照、租约等）.
2 [C] act of renewing 更新; 恢复; 重建; 延期
*We've dealt with several renewals this week. 我们本周内处理了几件续约的事.

n [singular, U]
when an activity, situation, or process begins again after a period when it had stopped
renewal of
　a renewal of the recent conflict
　Spring is a time of renewal.
when you make an agreement or official document continue for a further period of time after it ends
renewal of
　the renewal of our annual licence
　Mark's contract comes up for renewal at the end of this year.
inner city/urban renewal
when the poor areas of towns are improved by making new jobs, industries, homes etc