/,ri:'əʊpən; ri`opən/
v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) open again after closing or being closed for a while（使某事物）再开, 再开始, 再打开
*School/Parliament reopens next week. 下周学校复课[议会复会].
* reopen a shop under a new name 使某商店换个招牌重开张 *reopen a discussion/debate/dialogue 重新开始讨论[辩论/对话]
* The murder inquiry/case/trial was reopened. 对此谋杀案的调查[审理/审讯]重新开始了.
* (fig 比喻) reopen old wounds, ie cause suffering by referring to painful experiences, disagreements, etc in the past 揭旧伤疤（提及以往的苦难经历、争吵等使人痛苦）.

v [I and T]
if a theatre, restaurant etc reopens, or if it is reopened, it opens again after a period when it was closed
　The swimming pool will reopen in May.
if you reopen a discussion, law case etc, or if it reopens, you begin it again after it had stopped
reopen a case/question/debate etc
　attempts to reopen the issue of the power station's future
if a government reopens the border of their country, or if the border reopens, people are allowed to pass through it again after it had been closed