重起炉灶 meaning in English
begin all over again; make a fresh start
Examples
- But he started a new life there , married a wonderful girl , and now he ' s a millionaire
可是,他在那里重起炉灶,和一个非常好的女孩结了婚,现在都成了百万富翁了。 - " precisely , " answered bertuccio ; " but he had , seven or eight years before this period , sold his establishment to a tailor at marseilles , who , having almost ruined himself in his old trade , wished to make his fortune in another
“一点不错, ”贝尔图乔回答说, “但在七八年以前,他已把他的店顶给了一个马赛的裁缝,因为在他的老行当上几乎破了产,所以想换个行业重起炉灶。