re.cov.er
v.(动词)re.cov.ered,re.cov.er.ing,re.cov.ers v.tr.(及物动词)To get back; regain.重获:收复;重新得到To restore (oneself) to a normal state:恢复,复原:使自己恢复到正常的状态:例句:He recovered himself after a slip on the ice.在冰上滑了一下后他马上又站稳了
To compensate for:补偿:弥补;补偿:例句:She recovered her losses.她挽回了她的损失
To procure (usable substances, such as metal) from unusable substances, such as ore or waste.使重新有用:从诸如矿床或废料垃圾这样没有用的东西中获取(有用的物质,如金属)To bring under observation again:再次发现:再一次观察到:例句:.watching the comet since it was first recovered—first spotted since its 90 visit.(Christian Science Monitor).自从这颗彗星于90年被首次发现后,这是我们第一次能在观察到它的踪迹.(基督教科学箴言报)
v.intr.(不及物动词)To regain a normal or usual condition, as of health.恢复:再次回到正常或平时的状况,如健康的恢复To receive a favorable judgment in a lawsuit.胜诉:在某个法律诉讼中获得有利的判决
来源:Middle English recoveren 中古英语 recoveren from Old French recoverer 源自 古法语 recoverer from Latin recuper3re * see recuperate 源自 拉丁语 recuper3re *参见 recuperate
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recov.erable
adj.(形容词)recov.erer
n.(名词)<参考词汇><同义词>recover,regain,recoup,retrieve同义词>These verbs are compared as they mean to get back something lost or taken away.比较这些动词,是因为它们都有.收回失去的或被夺走的事物.之意。 Recover is the least specific: Recover 是最不具体的: 例句:The police recovered the stolen car.警察找到了被盗的车。
例句:.In a few days Mr. Barnstaple had recovered strength of body and mind. (H.G. Wells). .几天之后,巴斯得波先生身体和思维的力量就已恢复了. (H.G.威尔斯)。
例句:.He . . . stood in the porch a minute to recover his composure. (John Galsworthy). .他…在走廊上站了一会儿,以恢复他的镇定. (约翰·高尔斯华绥)。
Regain suggests success in recovering something that has been taken from one: Regain 指的是成功地将被夺走的事物收回: 例句:.hopeful to regain/Thy Love. (John Milton); .满怀希望地去重获/你的爱. (约翰·弥尔顿);
例句:.regain`d my freedom with a sigh. (Byron).Torecoup is to get back the equivalent of something lost: .在一声叹息中重获我的自由. (拜伦)。Recoup 是指收回新损失的事物的等价物:
例句:The teacher, who had bought the book for the school library, felt entitled to recoup her expenses.那位给学校图书馆购买了书的老师感到自己有权利报销她的花费。
Retrieve pertains to the effortful recovery of something ( Retrieve 指努力地恢复某事物( 例句:retrieved the ball from the end zone) or to the rectification of unfavorable consequences or the making good of something gone amiss or awry: 努力地从端线处救那个球) 或对不利之后果的补救,或对出错误或偏离的事物的纠正:
例句:.a false step that he was never able to retrieve. (John Morley). .他再也不能挽回的错误的一步. (约翰·莫利)。
例句:.By a brilliant coup he has retrieved . . . a rather serious loss. (Samuel Butler)..通过精心的策划,他已经挽回了…… 一个十分严重的损失. (塞缪尔·巴特勒)
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