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
【引伸】
recov.erable
adj.(形容词)
recov.erer
n.(名词)
<参考词汇><同义词>recover,regain,recoup,retrieveThese 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)