recover

♠ recover re∙cover ◙ verb ›› FROM ILLNESS 从疾病中 1. [V] recover (from sth) to get well again after being ill / sick, hurt, etc. • 恢复健康；康复；痊瘉:

»Heˈs still recovering from his operation.

手术后,他仍在恢复之中。

›› FROM STH UNPLEASANT 从不愉快的事中 2. [V] recover (from sth) to return to a normal state after an unpleasant or unusual experience or a period of difficulty • 复原；恢复常态:

»It can take many years to recover from the death of a loved one.

从失去亲人的痛苦中恢复过来可能要花很多年。

»The economy is at last beginning to recover.

经济终于开始复苏了。

›› MONEY 钱 3. [VN] recover sth (from sb / sth) to get back the same amount of money that you have spent or that is owed to you • 全额收回；追回 【SYN】 recoup :

»He is unlikely to ever recover his legal costs.

他不大可能收回他的诉讼费用了。

›› STH LOST / STOLEN 丢失/失窃的东西 4. [VN] recover sth (from sb / sth) to get back or find sth that was lost, stolen or missing • 找回；寻回；找到:

»The police eventually recovered the stolen paintings.

警方最终追回了失窃的油画。

»Six bodies were recovered from the wreckage.

从残骸中找到了六具尸体。

›› POSITION / STATUS 位置；地位 5. [VN] to win back a position, level, status, etc. that has been lost • 赢回；重新获得 【SYN】 regain :

»The team recovered its lead in the second half.

下半场这支队再次领先。

›› SENSES / EMOTIONS 感觉；情感 6. [VN] to get back the use of your senses, control of your emotions, etc. • 恢复；重新控制 【SYN】 regain :

»It took her a few minutes to recover consciousness.

过了几分钟她才恢复知觉。

»to recover your sight

恢复视力

»She seemed upset but quickly recovered herself.

她显得心烦意乱,但很快静下心来。

♦ re∙covered adj. [not before noun] :

»She is now fully recovered from her injuries.

她现在已经完全从伤痛中恢复过来了。

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[ri'kʌvә]

vt. 重新獲得, 恢復, 使改過

vi. 痊癒, 復原, 勝訴

n. DOS命令﹕從含有損壞磁盤扇區的磁盤上恢復文件