1 VERB 恢复健康；复原 When you recover from an illness or an injury, you become well again. 恢复健康；复原
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He is recovering from a knee injury. [VERB + from]
他的膝伤正在康复。
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A policeman was recovering in hospital last night after being stabbed. [VERB]
一名警员昨夜被刺伤之后入院进行康复治疗。
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He is fully recovered from the virus. [VERB-ed]
感染病毒的他已彻底康复了。
SYN get better, improve, get well, recuperate
Usage Note :
Recover is a fairly formal word. In conversation, you usually say that someone gets better. Qualified nurses help patients get better more quickly.
recover 是一个比较正式的词。在日常对话中，常常使用get better（好转；恢复健康）表达同样的意思。如，Qualified nurses help patients get better more quickly（称职的护士会帮助病人更快地康复）。
2 VERB （从不开心或不愉快的经历中）恢复，复原 If you recover from an unhappy or unpleasant experience, you stop being upset by it. （从不开心或不愉快的经历中）恢复，复原
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...a tragedy from which he never fully recovered. [VERB + from]
他一直未能完全从中走出的悲剧
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Her plane broke down and it was 18 hours before she got there. It took her three days to recover. [VERB]
她乘坐的飞机出了故障，18个小时后她才到达那里。之后她花了3天时间才完全恢复过来。
3 VERB （从弱势或困境中）好转，扭转，恢复 If something recovers from a period of weakness or difficulty, it improves or gets stronger again. （从弱势或困境中）好转，扭转，恢复
SYN rally, improve, pick up, bounce back
4 VERB 重新找到;重新拿回 If you recover something that has been lost or stolen, you find it or get it back. 重新找到;重新拿回
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Police raided five houses in south-east London and recovered stolen goods. [VERB noun]
警方突击搜查了伦敦东南区的5幢房屋，找到了失窃物品。
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Rescue teams recovered more bodies from the rubble. [VERB noun]
救援队从瓦砾中挖出了更多尸体。
SYN save, rescue, retrieve, salvage
5 VERB 恢复（意识、神志或身体状态） If you recover a mental or physical state, it comes back again. For example, if you recover consciousness, you become conscious again. 恢复（意识、神志或身体状态）
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For a minute he looked uncertain, and then recovered his composure. [VERB noun]
有一小会儿他看上去有些迟疑不定，之后又恢复了镇定。
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She had a severe attack of asthma and it took an hour to recover her breath. [VERB noun]
她的哮喘病严重发作，一个小时后呼吸才恢复正常。
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She never recovered consciousness. [VERB noun]
她再也没能恢复意识。
6 VERB 收回（花掉、投资或借出的钱） If you recover money that you have spent, invested, or lent to someone, you get the same amount back. 收回（花掉、投资或借出的钱）
SYN recoup, restore, repair, get back
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| VERB. | recuperate 1 get over 2 get back, reclaim 4 5 6 |
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