re·trieve
verb/rɪˈtriːv/
/rɪˈtriːv/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they retrieve | /rɪˈtriːv/ /rɪˈtriːv/ |
| he / she / it retrieves | /rɪˈtriːvz/ /rɪˈtriːvz/ |
| past simple retrieved | /rɪˈtriːvd/ /rɪˈtriːvd/ |
| past participle retrieved | /rɪˈtriːvd/ /rɪˈtriːvd/ |
| -ing form retrieving | /rɪˈtriːvɪŋ/ /rɪˈtriːvɪŋ/ |
- (formal) to bring or get something back, especially from a place where it should not be
取回；索回 - retrieve something from somebody/something She bent to retrieve her comb from the floor.
她弯腰从地板上捡起她的梳子。 - The dog retrieved the ball from the water.
狗从水中捡起了球。 - retrieve something The police have managed to retrieve some of the stolen money.
警方已经追回了部分被盗钱款。
- retrieve something from somebody/something She bent to retrieve her comb from the floor.
- (computing) to find and get back data or information that has been stored in the memory of a computer
检索数据 - retrieve something from somebody/something to retrieve information from the database
从数据库检索资料 - retrieve something The program allows you to retrieve items quickly by searching under a keyword.
这个程序通过关键词进行搜索，能让你迅速获取数据项。
WordfinderTopics Computersc1- code
- data
- functionality
- input
- interface
- keyword
- operating system
- program
- retrieve
- software
- retrieve something from somebody/something to retrieve information from the database
- retrieve something to make a bad situation better; to get back something that was lost
扭转颓势；挽回；找回 - You can only retrieve the situation by apologizing.
你只有道歉才能挽回这个局面。 - Employers are anxious to retrieve the investment they have made in training their employees.
雇主们急于收回在员工培训方面的投资。
- You can only retrieve the situation by apologizing.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘find lost game’): from Old French retroeve-, stressed stem of retrover ‘find again’.