recovery /rɪˈkʌvəri/ noun plural recoveries
plural recoveries
Learner's definition of RECOVERY
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[count] : the act or process of becoming healthy after an illness or injury : the act or process of recovering恢复；痊愈 —
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The patient made a miraculous recovery.病人恢复得出奇的好。
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Therapy played a vital role in his recovery.治疗对他的恢复起了至关重要的作用。
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The card said, “Best wishes for a speedy recovery.” [=a quick return to health]卡片上写着：“祝早日康复。”
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She is expected to make a complete/full recovery. [=to recover fully; to have no lasting health problems]预计她会完全康复。
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She's on the road to recovery. [=in the process of becoming healthy again]她正在康复中。
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: the act or process of returning to a normal state after a period of difficulty复原 [count]
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the forest's natural recovery after a fire火灾之后森林的自然恢复
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The army helped with the recovery efforts after the storm.军队为风暴后的重建提供了帮助。
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We should see a gradual economic recovery in the next few months.在接下来的几个月中我们应该会看到经济的逐渐复苏。
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[noncount] : the return of something that has been lost, stolen, etc.找回，复得，取回 -
We hope for the recovery of the stolen paintings.我们希望能找回失窃的画作。
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Their mission was the recovery of the space capsule.他们的任务是回收太空舱。
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programmers trained in data recovery [=getting back computer files that are or seem to be lost]受过数据恢复培训的程序员
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[noncount] : the act or process of stopping the use of drugs, alcohol, etc., and returning to a healthy way of living戒除 -
Admitting that you are addicted to a drug is an important step toward recovery.承认自己有毒瘾是迈向戒毒的重要一步。
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She's battled alcoholism most of her life, but she's in recovery now.她大半生都在与酗酒问题做斗争，但现在已经戒酒了。
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[noncount] : the act of getting something (such as oil, gas, gold, etc.) out of a substance that is deep in the ground开采