recover, reclaim, restore, regain

動(dòng)詞 recover:

1. get or find back; recover the use of
   同義詞：retrieve, find, regain
2. get over an illness or shock
   同義詞：recuperate, convalesce
3. regain a former condition after a financial loss
   同義詞：go back, recuperate
4. regain or make up for
   同義詞：recoup, recuperate
5. reuse (materials from waste products)
   同義詞：reclaim
6. cover anew

1. He's now fully recovered from his stroke.
   他現(xiàn)已從中風(fēng)病完全康復(fù)了。
2. He is very ill and unlikely to recover.
   他病得非常厲害，不大可能恢復(fù)健康了。
3. The police recovered the stolen jewellery.
   警察找回了被盜的珠寶。

re.cov.er

v.（動(dòng)詞）
re.cov.ered,re.cov.er.ing,re.cov.ers
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To get back; regain.
重獲：收復(fù)；重新得到
To restore (oneself) to a normal state:
恢復(fù)，復(fù)原：使自己恢復(fù)到正常的狀態(tài)：
例句：
He recovered himself after a slip on the ice.
在冰上滑了一下后他馬上又站穩(wěn)了

To compensate for:
補(bǔ)償：彌補(bǔ)；補(bǔ)償：
例句：
She recovered her losses.
她挽回了她的損失

To procure (usable substances, such as metal) from unusable substances, such as ore or waste.
使重新有用：從諸如礦床或廢料垃圾這樣沒有用的東西中獲?。ㄓ杏玫奈镔|(zhì)，如金屬）
To bring under observation again:
再次發(fā)現(xiàn)：再一次觀察到：
例句：
.watching the comet since it was first recovered—first spotted since its 90 visit.(Christian Science Monitor)
.自從這顆彗星于90年被首次發(fā)現(xiàn)后，這是我們第一次能在觀察到它的蹤跡.(基督教科學(xué)箴言報(bào))

v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To regain a normal or usual condition, as of health.
恢復(fù)：再次回到正?；蚱綍r(shí)的狀況，如健康的恢復(fù)
To receive a favorable judgment in a lawsuit.
勝訴：在某個(gè)法律訴訟中獲得有利的判決

來(lái)源：
Middle English recoveren
中古英語(yǔ) recoveren
from Old French recoverer
源自 古法語(yǔ) recoverer
from Latin recuper3re * see recuperate
源自 拉丁語(yǔ) recuper3re *參見 recuperate

【引伸】
recov.erable
adj.（形容詞）
recov.erer
n.（名詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>recover,regain,recoup,retrieveThese verbs are compared as they mean to get back something lost or taken away.
比較這些動(dòng)詞，是因?yàn)樗鼈兌加?收回失去的或被奪走的事物.之意。
Recover is the least specific:
Recover 是最不具體的：
例句：
The police recovered the stolen car.
警察找到了被盜的車。

例句：
.In a few days Mr. Barnstaple had recovered strength of body and mind. (H.G. Wells).
.幾天之后，巴斯得波先生身體和思維的力量就已恢復(fù)了. (H.G.威爾斯）。

例句：
.He . . . stood in the porch a minute to recover his composure. (John Galsworthy).
.他…在走廊上站了一會(huì)兒，以恢復(fù)他的鎮(zhèn)定. （約翰·高爾斯華綏）。

Regain suggests success in recovering something that has been taken from one:
Regain 指的是成功地將被奪走的事物收回：
例句：
.hopeful to regain/Thy Love. (John Milton);
.滿懷希望地去重獲/你的愛. （約翰·彌爾頓）；

例句：
.regain`d my freedom with a sigh. (Byron).Torecoup is to get back the equivalent of something lost:
.在一聲嘆息中重獲我的自由. （拜倫）。Recoup 是指收回新?lián)p失的事物的等價(jià)物：

例句：
The teacher, who had bought the book for the school library, felt entitled to recoup her expenses.
那位給學(xué)校圖書館購(gòu)買了書的老師感到自己有權(quán)利報(bào)銷她的花費(fèi)。

Retrieve pertains to the effortful recovery of something (
Retrieve 指努力地恢復(fù)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:
努力地從端線處救那個(gè)球） 或?qū)Σ焕蠊难a(bǔ)救，或?qū)Τ鲥e(cuò)誤或偏離的事物的糾正：

例句：
.a false step that he was never able to retrieve. (John Morley).
.他再也不能挽回的錯(cuò)誤的一步. （約翰·莫利）。

例句：
.By a brilliant coup he has retrieved . . . a rather serious loss. (Samuel Butler).
.通過(guò)精心的策劃，他已經(jīng)挽回了…… 一個(gè)十分嚴(yán)重的損失. （塞繆爾·巴特勒）