資料來源 : pyDict
恢復,復原,使改過痊愈,復原,重新獲得
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [Pref. re- + cover: cf.
F. recouvrir.]
To cover again. --Sir W. Scott.
Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered}
(-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF.
recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a
word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.]
1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to
win back; to regain.
David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried
away. --1. Sam. xxx.
18.
2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve;
to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time.
``Loss of catel may recovered be.'' --Chaucer.
Even good men have many failings and lapses to
lament and recover. --Rogers.
3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring
back to life or health; to cure; to heal.
The wine in my bottle will recover him. --Shak.
4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind
or body.
I do hope to recover my late hurt. --Cowley.
When I had recovered a little my first surprise.
--De Foe.
5. To rescue; to deliver.
That they may recover themselves out of the snare of
the devil, who are taken captive by him. --2. Tim.
ii. 26.
6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come
to. [Archaic]
The forest is not three leagues off; If we recover
that, we're sure enough. --Shak.
Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge
he was to die. --Hales.
7. (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for
injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to
recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title
to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in
ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process;
as, to recover judgement against a defendant.
{Recover arms} (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is
brought from the position of ``aim'' to that of ``ready.''
Syn: To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal;
cure.
Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. i.
1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be
restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or
condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed
by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to
recover from fright.
Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether
I shall recover of this disease. --2 Kings i.
2.
2. To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.]
With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch.
--Fuller.
3. (Law) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as,
the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.
Recover \Re*cov"er\, n.
Recovery. --Sir T. Malory.
資料來源 : WordNet®
recover
v 1: get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control
of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
[syn: {retrieve}, {find}, {regain}]
2: get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
[syn: {recuperate}, {convalesce}] [ant: {devolve}]
3: regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect
the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to
recuperate" [syn: {go back}, {recuperate}]
4: regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses" [syn: {recoup},
{recuperate}]
5: of materials from waste products [syn: {reclaim}]
6: cover anew; "recover a chair"