单词 | recover |
释义 | recover recover // verb
1 [no obj] to improve and begin to return to a normal position or level after a period of difficulty: The market is recovering from its 20-year low. She made two big mistakes and her business has never recovered. Technology stocks recovered strongly on Wednesday. Inflation is likely to edge higher as the economy recovers.
2 [+ obj] to get back money that has been spent or lost: Investors have formed an action group to recover their lost money. The company has set itself the target of recovering its investment within five years. You won't be able to recover your legal costs. SYN RECOUP
3 (Law ) [+ obj] recover costs/damages to obtain money by a legal process because of loss or injury that you have suffered: There have been delays in recovering damages from the supplier for faulty machines. The legal actions seek to recover damages based on claims of breach of contract.
4 [+ obj] to get oil, minerals, etc. from the ground: Oil companies can recover as much as 60-70% of the crude oil in a given field. |
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