recuperate
verb /rɪˈkuːpəreɪt/
/rɪˈkuːpəreɪt/
(formal)动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they recuperate | /rɪˈkuːpəreɪt/ /rɪˈkuːpəreɪt/ |
| he / she / it recuperates | /rɪˈkuːpəreɪts/ /rɪˈkuːpəreɪts/ |
| past simple recuperated | /rɪˈkuːpəreɪtɪd/ /rɪˈkuːpəreɪtɪd/ |
| past participle recuperated | /rɪˈkuːpəreɪtɪd/ /rɪˈkuːpəreɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form recuperating | /rɪˈkuːpəreɪtɪŋ/ /rɪˈkuːpəreɪtɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] recuperate (from something) to get back your health, strength or energy after being ill, tired, injured, etc.
康复；恢复；恢复健康 - He's still recuperating from his operation.
他动了手术，还在恢复。 - After an exhausting few weeks I needed some time to recuperate.
累了几个星期之后，我需要时间恢复一下。
- He's still recuperating from his operation.
- [transitive] recuperate something to get back money that you have spent or lost
收回；挽回（损失） - He hoped to recuperate at least some of his losses.
他希望至少挽回一部分损失。
- He hoped to recuperate at least some of his losses.
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin recuperat- ‘regained’, from the verb recuperare, from re- ‘back’ + capere ‘take’.