retrieval
noun /rɪˈtriːvl/
/rɪˈtriːvl/
[uncountable]- (formal) the process of getting something back, especially from a place where it should not be
synonym recovery取回;索回 - The ship was buried, beyond retrieval, at the bottom of the sea.
船已葬身海底,无法打捞。 - beyond retrieval (figurative) By then the situation was beyond retrieval (= impossible to put right).
到那时,局势已无法挽回。
- The ship was buried, beyond retrieval, at the bottom of the sea.
- (computing
) the process of getting back information that is stored on a computer计算机 数据检索 - methods of information retrieval
数据检索方法
- methods of information retrieval