recovery

1. N-VAR If a sick person makes a recovery, he or she becomes well again. 痊愈

He made a remarkable recovery from a shin injury. 他脛骨傷恢復(fù)得相當(dāng)好。

2. N-VAR When there is a recovery in a country's economy, it improves. 好轉(zhuǎn); 復(fù)蘇

Interest-rate cuts have failed to bring about economic recovery. 利率的降低未能帶來經(jīng)濟的復(fù)蘇。

3. N-UNCOUNT You talk about the recovery of something when you get it back after it has been lost or stolen. 失而復(fù)得

A substantial reward is being offered for the recovery of a painting by Turner. 一筆巨額懸賞正被用來找回特納的一幅油畫。

4. N-UNCOUNT You talk about the recovery of someone's physical or mental state when they return to this state. 復(fù)原; 恢復(fù)

...the abrupt loss and recovery of consciousness. …意識的突然失去和恢復(fù)。

5. PHRASE If someone is in recovery, they are being given a course of treatment to help them recover from something such as a drug habit or mental illness. 在恢復(fù)中

...Carole, a compulsive pot smoker and alcoholic in recovery. …卡蘿爾，一名正在恢復(fù)的吸食大麻成癮者和酗酒者。