recovery

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recovery /rɪˈkʌvəri/ noun

plural recoveries

recovery

/rɪˈkʌvəri/

noun

plural recoveries

Learner's definition of RECOVERY

[count] : the act or process of becoming healthy after an illness or injury : the act or process of recovering恢复；痊愈 — usually singular通常用单数

The patient made a miraculous recovery.病人恢复得出奇的好。
Therapy played a vital role in his recovery.治疗对他的恢复起了至关重要的作用。
The card said, “Best wishes for a speedy recovery.” [=a quick return to health]卡片上写着：“祝早日康复。”
She is expected to make a complete/full recovery. [=to recover fully; to have no lasting health problems]预计她会完全康复。
She's on the road to recovery. [=in the process of becoming healthy again]她正在康复中。

: the act or process of returning to a normal state after a period of difficulty复原

[count]

— usually singular通常用单数

the forest's natural recovery after a fire火灾之后森林的自然恢复
The army helped with the recovery efforts after the storm.军队为风暴后的重建提供了帮助。
We should see a gradual economic recovery in the next few months.在接下来的几个月中我们应该会看到经济的逐渐复苏。

[noncount]

[noncount] : the return of something that has been lost, stolen, etc.找回，复得，取回

We hope for the recovery of the stolen paintings.我们希望能找回失窃的画作。
Their mission was the recovery of the space capsule.他们的任务是回收太空舱。
programmers trained in data recovery [=getting back computer files that are or seem to be lost]受过数据恢复培训的程序员

[noncount] : the act or process of stopping the use of drugs, alcohol, etc., and returning to a healthy way of living戒除

Admitting that you are addicted to a drug is an important step toward recovery.承认自己有毒瘾是迈向戒毒的重要一步。
She's battled alcoholism most of her life, but she's in recovery now.她大半生都在与酗酒问题做斗争，但现在已经戒酒了。

[noncount] : the act of getting something (such as oil, gas, gold, etc.) out of a substance that is deep in the ground开采