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recovering
再生
From:
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recovering
恢復
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Re·cov·er
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Recovered
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Recovering
. ]
1.
To
get
or
obtain
again
;
to
get
renewed
possession
of
;
to
win
back
;
to
regain
.
David
recovered
all
that
the
Amalekites
had
carried
away
.
--
1.
Sam
.
xxx
. 18.
2.
To
make
good
by
reparation
;
to
make
up
for
;
to
retrieve
;
to
repair
the
loss
or
injury
of
;
as
,
to
recover
lost
time
.
“Loss
of
catel
may
recovered
be.”
Even
good
men
have
many
failings
and
lapses
to
lament
and
recover
.
--
Rogers
.
3.
To
restore
from
sickness
,
faintness
,
or
the
like
;
to
bring
back
to
life
or
health
;
to
cure
;
to
heal
.
The
wine
in
my
bottle
will
recover
him
.
--
Shak
.
4.
To
overcome
;
to
get
the
better
of
, --
as
a
state
of
mind
or
body
.
I
do
hope
to
recover
my
late
hurt
.
--
Cowley
.
When
I
had
recovered
a
little
my
first
surprise
.
--
De
Foe
.
5.
To
rescue
;
to
deliver
.
That
they
may
recover
themselves
out
of
the
snare
of
the
devil
,
who
are
taken
captive
by
him
.
--
2.
Tim
.
ii
. 26.
6.
To
gain
by
motion
or
effort
;
to
obtain
;
to
reach
;
to
come
to
. [
Archaic
]
The
forest
is
not
three
leagues
off
;
If
we
recover
that
,
we're
sure
enough
. --
Shak
.
Except
he
could
recover
one
of
the
Cities
of
Refuge
he
was
to
die
.
--
Hales
.
7.
Law
To
gain
as
a
compensation
;
to
obtain
in
return
for
injury
or
debt
;
as
,
to
recover
damages
in
trespass
;
to
recover
debt
and
costs
in
a
suit
at
law
;
to
obtain
title
to
by
judgement
in
a
court
of
law
;
as
,
to
recover
lands
in
ejectment
or
common
recovery
;
to
gain
by
legal
process
;
as
,
to
recover
judgement
against
a
defendant
.
Recover arms
Mil. Drill
,
a
command
whereby
the
piece
is
brought
from
the
position
of
“aim”
to
that
of
“ready.”
Syn:
--
To
regain
;
repossess
;
resume
;
retrieve
;
recruit
;
heal
;
cure
.
From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
recovering
adj
:
returning
to
health
after
illness
or
debility
; "
convalescent
children
are
difficult
to
keep
in
bed
" [
syn
:
convalescent
]
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