1. vt.找回；重新获得　 find again; regain possession of sth
2. vt.恢复；重新控制　 get back the use of sth; get back the control of sb/sth
3. vi.回复到正常状态　 return to a normal state

　～ consciousness　恢复知觉
　～ damages　得到赔偿
　～ health　恢复健康
　～ lost time　弥补失去的时间
　～ sight　恢复视力
　～ stolen goods　取回被偷的物品
　～ fully〔completely〕　完全康复
　～ gradually　渐渐康复
　～ rapidly　恢复快
　～ slowly　恢复慢
　～ soon　早日康复
　～ from an illness　病后康复
　～ from measles　出疹子后恢复健康
　～ from one's astonishment　从惊慌中恢复过来
　～ from one's discouragement　从失望中恢复过来

　Don't go back to work until you have fully recovered.　等你痊愈之后再去上班。
　With good postoperative care the patient soon recovered.　手术后经过精心护理，病人很快就痊愈了。
　He fell ill but has completely recovered.　他生病了，但已痊愈。
　We recovered our invested money in the first year.　我们第一年就把投资收回了。
　We must recover our losses somehow.　我们必须设法挽回损失。
　We must recover the money. They have no right to charge it.　这笔钱我们得要回来，他们无权收这笔费用。
　The skater stumbled but at once recovered himself.　滑冰的人绊了一下，但立刻恢复了平衡。
　She soon recovered herself and stopped crying.　不一会儿，她冷静下来，不再哭了。
　The athlete soon recovered his breath after the final dash.　这位运动员最后冲刺之后很快就呼吸正常了。
　He has recovered his reputation as an artist.　他已恢复了一个艺术家的声望。
　The stolen jewels were finally recovered.　被窃的首饰终于找了回来。
　Many towns and villages were recovered in that year.　那一年收复了许多城镇和村落。
　More ammonium sulphate solution is being recovered in the process of distilling oil shale.　在提炼油页岩的过程中回收的硫酸铵液比过去多了。
　Recently a man-made satellite we launched has been recovered.　最近我们发射的一颗人造卫星已返回地面。
　He was still not fully recovered and his memory was poor.　这时他还没完全康复，记忆力还很差。
　She was quite recovered by supper.　到吃晚饭时她情绪已经快好了。

 ♣ recover from　(v.+prep.)
1. 从…收回〔取回〕 get back sth from sb/sth
　Don't lend books to your friends; it's difficult to recover the books from them when you want them.　不要把书借给你的朋友们，在你需要时，很难从他们那儿把书要回来。
　He recovered his football from the neighbour's lawn.　他从邻居的草坪上拿回了足球。
　It is recovered from its compounds.　它从其化合物中被分离出来。
2. 恢复，痊愈 become well; get over
　A healthy child quickly recovers from a fever.　健康的孩子发烧后能很快恢复。
　It always takes some time to recover from the shock of someone's death.　从某人的逝世所造成的震惊中恢复过来总需要一些时间。
　They took a long time to recover from this shock.　他们很久才从这一打击中恢复过来。
　How long will it be before the nation recovers from its present troubles?　这个国家从目前的困境中恢复过来需要多长时间?
　She recovered from her surprise, and answered calmly.　她从惊慌中恢复过来，并且镇静地给予了回答。
　That country hasn't yet recovered from the effects of the war.　战争结束以来，那个国家尚未恢复元气。

 ♣ recover, reclaim, recoup, recruit, retrieve
　这五个词均有“重新得到”的意思。它们的区别是：recover指“失而复得”，可指通过努力而寻回，也可指无意中找到；reclaim可指取回临时寄存的物品，也可指从废弃物品中回收有用的东西；recoup指原告在胜诉后从被告处取得的损害赔偿；recruit指用增加或补充的办法使某物恢复到原来的良好状态。retrieve指经过努力而收回某物或挽回名誉，或指弥补损失或改正错误。例如：
　The library reclaimed the book he borrowed a year ago.　图书馆要求他归还一年前借去的那本书。
　You should recoup your investment within a year.　你应当在一年之内挣回相当于你投资总额的红利。
　Most of the teachers there are recruited from abroad.　那里的大多数教师都是从国外招聘来的。
　He retrieved his spirits.　他精神恢复了。
 ♣ recover, restore
　参见restore条。
 ♣ recover, reconstruct
　这两个词都有“恢复”的意思。它们的区别是：recover通常指人的身体方面的恢复；而reconstruct主要指经济建设等方面的恢复。例如：
　We must reconstruct the national economy.　我们必须恢复国民经济建设。

1. 她病后还没有完全恢复。
　［误］ She has not completely recovered after her illness.
　［正］ She has not completely recovered from her illness.
　［析］ “（病后）恢复”用recover from，其中介词不能用after.
2. 她病体康复已有一个月了。
　［误］ She has recovered from her illness for a month.
　［正］ She recovered from her illness a month ago.
　［正］ It is a month since she recovered from her illness.
　［析］ recover是瞬间动词，不表示持续性的动作，所以不能与表示一段时间的状语连用。

　［同义词］ heal, improve, mend, reclaim, repair, restore
　［词源］　古法语recoverer<拉丁语recuperare（重新盖起来）