recover /ri'kʌvә/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) get or find back; recover the use of
• (v.) regain a former condition after a financial loss
• (v.) regain or make up for

Chinese translation

• vt. 重新获得, 恢复, 复原, 拯救
• vi. 痊愈, 复原, 胜诉
• [计] 恢复

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ri'kʌvә/

Syllables

3

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.29 · Rare

Word forms

recovered, recovering, recovers

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