recuperate

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re·cu·pe·rate /rɪˈkjuːpəreɪt, -ˈkuː-/ verb

1 MIRECOVER/GET BETTER[intransitiveI] to get better again after an illness or injury 恢复健康，复原 SYN recover

recuperate from

Coles is recuperating from a sprained ankle.

科尔斯扭伤了脚踝，正在康复。

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2 BBBF[transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrE to get back money that you have spent or lost in business 重新获得，收回〔生意上花费或失去的钱〕 SYN recoup, recover

We’ve recuperated our losses.

我们已挽回损失。

3 [intransitiveI] to return to a more normal condition after a difficult time 恢复；复苏 SYN recover

Winston proposed several ways for the industry to recuperate.

温斯顿为复兴这个行业提出了几种办法。

—recuperation /rɪˌkjuːpəˈreɪʃən, -ˌkuː-/ noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

recuperate• Tina spent nine months recuperating.• Cowan is recuperating after an ear operation and is unlikely to be back in action for a month.• Today it is a popular stopping-off point for day-trippers needing to recuperate after exposure to fresh air.• She's going to need time to recuperate after the operation.• Officials said the boy is recuperating at home in Long Beach.• It was a very difficult birth, and Mary is now recuperating at home with the baby.• Patients still need to recuperate but do not need to stay in an acute hospital to do so.• In Madras recuperating from the effects of dysentery self-induced by dietetic experiments, Gandhi searched for an answer.• Taken back to Kufra to recuperate, he was fit and well again within two weeks.• That came midway through the third, when the fans spotted the recuperating Tony Granato and cheered wildly.• She remained there until last night when an ambulance took her to recuperate with a family in nearby Newton.

From Longman Business Dictionary

recuperatere·cu·pe·rate /rɪˈkjuːpəreɪt, -ˈkuː-/ verbFINANCE

1[intransitiveI] to increase or improve after falling in value or getting worse

International bond markets continued to recuperate after Monday’s severe losses.

2[transitiveT] to get back money that you have lost or spent

He hopes to recuperate at least part of the $3 million.

Origin recuperate

(1500-1600) Latin past participle of recuperare, from capere “to take”

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