| 单词 | recapture |
| 释义 | recapture (riːkæptʃəʳ ) Word forms: recaptures , recapturing , recaptured 1. verb When soldiers recapture an area of land or a place, they gain control of it again from an opposing army who had taken it from them. They said the bodies were found when rebels recaptured the area. [VERB noun] Synonyms: retake, take back Recapture is also a noun. ...an offensive to be launched for the recapture of the city. [+ of] 2. verb When people recapture something that they have lost to a competitor, they get it back again. I believe that he would be the best possibility to recapture the centre vote in the forthcoming election. [VERB noun] 3. verb To recapture a person or animal which has escaped from somewhere means to catch them again. Police have recaptured Alan Lord, who escaped from a police cell in Bolton. [VERB noun] Recapture is also a noun. ...the recapture of a renegade police chief in Panama. [+ of] 4. verb When you recapture something such as an experience, emotion, or a quality that you had in the past, you experience it again. When something recaptures an experience for you, it makes you remember it. He couldn't recapture the form he'd shown in getting to the semi-final. [VERB noun] These cookies seem to recapture all the textures and flavors we remember from childhood. [VERB noun] Synonyms: refind, resurrect, rekindle, resuscitate Collocations: recapture the past The challenge was not to recapture the past, but to move into the future. Christianity Today But tragically the troubled singer was never going to recapture his past glory, let alone live to a comfortable old age. The Sun This makes its affirmation of life, and its demonstration of the way that art can recapture the past, all the more remarkable. The Times Literary Supplement They both realize they can not recapture the past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Through recurring images and situations the play draws parallels between these stories, focusing on the theme of the role of the imagination in recapturing the past. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With a bit of vision it could surely recapture the spirit it once had. Times, Sunday Times I tried to recapture the spirit of this man, and in the process placed myself squarely in the history of my church. Christianity Today Well, there have been odd attempts to recapture the spirit of daring anarchy. Times, Sunday Times No patching or mending of the new form will recapture the spirit of the original. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I do not think that we have recaptured that spirit since. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 重新占领 Japanese: 奪還する |
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