| 单词 | recuperate |
| 释义 | recuperate (once / 3654 pages) v To recuperate is to get something back that you have lost — could be good health, or money lost in a bad investment. When you recuperate, you heal and recover. Recuperate comes from the Latin word recuperare “to take back,” so when you recuperate you gain something back that was yours before — health or money. Recuperate is usually something people do after an illness. If you break your knee playing rugby in college, you might go home to recuperate. If you don't want to sound fancy, just say you're recovering. It also means to get money back, so you can also try to recuperate your losses by staying in the poker game. WORD FAMILYrecuperate: recuperated, recuperates, recuperating, recuperation, recuperative+/recuperation: recuperations USAGE EXAMPLESHe spent the next week at a shelter near Milan's central train station, recuperating and preparing for the last leg of his journey. Reuters(Dec 30, 2016) In a further boost her spokesperson confirmed she will be discharged from hospital on Friday to spend the festive period recuperating with her family. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) Kennedy’s tanned skin and vigorous performance contrasted vividly with the pallor of Nixon, who was recuperating from a staph infection. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) 1v restore to good health or strength Syn|Hyper convalesce, recover get over an illness or shock bring around, cure, heal provide a cure for, make healthy again 2v get over an illness or shock The patient is recuperating Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper convalesce, recover degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop grow worse gain vigor, percolate, perk, perk up, pick up gain or regain energy snap backrecover quickly ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate get better 3v regain a former condition after a financial loss The company managed to recuperate Syn|Hypo|Hyper go back, recover rally, rebound return to a former condition regress, retrovert, return, revert, turn back go back to a previous state 4v regain or make up for recuperate one's losses Syn|Hypo|Hyper recoup, recover catch up with, make up make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point acquire, get come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
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