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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

retrieve

英  [rɪˈtriːv]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • retrieves , retrieving , retrieved

    1. [T 及物动词] 找回 , 取回

    If you retrieve something, you get it back from the place where you left it.

    近义词

    recover

    双语例句

    例：

    The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.

    那些人正试图找回该军队撤离这个岛时留下的武器。

    2. [T 及物动词] 挽回

    If you manage to retrieve a situation, you succeed in bringing it back into a more acceptable state.

    双语例句

    例：

    He, the one man who could retrieve that situation, might receive the call.

    作为唯一一个能挽回那个局面的人，他可能会接到这个电话。

    3. [T 及物动词] （从电脑中）读取（信息）

    To retrieve information from a computer or from your memory means to get it back.

    双语例句

    例：

    Computers can instantly retrieve millions of information bits.

    计算机能立刻读取数百万条信息。

    例：

    As the child gets older, so his or her strategies for storing and retrieving information improve.

    随着孩子的年龄变大，他或她在存储和读取信息上的策略不断提升。

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