recover學測 L2KK [rɪˈkʌvɚ]/rɪˈkʌvɚ/
尋回;找回·康復;復原·回收再利用·恢復;回穩
一字橫跨康復、尋回、回收與理財
Ben lost his phone on the MRT, but he was lucky enough to recover it the next day.

Ben在捷運上弄丟手機,但隔天幸運地找回了它。

recover 一個動詞包辦康復、尋回失物、回收廢料、財務翻身四種情境,用途密度驚人。

一個畫面:伸手拿回

伸手抓回手伸出,抓回原本失去的東西
重新站起跌倒或生病後,靠自己力量站起來
挑回可用從廢棄物堆裡,挑出還能用的部分

義項

失物尋回C1verb尋回;找回
Lily searched her bag three times and finally recovered her house key.
Lily翻找包包三次,終於找回了家裡鑰匙。
recover a lost walletrecover stolen property
病後康復B2verb康復;復原
After a bad cold, Ken finally recovered and went back to class.
重感冒之後,肯恩終於康復,回到教室上課。
recover quicklyrecover from an illness
廢料回收B2verb回收再利用
The factory built a machine to recover metal from old cell phones.
這家工廠建置機器,從舊手機中回收金屬。
recover materialsrecover metal from waste
財務回穩B2verb恢復;回穩
It took the small shop two years to recover after the fire.
這家小店在火災後花了兩年才恢復元氣。
recover financiallyrecover from a loss

片語

recover from跌倒又站起 →從疾病或打擊中恢復
fully recover完全復原 →徹底恢復到原本狀態
recover quickly迅速回血 →很快就恢復過來
recover data救回檔案 →把遺失的資料找回來

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Lily finally ___ her lost phone after a week. (recover / discover)

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recover

recover找回失物,discover發現未知事物,字形相近易混淆。

'The factory built a machine to recover metal from old cell phones.' 這裡的 recover 最接近哪個意思?(A) 找回失物 (B) 回收再利用 (C) 財務回穩

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(B)

此句描述從廢棄物中取回可用材料,對應「回收再利用」義項。

字族

recovery 恢復;復原(名詞)・recoverable 可挽回的;可復原的

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