新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

recapture

英  [ˌriːˈkæptʃə]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1[SING 单数型名词] (军队)重新占领

    The recapture of an area of land or a place is when soldiers gain control of it again from an opposing army who had taken it from them.

    双语例句

    例:

    an offensive to be launched for the recapture of the city.

    为重新占领这座城市而即将发起的进攻。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 重新抓获

    The recapture of a person or animal happens when they have escaped from somewhere and they are caught again.

    双语例句

    例:

    the recapture of a renegade police chief in Panama.

    在巴拿马将叛变的警察局局长重新抓获。

    VERB. 动词
  • recaptures , recapturing , recaptured

    1[T 及物动词] 重新占领

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    They said the bodies were found when rebels recaptured the area.

    他们说这些尸体是在反叛者们重新占领这个地区时被发现的。

    2[T 及物动词] (从竞争对手处)夺回

    When people recapture something that they have lost to a competitor, they get it back again.

    双语例句

    例:

    I believe that he would be the best possibility to recapture the centre vote in the upcoming election.

    我相信他将是在即将来临的选举中最有可能重新争取到中间派选票的人。

    3[T 及物动词] 抓回

    To recapture a person or animal which has escaped from somewhere means to catch them again.

    双语例句

    例:

    Police have recaptured Alan Lewis, who escaped from a jail cell in Boston.

    警察们已经抓回了从波士顿一个监狱牢房中逃跑的艾伦·刘易斯。

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