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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