recuperate[ri'kju:pəreit]

• vt.
  • 使恢复；使复原：

    He has recuperated his health.

    他已恢复健康。

  • 弥补(损失等)；挽回；回收：

    They tried to recuperated waste heat to produce electric current.

    他们试图回收余热发电。

• vi.
  • 复原；恢复健康；休养：

    The patient did not recuperate as rapidly as the doctor had expected.

    这位病人并没有像医生所期望的那样很快就复原。

    She went to the country to recuperate.

    她去乡村休养。

  • 得到补偿；挽回损失；恢复元气：

    Our firm has recuperated after financial losses.

    我们的公司在财务亏损之后现已恢复元气。

• 变形:

  vt.recuperated.recuperating