retrieve

verb

/rɪˈtriːv/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they retrieve	/rɪˈtriːv/ /rɪˈtriːv/
he / she / it retrieves	/rɪˈtriːvz/ /rɪˈtriːvz/
past simple retrieved	/rɪˈtriːvd/ /rɪˈtriːvd/
past participle retrieved	/rɪˈtriːvd/ /rɪˈtriːvd/
-ing form retrieving	/rɪˈtriːvɪŋ/ /rɪˈtriːvɪŋ/

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(formal) to bring or get something back, especially from a place where it should not be取回；索回 synonym recover
- retrieve something from somebody/something She bent to retrieve her comb from the floor.她弯腰从地板上捡起她的梳子。
- The dog retrieved the ball from the water.狗从水中取回了球。
- retrieve something The police have managed to retrieve some of the stolen money.警方已经追回了部分被盗钱款。
(computing计算机) to find and get back data or information that has been stored in the memory of a computer检索数据
- retrieve something from somebody/something to retrieve information from the database从数据库检索资料
- retrieve something The program allows you to retrieve items quickly by searching under a keyword.这个程序通过关键词进行搜索，能让你迅速获取数据项。
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retrieve something to make a bad situation better; to get back something that was lost扭转颓势；挽回；找回
- You can only retrieve the situation by apologizing.你只有道歉才能挽回这个局面。
- Employers are anxious to retrieve the investment they have made in training their employees.雇主急于收回他们在培训员工方面的投资。

Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘find lost game’): from Old French retroeve-, stressed stem of retrover ‘find again’.