retrieve /rɪˈtriːv/ CET6 TEM8 ( retrieving, retrieved, retrieves )

• 1. 

  V-T If you retrieve something, you get it back from the place where you left it. 找回; 取回

  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. 

  V-T If you manage to retrieve a situation, you succeed in bringing it back into a more acceptable state. 挽回

  例：

  He, the one man who could retrieve that situation, might receive the call.

  他这个惟一能挽回那个局面的人可能会接到这个电话。

• 3. 

  V-T To retrieve information from a computer or from your memory means to get it back. (从电脑中) 读取 (信息)

  例：

  Computers can instantly retrieve millions of information bits.

  计算机能立刻读取数百万条信息。