retrieve
verb
rɪˈtriːv
verb
1
to
find
something
and
bring
it
back
[正式] 找回; 收回，取回;
formal
She
bent
down
to
retrieve
her
earring.
她俯下身去捡回她的耳环。
retrieve
sth
from
sth
It
took
four
days
to
retrieve
all
the
bodies
from
the
crash.
花了四天时间才找回所有遇难者的尸体。
2
to
get
back
information
that
has
been
stored
in
the
memory
of
a
computer
[术语] 检索〔储存于计算机的信息〕
technical
The
new
version
of
the
software
automatically
retrieves
digital
information.
新版软件会自动检索数字信息。
3
retrieve a situation
to
make
a
situation
satisfactory
again
after
there
has
been
a
serious
mistake
or
problem
[英] 挽回局面
BrE
The
general
made
one
last
desperate
effort
to
retrieve
the
situation.
将军为了挽回局面，孤注一掷。