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VERB
取回;找回
If you retrieve something, you get it back from the place where you left it.
例句
He reached over and retrieved his jacket from the back seat...
他伸手從后座上取回了自己的夾克。
The men were trying to retrieve weapons left when the army abandoned the island.
士兵們正試圖找回軍隊從該島撤退時留下的武器。
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VERB
使重新回到，挽回(某種局面)
If you manage to retrieve a situation, you succeed in bringing it back into a more acceptable state.
例句
He is the one man who could retrieve that situation.
他是唯一能挽回局面的人。
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VERB
（計算機、大腦）檢索，搜索（信息）
To retrieve information from a computer or from your memory means to get it back.
例句
Computers can instantly retrieve millions of information bits...
計算機可以立即檢索到數(shù)百萬條信息。
As the child gets older, so his or her strategies for storing and retrieving information improve.
隨著孩子們長大，他們儲存和檢索信息的能力也會提高。