/rɪ'tri:v; rɪ`triv/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sb/sth) (esp fml 尤作庄重语) get possession of sth again 重新获得某物; 取回某物
*retrieve one's suitcase from the left luggage office 从行李寄存处取回衣箱
* (joc 谑) I must retrieve my credit card from the waiter. 我得向服务员要回信用卡.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] (esp computing 尤作计算机术语) find again or extract (stored information) 检索（储存的信息）
*retrieve data from a disk 检索储存在磁盘中的资料
* retrieve an address from the files 从文件中检索地址.
3 [Tn] (fml 文) set right (a loss, an error, etc) 挽回（损失）; 纠正（错误等）
*He retrieved his losses by betting on a succession of winners. 他下的赌注连续获胜才挽回了损失.
* We can only retrieve the situation by reducing our expenses. 我们只有缩减开支才能扭转这种状况.
4 [I, Tn] (of a trained dog) find and bring back (dead or wounded birds, etc) （指经过训练的狗）找到并衔回（被打死或打伤的鸟等）.
5 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (from sth) (fml 文) restore sth to a flourishing state; revive sth 使某事物恢复旺盛状态; 复兴某事物
*retrieve one's fortunes 恢复自己丰裕的生活.

v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Old French;Origin: retrover 'to find again', from trover 'to find']
formal to find something and bring it back
→recover
　She bent down to retrieve her earring.
retrieve sth from sth
　It took four days to retrieve all the bodies from the crash.
technical to get back information that has been stored in the memory of a computer
　The new version of the software automatically retrieves digital information.
retrieve a situation
BrE to make a situation satisfactory again after there has been a serious mistake or problem
　The general made one last desperate effort to retrieve the situation.
>retrievableadj