recapture

1. V-T When soldiers recapture an area of land or a place, they gain control of it again from an opposing army who had taken it from them. 重新占領(lǐng)

They said the bodies were found when rebels recaptured the area. 他們說(shuō)這些尸體是在反叛者們重新占領(lǐng)這個(gè)地區(qū)時(shí)被發(fā)現(xiàn)的。

2. N-SING Recapture is also a noun. 重新占領(lǐng)

...an offensive to be launched for the recapture of the city. …為重新占領(lǐng)這座城市而即將發(fā)起的進(jìn)攻。

3. V-T When people recapture something that they have lost to a competitor, they get it back again. (從競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手處) 奪回

I believe that he would be the best possibility to recapture the centre vote in the upcoming election. 我相信他將是在即將來(lái)臨的選舉中最有可能奪回中間選票的人。

4. V-T To recapture a person or animal which has escaped from somewhere means to catch them again. 抓回

Police have recaptured Alan Lewis, who escaped from a jail cell in Boston. 警察們已經(jīng)抓回了從波士頓一個(gè)監(jiān)獄牢房中逃跑的艾倫·劉易斯。

5. N-SING Recapture is also a noun. 重新抓獲

...the recapture of a renegade police chief in Panama. …在巴拿馬叛變警局的重新抓獲。