| 单词 | in recovery |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin (also †on the, †upon) recovery P2. in (also †on the, †upon) recovery: in the process of recovering from an illness, etc.; recuperating, convalescent (cf. on the mend at mend n. 5); now esp. of an addict, victim of abuse, etc., undergoing rehabilitation or treatment. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > recovery > recovering [phrase] in (also on the, upon) recovery1580 on the mend1802 1580 T. Newton Approoued Med. f. 9 The most holsomest wyne for them that bee in recouery from sicknesse (so that they haue no Feuer) is wyne redde in colour. 1599 H. Buttes Dyets Dry Dinner sig. Lv Good in hecticke feuers: restoreth their strength that are in recouery. 1618 Declar. Demeanor Sir W. Raleigh 33 When hee was vpon recouerie, he dispatched the Land-forces. 1674 T. B. Animadversions F. Loss 85 By continuation of her sickness, whereas others grow weaker and weaker, until they be upon recovery; she wonderfully grew stronger and stronger. 1765 H. Brooke Fool of Quality (Dublin ed.) I. vi. 207 The strangers..had been tended with great Humanity and were, now, on the Recovery. 1789 W. Cowper Let. 4 Feb. (1982) III. 255 Mrs. Unwin is certainly on the recovery. 1801 T. Jefferson Let. 21 Mar. in Writings (1984) 1085 It was not till yesterday I received information that you were still there, had been very ill, but were on the recovery. 1834 H. Evans Diary 27 July in Chrons. Okla. (1925) III. 206 We found this Camp in a desolate situation... The sick some little on the recovery. 1989 Employee Assistance May 14/1 Often, there are adjunct support groups for parents whose children are in recovery. 1997 Details Feb. 104 In a world where all the freaks are tattooed, pierced, or in recovery, Weezer's Rivers Cuomo lives like a hermit, dines on frozen dinners, and loves opera. Is this any way to be a rock star? < as lemmas |
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