| 单词 | convalesce |
| 释义 | convalesce (once / 1519 pages) v Convalesce is a soft-sounding word, and it describes something you should do in a soft bed: recover from an illness. When someone is convalescing, you can be sure something bad happened to them. Maybe they were hit by a car, had a heart attack, or got a bad case of the flu. People convalesce in hospitals, or, if things are a little less serious, at home. A nursing home is sometimes called a "convalescent home," because the old people who live there often have health problems. When you're sick or hurt badly enough to be convalescing, the good news is that you're starting to heal and have time to catch up on books or TV. WORD FAMILYconvalesce: convalesced, convalescent, convalesces, convalescing+/convalescence: convalescences/convalescent: convalescence, convalescently, convalescents USAGE EXAMPLESSpeaking on ITV on Thursday, Lady Forsyth said it had been "very hard" for her husband to be convalescing, having been "active until just recently". BBC(Nov 10, 2016) While he was convalescing, and unable to do anything else, he was urged by a friend to occupy himself with a screenwriting course. The Guardian(Oct 29, 2016) While she sings to some convalescing soldiers, Matthew walks into the room and begins singing with her. Washington Times(Oct 17, 2016) v get over an illness or shock Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper recover, recuperate recuperate restore to good health or strength degenerate, deteriorate, devolve, drop grow worse gain vigor, percolate, perk, perk up, pick up gain or regain energy snap backrecover quickly ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate get better |
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