| 单词 | recovering |
| 释义 | recovering (once / 584 pages) adj If it's on the mend, it's recovering. If you're getting better after being sick or injured, you can be described as recovering. When the unemployment numbers start looking up, you can refer to a recovering economy. If you like the verb to recover, then you're going to love the adjective recovering — which simply describes something that's returning to a state of health, well-being or former glory. You might hear this adjective used in front of alcoholic as in "recovering alcoholic" to describe someone who has sought treatment for alcoholism. WORD FAMILYrecover: recoverable, recovered, recoverer, recovering, recovers, recovery+/cover: coverage, covered, covering, coverlet, covers, recover, uncover, undercover/coverage: coverages/covering: coverings, uncovering/coverlet: coverlets/irrecoverable: irrecoverably/recoverable: irrecoverable, recoverably, unrecoverable/recoverer: recoverers/recovery: recoveries/uncover: uncovered, uncovers/uncovering: uncoverings/unrecoverable: unrecoverably USAGE EXAMPLESA second man was found wounded and is recovering at a hospital. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) With Wilson Ramos in free agency, and recovering from knee surgery, a catcher is a need. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) Houston also had 10 tackles and forced fumble against Broncos in best game since layoff recovering from knee problems. Washington Times(Dec 01, 2016) adj returning to health after illness or debility Syn convalescent ill, sick affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function |
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