recapture

柯林斯词典

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. 重新佔領
They said the bodies were found when rebels recaptured the area. 他們說這些屍躰是在反叛者們重新佔領這個地區時被發現的。
2. N-SING Recapture is also a noun. 重新佔領
...an offensive to be launched for the recapture of the city. …爲重新佔領這座城市而即將發起的進攻。
3. V-T When people recapture something that they have lost to a competitor, they get it back again. (從競爭對手処) 奪廻
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臨的選擧中最有可能奪廻中間選票的人。
4. V-T To recapture a person or animal which has escaped from somewhere means to catch them again. 抓廻
Police have recaptured Alan Lewis, who escaped from a jail cell in Boston. 警察們已經抓廻了從波士頓一個監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. …在巴拿馬叛變警侷的重新抓獲。