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. 重新占领
They said the bodies were found when rebels recaptured the area. 他们说这些尸体是在反叛者们重新占领这个地区时被发现的。
2. N-SING Recapture is also a noun. 重新占领
...an offensive to be launched for the recapture of the city. …为重新占领这座城市而即将发起的进攻。
3. V-T When people recapture something that they have lost to a competitor, they get it back again. (从竞争对手处) 夺回
I believe that he would be the best possibility to recapture the centre vote in the upcoming election. 我相信他将是在即将来临的选举中最有可能夺回中间选票的人。
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. 警察们已经抓回了从波士顿一个监狱牢房中逃跑的艾伦·刘易斯。
5. N-SING Recapture is also a noun. 重新抓获
...the recapture of a renegade police chief in Panama. …在巴拿马叛变警局的重新抓获。