recapture
v[Tn]
1 capture again (a person or an animal that has escaped, or sth taken by an enemy) 重新捕获(逃跑的人或动物); 夺回(敌人夺走的事物)
recapture escaped prisoners, bears 重新捕获逃脱的犯人、 熊
The town was recaptured from the enemy. 该城已从敌人手中收复.
2 (fig 比喻) experience again or reproduce (past emotions, etc) 再次经历、 体验或产生(往日的情感等)
recapture the joys of youth 重新体验年轻时的欢乐
recapture a period atmosphere, eg in a play, film, etc 再现某历史时期的气氛(如在戏剧、 电影等中). recapture, n [U]
recapturing; being recaptured 重新捕获; 再次体验
What led to the prisoner's recapture? 靠什麽线索把那个逃犯捉回的?
Nothing can be compared, he maintains, with the first cockcrow, the twittering of birds at dawn, the sight of the rising sun glinting on the trees and pastures.