recaptured
recaptured — verb
- recapturedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- recaptureds3rd person singular
- recaptureding-ing form
- recapturededpast simple
1. to get back something that you have lost or that has been taken from you, often
to get back something that you have lost or that has been taken from you, often using strength or military action
Government soldiers recaptured the town after two weeks of heavy fighting.
recapture + place noun (town/city/territory)
Yumi recaptured her wallet by grabbing it from the thief's hand.
recapture + concrete object (wallet/bag/net)
The police recaptured the escaped dog and returned it to its owner.
Kofi led a small team to recapture the fishing nets that the storm had carried away.
It took the fire department three hours to recapture the snake that had escaped from the zoo.
文法句型
recapture + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used in reports about military operations, police actions, and efforts to retrieve escaped animals or objects.
常見錯誤
2. to feel again a pleasant emotion or atmosphere from the past, or to create somet
to feel again a pleasant emotion or atmosphere from the past, or to create something that reminds you of an earlier period
Hearing that old song recaptured the joy Mia felt on her graduation day.
recapture + emotion (joy/excitement/wonder)
The director's new film tries to recapture the look and feel of 1950s Tokyo.
recapture + style/atmosphere (look/feel/mood)
Lukas hoped the camping trip would recapture the sense of adventure from his childhood summers.
The chocolate cake recaptured exactly the taste that Manuela remembered from her grandmother's kitchen.
Ziad read the love letters again, hoping to recapture the excitement of those early months.
- forget
to no longer remember or feel something from the past
文法句型
recapture + noun phrase (emotion/memory/atmosphere/feeling)
用法筆記
Subject is often a thing (song, film, place, smell) rather than a person. When a person is the subject, they are usually making an effort to feel something again.
常見錯誤
recaptured — noun
1. the action of getting back something that was lost or taken away from you
the action of getting back something that was lost or taken away from you
The recapture of the ancient city was celebrated with a huge parade.
recapture + of + place noun
Local news reported the swift recapture of three stolen paintings from a gallery in Taipei.
Devika read about the recapture of the escaped lions in the morning paper.
The government announced the recapture of several border villages from rebel forces.
Efforts for the recapture of the missing boat continued through the night.
- recovery
broader; can mean finding something lost without force
- retrieval
suggests careful effort to get something back, not necessarily by force
- reclamation
formal, often used for land or legal rights
用法筆記
Often used in news reports about military events, police operations, and searches for lost or stolen items.
2. an official process in which the government takes a part of a company's extra pr
an official process in which the government takes a part of a company's extra profits when those profits go above a set limit
The energy company faced a recapture of excess profits under the new tax rules.
recapture + of + excess profits
A recapture clause in the contract allows the city to claim back overpayments.
collocation: recapture clause
The court approved the recapture of depreciation benefits when the building was sold.
Amira studied the rules on the recapture of investment tax credits for her accounting exam.
The new legislation introduces a recapture of subsidies from companies that fail to meet targets.
- clawback
more informal term for recovering money already paid out, common in business journalism
- forfeiture
loss of money or assets as a penalty, not necessarily limited to excess profits
用法筆記
The noun is uncountable in most legal contexts (e.g., 'the recapture of excess profits'), but countable when referring to a specific instance or clause (e.g., 'a recapture of $2 million').