recaptured
recaptured — 動詞
- 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
奪回；收復
用武力取回失去的東西
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.
政府軍經過兩星期的激烈戰鬥後，奪回了該城鎮。
recapture + place noun (town/city/territory)
Yumi recaptured her wallet by grabbing it from the thief's hand.
Yumi 從小偷手中抓回她的錢包。
recapture + concrete object (wallet/bag/net)
The police recaptured the escaped dog and returned it to its owner.
警察抓回了那隻逃跑的狗，並將牠還給主人。
Kofi led a small team to recapture the fishing nets that the storm had carried away.
Kofi 帶領一支小隊去收回被暴風雨沖走的漁網。
It took the fire department three hours to recapture the snake that had escaped from the zoo.
消防隊花了三個小時抓回從動物園逃出的蛇。
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
重溫；重現
再次感受過去的感覺或風格
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.
聽到那首老歌，Mia 重溫了畢業那天的喜悅。
recapture + emotion (joy/excitement/wonder)
The director's new film tries to recapture the look and feel of 1950s Tokyo.
導演的新片試圖重現一九五〇年代東京的風貌。
recapture + style/atmosphere (look/feel/mood)
Lukas hoped the camping trip would recapture the sense of adventure from his childhood summers.
Lukas 希望這次露營能重溫童年夏天的冒險感。
The chocolate cake recaptured exactly the taste that Manuela remembered from her grandmother's kitchen.
那塊巧克力蛋糕完全重現了 Manuela 記憶中外婆廚房的味道。
Ziad read the love letters again, hoping to recapture the excitement of those early months.
Ziad 再次閱讀那些情書，希望能重溫初戀時期的興奮。
- 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 — 名詞
1. the action of getting back something that was lost or taken away from you
收回；追回
取回失去物品的行動
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.
古老城市的收復以盛大的遊行來慶祝。
recapture + of + place noun
Local news reported the swift recapture of three stolen paintings from a gallery in Taipei.
本地新聞報導了臺北一家畫廊三幅被盜畫作迅速被追回的消息。
Devika read about the recapture of the escaped lions in the morning paper.
Devika 在早報上讀到了逃脫獅子被捉回的消息。
The government announced the recapture of several border villages from rebel forces.
政府宣布從叛軍手中收復了數個邊境村莊。
Efforts for the recapture of the missing boat continued through the night.
找回失蹤船隻的努力持續了整個夜晚。
- 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
追繳；收回
政府依法收回超額利潤
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.
該能源公司根據新稅法面臨超額利潤的追繳。
recapture + of + excess profits
A recapture clause in the contract allows the city to claim back overpayments.
合約中的追繳條款允許市政府索回超額付款。
collocation: recapture clause
The court approved the recapture of depreciation benefits when the building was sold.
法院核准了該建築物出售時折舊利益的收回。
Amira studied the rules on the recapture of investment tax credits for her accounting exam.
Amira 為了會計考試研讀了投資稅額抵免追繳的相關規定。
The new legislation introduces a recapture of subsidies from companies that fail to meet targets.
新法引入了對未達標公司補貼款的收回機制。
- 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').