recapturing
present participle ofrecapture
| 单词 | recapturing |
| 释义 | recapturing present participle ofrecapture recapture verb[T] uk/ˌriːˈkæp.tʃər/us/-tʃɚ/to take something intoyourpossessionagain,especiallybyforce: Thearmyrecaptured thetownfromtherebels. If something recaptures apreviousemotionorstyle, it makes youexperiencethatemotionagain or itrepeatsthatstyle: Thefilmsuccessfullyrecaptures thejoyfulstyleof the 1940sHollywoodmusical. Capturing or taking possession of things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Remembering, reminding and reminders Examplesofrecapturingrecapturing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Adult participants resisted its effects in favour ofrecapturingchildhood ways of being, especially manifest through dispositions for engagement. From theCambridge English Corpus His book was not primarily about "recapturingthe past" but about conjuring up an image of the past that would be persuasive in the present. From theCambridge English Corpus Accounts of convalescing soldiers frequently establish the importance of literacy torecapturingtraditional masculinity. From theCambridge English Corpus Yet one can understand why she resists the categorization of her analysis asrecapturinga lost world or as a path not taken. From theCambridge English Corpus While such contracts ensured profits during the war, these corporations were concerned aboutrecapturinga peacetime market that had grown accustomed to life without their products. From theCambridge English Corpus Massingham was seriously concerned withrecapturingfor the rural labourer some of his natural dignity. From theCambridge English Corpus There is a strong economic argument forrecapturingthe advantages that town centres traditionally had. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those media restrictions make the task of the police inrecapturingthose young people much harder and the threat to the public much greater. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the main complaints made by the industry is that sufficient energy has not been displayed inrecapturingthe export markets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This package gives the railways the opportunity of ‘recapturing’ the transport market. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English We are satisfied now that we may have the opportunity ofrecapturingthem, and we believe that to be a good thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is certainly scope forrecapturingthis market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Recapturingsome of those properties should be regarded as a way of achieving some of the targets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Pursuit parties organised by the officer-in-charge of the prison succeeded inrecapturingsix convicts immediately. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 In other words, once some of these environments are ruined, there is no way ofrecapturingwhat was there before. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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