English-Thai Dictionary

recovery

N การฟื้น คืน สู่ สภาพ ปกติ  restoration resumption rehabilitation kan-fuan-kun-su-sa-pab-pok-ka-ti

 

recovery room

N ห้องพัก ฟื้น  hong-pak-fuan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RECOVERY

n. 1. The act of regaining, retaking or obtaining possession of anything lost. The crusades were intended for the recovery of the holy land from the Saracens. We offer a reward for the recovery of stolen goods.
2. Restoration from sickness or apparent death. The patient has a slow recovery from a fever. Recovery from a pulmonary affection is seldom to be expected. Directions are given for the recovery of drowned persons.
3. The capacity of being restored to health. The patient is past recovery.
4. The obtaining of right to something by a verdict and judgment of court from an opposing party in a suit; as the recovery of debt, damages and costs by a plaintiff; the recovery of cost by a defendant; the recovery of land in ejectment.
Common recovery, in law, is a species of assurance by matter of record, or a suit or action, actual or fictitious, by which lands are recovered against the tenant of the freehold; which recovery binds all persons, and vests an absolute fee simple in the recoveror.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RECOVERY

RECOVERY Re *cov "er *y (r *kv "r *), n.

 

1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.

 

2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of fright, etc.

 

3. (Law )

 

Defn: The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to something by a verdict and judgment of court.

 

4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had. [Obs. ] "Help be past recovery. " Tusser.

 

5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for making a new stroke. Common recovery (Law ), a species of common assurance or mode of conveying lands by matter of record, through the forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, but now abolished or obsolete, both in England and America. Burrill. Warren.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

recovery

re cov er y |riˈkəvərē rəˈkəv (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. recoveries ) 1 a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength: signs of recovery in the housing market | he's back at home now and he looks all set to make a full recovery . 2 the action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost: a team of salvage experts to ensure the recovery of family possessions | the recovery of his sight. • the action of regaining or securing compensation or money lost or spent by means of a legal process or subsequent profits: debt recovery. • an object or amount of money recovered: the recoveries included gold jewelry. • the process of removing or extracting an energy source or industrial chemical for use, reuse, or waste treatment. • (also recovery shot ) Golf a stroke bringing the ball from the rough or from a hazard back onto the fairway or the green. • Football an act of taking possession of a fumbled ball. • (in rowing, cycling, or swimming ) the action of returning the paddle, leg, or arm to its initial position ready to make a new stroke. PHRASES in recovery in the process of recovering from mental illness, drug addiction, or past abuse: support groups for parents whose children are in recovery. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a means of restoration ): from Anglo-Norman French recoverie, from recovrer ‘get back. ’

 

recovery position

re |cov ¦ery pos |ition ▶noun Brit. a position used in first aid to prevent choking in unconscious patients, in which the body is placed facing downwards and slightly to the side, supported by the bent limbs. Also called semi-prone position.

 

recovery stock

re cov er y stock ▶noun Finance a stock that has fallen in price but is thought to have the potential of climbing back to its original level.

 

recovery time

re cov er y time ▶noun the time required for a material or piece of equipment to resume its former or usual condition following an action, such as the passage of a current through electrical equipment.

 

Oxford Dictionary

recovery

re |cov ¦ery |rɪˈkʌv (ə )ri | ▶noun ( pl. recoveries ) [ mass noun ] 1 a return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength: signs of recovery in the housing market | [ count noun ] : it is hoped that Lawrence can make a full recovery . 2 the action or process of regaining possession or control of something stolen or lost: a team of salvage experts to ensure the recovery of family possessions. • the action of regaining or securing compensation or money lost or spent by means of a legal process or subsequent profits: debt recovery. • [ count noun ] an object or amount of money recovered: the recoveries included gold jewellery. • the action of taking a vehicle or aircraft that has broken down or crashed to a place for repair: [ as modifier ] : a recovery vehicle. • (also recovery shot ) [ count noun ] Golf a stroke bringing the ball from the rough or from a hazard back on to the fairway or the green. • [ count noun ] American Football an act of regaining a dropped ball. • (in rowing, cycling, or swimming ) the action of returning the paddle, leg, or arm to its initial position ready to make a new stroke. 3 the process of removing or extracting an energy source or industrial chemical for use, reuse, or waste treatment. PHRASES in recovery recovering from mental illness or drug addiction. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting a means of restoration ): from Anglo-Norman French recoverie, from recovrer ‘get back ’.

 

recovery position

re |cov ¦ery pos |ition ▶noun Brit. a position used in first aid to prevent choking in unconscious patients, in which the body is placed facing downwards and slightly to the side, supported by the bent limbs. Also called semi-prone position.

 

recovery stock

re |cov ¦ery stock ▶noun Finance a share that has fallen in price but is thought to have the potential of climbing back to its original level.

 

recovery time

re |cov ¦ery time ▶noun the time required for a material or piece of equipment to resume its former or usual condition following an action, such as the passage of a current through electrical equipment.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

recovery

recovery noun 1 her recovery may be slow: recuperation, convalescence. ANTONYMS relapse. 2 the economy was showing signs of recovery: improvement, rallying, picking up, upturn, upswing. ANTONYMS deterioration. 3 the recovery of the stolen goods: retrieval, regaining, repossession, getting back, reclamation, recouping, redemption, recuperation. ANTONYMS loss.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

recovery

recovery noun 1 she could face lengthy physiotherapy and her recovery may be slow: recuperation, convalescence, return to health, process of getting better, rehabilitation, healing, rallying. ANTONYMS relapse. 2 the Polish economy was beginning to show signs of recovery: improvement, rallying, picking up, betterment, amelioration; rally, upturn, upswing, comeback, revival, renewal, a turn for the better. ANTONYMS deterioration. 3 the recovery of the stolen works of art: retrieval, regaining, repossession, getting back, recapture, reclamation, recouping, retaking, redemption; Law replevin; rare recoupment, recuperation. ANTONYMS loss.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

recovery

re cov er y /rɪkʌ́v (ə )ri /→recover 名詞 U 1 【病気 けがからの 】回復 «from » (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ make a full [speedy, slow, remarkable ] recovery from illness 病気から完全に [迅速に, ゆっくり, めざましく ]回復する ▸ Sarah is on the road to recovery .サラは回復に向かっている 2 «…からの » 復興 , 復旧 «from » (!具体例ではa ～; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ (an ) economic recovery 経済の回復 ▸ Mexico's recovery from its recession メキシコの不況からの回復 .3 (失ったもの 損害などを )取り戻すこと , 回収 , 奪回 , 奪還 ▸ the recovery of stolen objects 盗難品の回収 .4 ｟主に米 ｠(手術後の患者が一時的に入る ) 回復室 (recovery room ).5 〘ゴルフ 〙リカバリー 〘ラフ バンカーからフェアウェイやグリーンにボールを戻すストローク 〙; 〘アメフト 〙ファンブルしたボールを確保すること .6 (廃棄物などからの )再生 (利用 ).7 〘法 〙(法的 )財産 [権利 ]回復 ; 勝訴 .in rec ó very (中毒 精神病などの )治療中で .～́ pr ò gram ｟米 ｠(麻薬 アルコール中毒患者などを立ち直らせるための )更正プログラム .