573 reclaim,recover,regain和restore
① reclaim指废弃的东西、荒地等,恢复使用。
They reclaimed the swampland for agriculture. 他们开垦沼泽地使之适宜于农业生产。
② recover强调人自身力量使某物失而复得、复原或人的康复。
The police helped us to recover our lost car. 警察帮我们找回了丢失的汽车。
③ regain强调经过审慎地找寻,复得失去的东西。
After a careful search we regained our game bird in the forest. 在仔细搜寻了一番之后,我们在森林里又找到了我们猎获的鸟。
④ restore往往凭借外力使回到原处。
It's difficult to restore the baby to its parents without a name or an address. 无名无姓,没有地址,很难把婴儿送还其父母。