retrieval

英 [rɪˈtriːvl]

美 [rɪˈtriːvl]

n.  取回; 索回; 数据检索

复数：retrievals　

TEM8计算机

BNC.7463 / COCA.14002

牛津词典

noun

• 取回；索回
  the process of getting sth back, especially from a place where it should not be
  1. The ship was buried, beyond retrieval, at the bottom of the sea.
     船已葬身海底，无法打捞。
  2. By then the situation was beyond retrieval (= impossible to put right) .
     到那时，局势已无法挽回。
• 数据检索
  the process of getting back information that is stored on a computer
  1. methods of information retrieval
     数据检索方法

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 检索
  Theretrievalof information from a computer is the process of getting it back.
  1. ...electronic storage and retrieval systems.
     电子存储和检索系统
• N-UNCOUNT 取回;找回
  Theretrievalof something is the process of getting it back from a particular place, especially from a place where it should not be.
  1. Its real purpose is the launching and retrieval of small aeroplanes in flight.
     它真正的用途是发射和收回飞行中的小型飞机。

英英释义

noun

• the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
  Synonym:recovery
• the cognitive operation of accessing information in memory
  1. my retrieval of people's names is very poor
• (computer science) the operation of accessing information from the computer's memory

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