retake ( retaking, retook, retaken, retakes )

• 1. 

  V-T If a military force retakes a place or building which it has lost in a war or battle, it captures it again. 收复; 重新占领; 夺回(战争中的失地)

  例：

  Residents were moved 30 miles away as the rebels retook the town.

  当叛军重新占领这个城镇时，居民们被转移到了30英里以外。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If during the making of a movie there is a retake of a particular scene, that scene is filmed again because it needs to be changed or improved. 重新拍摄

  例：

  The director, Ron Howard, was dissatisfied with Nicole's response even after several retakes.

  虽然重拍了数次，导演罗恩·霍华德仍然对妮可的表现不满意。

• 3. 

  V-T If you retake a course or an examination, you take it again because you failed it the first time. 重修; 重考 [美国英语]