retrieve/rIˋtriv; rIˈtriːv/v [T] to find something and bring it back 找回﹔取回: retrieve sth from sth I retrieved my suitcase from the hall cupboard. 我从大厅的壁橱里取回了我的手提箱。ways of retrieving information from the computer 检索电脑信息的方法 —retrieval n [U]: the storage and retrieval of data 数据的储存和检索