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convalesce from sth
from 后接疾病、手术或打击等，说明康复的来源。
She is still convalescing from pneumonia.
她仍在从肺炎中渐渐康复。
康复；渐愈
convalescing — present participle of convalesce
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康复；渐愈
recover gradually from illness or shock
She is still convalescing from pneumonia.
她仍在从肺炎中渐渐康复。
病后或虚弱后逐渐恢复健康和体力。
To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness.
convalesce
Base
原形
convalesces
3rd person
第三人称单数
convalescing
-ing
现在分词
convalesced
Past
过去式
convalesced
Past participle
过去分词
She convalesces at home after the operation.
手术后她在家渐渐康复。
He convalesced in the countryside last summer.
去年夏天他在乡下渐渐康复。
They have convalesced from the flu and are back at work.
他们流感后已经渐渐康复，回去上班了。
渐渐康复；常用于 convalesce from 结构，表示“从疾病中康复”。
After the operation, she needed several weeks to convalesce at home.
手术后，她需要在家休养几周来渐渐康复。
The doctor said he should convalesce in the countryside for a month.
医生说他在乡下休养一个月以便渐渐康复。
Dad is convalescing slowly after his illness.
爸爸病后正在慢慢康复。
from 后接疾病、手术或打击等，说明康复的来源。
She is still convalescing from pneumonia.
她仍在从肺炎中渐渐康复。
after 后接事件，强调某个经历之后逐渐恢复。
He convalesced after a long illness.
他久病之后渐渐康复。
用 in 或 at 指出休养的地点，at home 是常见搭配。
The patient convalesced at home for several weeks.
病人在家康复了好几周。
Not this
He convalesced his illness for two weeks.
Use this
He convalesced from his illness for two weeks.
convalesce 是不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语；表示“从疾病中康复”时，需用介词 from 引出 illness/operation 等。
Not this
Her convalesce was slow.
Use this
Her convalescence was slow.
convalesce 是动词，这里需要名词作主语；表示“康复期/恢复过程”要用名词 convalescence。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
从疾病中渐渐康复
After the fever broke, he spent two weeks convalescing from the illness.
退烧后，他花了两周时间从疾病中渐渐康复。
在家休养康复
She decided to convalesce at home rather than stay in the hospital.
她决定在家休养康复，而不是住院。
缓慢康复
The elderly patient had to convalesce slowly after the surgery.
那位年长病人在手术后不得不缓慢康复。
手术后康复
He needed several months to convalesce after surgery.
他手术后需要几个月才能康复。
在医院康复
The doctor advised him to convalesce in the hospital for a few more days.
医生建议他在医院再康复几天。
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记法：convalesce 结尾 '-lesce' 读作 less（更少），病痛越来越少，人渐渐康复。
语域：formal 常见场景：medical writing、formal written English convalesce 是一个较正式的动词，通常用于医疗或书面语境，表示康复过程；日常口语中更常说 recover 或 get better。
以上词的末尾重读音节都与 convalesce 押韵，都含 /les/ 或 /es/（如 less、unless、coalesce、acquiesce、effervesce、obsolesce）。注意：convalescent 虽拼写相似，但多出 /ənt/，不押韵；拼写相似的 vales /veɪlz/、please /pliːz/、lease /liːs/ 发音不同，不要混淆。
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