Word · Frequency #13886
recoup
补偿；赔偿；偿还
核心释义
to reimburse or compensate someone for a loss or expense they have suffered
- 1.
收回(投资等)；弥补(损失)
To make back (an investment or similar).
- 2.
从错误中恢复；纠正错误
To recover from an error.
- 3.
合法扣留(部分)；从应付款中扣除；扣除
To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct.
- 4.
偿还；赔偿；常用于反身或被动语态
To reimburse; to indemnify; often used reflexively and in the passive voice.
收回(投资等)；弥补(损失)；从错误中恢复；纠正错误；合法扣留(部分)；从应付款中扣除；扣除；偿还；赔偿；常用于反身或被动语态；偿还
用法In use
The cafe raised its prices slightly to recoup the extra costs from the renovation.
用法提示：recoup 是动词原形，后接 costs，表示“收回成本”。
After the concert was cancelled, the organisers offered refunds and struggled to recoup their losses.
用法提示：recoup 是动词原形，后接 losses，表示“弥补/收回损失”。
She sold her camera to recoup some of the money she had put into the trip.
用法提示：recoup 是动词原形，后接 money，表示“收回款项”。
recoup sth
recoup 为及物动词，宾语常为投资、成本、损失等，表示“收回”。
The company hopes to recoup its investment within three years.
公司希望三年内收回投资。
recoup sth from sb/sth
用 from 引出补偿或收回的来源。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- recoup costs
- 收回成本
- The company hopes to recoup costs within two years.公司希望在两年内收回成本。
- recoup losses
- 弥补损失
- Investors are trying to recoup their losses after the market crash.市场崩盘后，投资者正设法弥补损失。
- recoup investment
- 收回投资
- It will take five years to recoup the initial investment.收回初始投资需要五年时间。
- recoup expenses
- 收回开支
- She recouped her travel expenses through the insurance claim.她通过保险索赔收回了差旅开支。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 re（再次）+ coup（漂亮一击）——再出一击把损失拿回来，即“补偿、收回”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：商务、金融、新闻报道 recoup 多用于正式和商务语境，尤其在讨论投资、开支或损失时表示收回成本或得到补偿。日常口语中较少使用，更常说 get back 或 recover。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 recoup 中重读音节 /uːp/ 押韵的词有 coupe、dupe、loop、soup、group。注意 coup 拼写相似，但发音为 /kuː/，词尾没有 /p/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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