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to retrieve · to redeem

挽回
wǎn huí
WordHSK 7-9
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But meanwhile it flees: time flees irretrievably, while we wander around, prisoners of our love of detail.
但与此同时，它却在消逝：时间无可挽回地流逝， 而我们却四处游荡，成为我们对细节的热爱的囚徒。
Synonyms
Synonyms
to pull back · to regain (one's dignity etc) · to recover from (an adverse situation) · to turn the tables扳回bān huíto reverse · to turn around (an undesirable situation) · (mechanics) torsion扭转niǔ zhuǎnto pull strongly against a crazy tide (idiom); fig. to try hard to save a desperate crisis力挽狂澜lì wǎn kuáng lánto save · to remedy · to rescue挽救wǎn jiù