渐渐康复 meaning in English

convalesce
sit up and take notice

Photographs suggest that while he has been convalescing he remains extremely frail
一些图片表明，老卡斯特罗的身体在渐渐康复，但仍非常虚弱。
His legs were massaged , worked and exercised and , yes , by the time he was seven or eight you wouldn ' t even know he ' d had a problem if you watched him walk
经过按摩、推拿和锻炼，他的腿果然渐渐康复。七八岁的时候，他走路的样子已让人看不出他的腿有过毛病。