reclaim
英 /rɪˈkleɪm/ 美 /rɪˈkleɪm/
- v. 取回；收回Get back something that belongs or previously belonged to you
- v. 开垦；使土地可用Make damaged or submerged land suitable for use
- v. 回收利用Recover useful materials from waste for reuse
I returned to the station to reclaim my suitcase.
我回到车站取回自己的行李箱。
Coastal cities sometimes reclaim land from the sea to create space for housing and transport.
沿海城市有时通过填海造地，为住房和交通设施腾出空间。
搭配
reclaim lost property 领回失物reclaim land 开垦土地；填海造地reclaim materials 回收材料
辨析提示
reclaim强调收回或恢复利用，不只是收集。
词族
reclamation (n.)、reclaimed (adj.)
相关词
- vulnerability 脆弱性；易受伤害性
- hydroelectric 水力发电的
- contaminate 污染；使受污染
- irrigation 灌溉
- hectare 公顷
- incinerator 焚烧炉
- manure 粪肥
- accumulation 积累；堆积；积聚物
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