新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

reclaim

英  [rɪˈkleɪm]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词
  • reclaims , reclaiming , reclaimed

    1[T 及物动词] 拿回 , 收回

    If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you, you succeed in getting it back.

    双语例句

    例:

    In 1986, they got the right to reclaim South African citizenship.

    1986年,他们得到了恢复南非公民身份的权利。

    2[T 及物动词] 要求归还

    If you reclaim an amount of money, for example tax that you have paid, you claim it back.

    双语例句

    例:

    The good news for the industry was that investors don't seem to be in any hurry to reclaim their money.

    对该行业来说,好消息是投资者们似乎不急于要求收回他们的钱。

    3[T 及物动词] 开垦 , 改造

    When people reclaim land, they make it suitable for a purpose such as farming or building, for example by draining it or by building a barrier against the sea.

    双语例句

    例:

    The Netherlands has been reclaiming farmland from water.

    荷兰一直在围海造田。

    4[T 及物动词] 重新变成(沙漠、森林、海洋)

    If a piece of land that was used for farming or building is reclaimed by a desert, forest, or the sea, it turns back into desert, forest, or sea.

    双语例句

    例:

    The diamond towns are gradually being reclaimed by the desert.

    那些开采钻石的小镇逐渐被沙漠重新吞噬了。