新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

reclaim

英 [rɪˈkleɪm]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

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。

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