reclaim
UK/rɪ'kleɪm/US/ri'kleim/
IELTSTOEFLGRE六级考研B1
释义
v.
To get back or take back something that was lost or taken away.
收回；取回；找回
v.
To make wasteland or flooded land usable, e.g. by draining or filling.
开垦（荒地）；填海造地
v.
To recover useful materials from waste for reuse.
回收（废料）再利用
词根拆分
原生英语re-（往回）+ claim（喊）= 把某物喊回到自己身边。这个"回"散开成几支：取回属于你的（reclaim your luggage、reclaim a slur 重新据为己用）、让土地恢复使用（reclaim land from the sea 填海）、回收废料再利用（reclaim materials）。
词根 claim 还连着 24 个词常用搭配
- 1.reclaim land开垦土地；填海造地
- 2.reclaim materials回收材料
- 3.reclaim one's identity找回自我认同
- 4.reclaim waste回收废料
例句
- 1.
She fought for years to reclaim the land her family had lost.
她奋斗多年，只为收回家族失去的土地。
- 2.
The city reclaimed hundreds of acres from the sea.
这座城市从海中填出了数百英亩土地。
- 3.
The plant reclaims metals from discarded electronics.
这家工厂从废弃电子产品中回收金属。