reclaim /rɪˈkleɪm/ CET6 TEM4 ( reclaiming, reclaimed, reclaims )

• 1. 

  V-T If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you, you succeed in getting it back. 拿回; 收回

  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. 

  V-T If you reclaim an amount of money, for example tax that you have paid, you claim it back. 要求归还

  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. 

  V-T 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. 开垦; 改造

  例：

  The Netherlands has been reclaiming farmland from water.

  荷兰一直在围海造田。

• 4. 

  V-T 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. 重新变成 (沙漠、森林、海洋) [usu passive]

  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。