英语词汇“reclaim”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

re·claim

(rĭ-klām)

tr.v. re·claimed, re·claim·ing, re·claims

1. To resume possession of; take back: reclaimed our luggage; reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title.

2. Chiefly British To legally request what is due: reclaimed the tax that is owed.

3. To require or deserve again: The movie reclaimed my attention.

4. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation: reclaim marshlands; reclaim strip-mined land.

5. To procure (usable substances) from refuse or waste products; recycle.

6. To bring back, as from error, to a right or proper course; reform. See Synonyms at save¹.

7. To use or reinterpret (a historically derogatory name or term) in a positive way, as in pride for one's social group.

8. To tame (a falcon, for example).

Restoration to a previous or reformed state: a life beyond reclaim.

[Middle English reclamen, to call back, from Old French reclamer, to entreat, from Latin reclāmāre : re-, re- + clāmāre, to cry out; see kelə-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

re·claima·ble adj.

re·claimant, re·claimer n.

单词	reclaim
释义	re·claim (rĭ-klām) tr.v. re·claimed, re·claim·ing, re·claims 1. To resume possession of; take back: reclaimed our luggage; reclaimed the heavyweight boxing title. 2. Chiefly British To legally request what is due: reclaimed the tax that is owed. 3. To require or deserve again: The movie reclaimed my attention. 4. To bring into or return to a suitable condition for use, as cultivation or habitation: reclaim marshlands; reclaim strip-mined land. 5. To procure (usable substances) from refuse or waste products; recycle. 6. To bring back, as from error, to a right or proper course; reform. See Synonyms at save¹. 7. To use or reinterpret (a historically derogatory name or term) in a positive way, as in pride for one's social group. 8. To tame (a falcon, for example). n. Restoration to a previous or reformed state: a life beyond reclaim. [Middle English reclamen, to call back, from Old French reclamer, to entreat, from Latin reclāmāre : re-, re- + clāmāre, to cry out; see kelə-² in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] re·claima·ble adj. re·claimant, re·claimer n.
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