| 单词 | reclaim |
| 释义 | reclaim (rɪkleɪm ) Word forms: reclaims , reclaiming , reclaimed 1. verb If you reclaim something that you have lost or that has been taken away from you, you succeed in getting it back. In 1986, they got the right to reclaim South African citizenship. [VERB noun] 'I've come to reclaim my property,' she announced to the desk clerk. [VERB noun] Synonyms: retrieve, claim back, get or take back, recover 2. verb If you reclaim an amount of money, for example tax that you have paid, you claim it back. There are eight million people currently eligible to reclaim income tax. [VERB noun] 3. verb 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. The Netherlands has been reclaiming farmland from water. [VERB noun] ...a scheme to build a residential development on reclaimed land. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: regain, rescue, restore, salvage 4. verb [usually passive] 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. The diamond towns are gradually being reclaimed by the desert. [be VERB-ed + by] This method of spraying would allow the land to be reclaimed by the rain forests. [be V-ed by n] 5. verb If you reclaim a person who has been involved in bad or criminal behaviour, you cause them to stop acting in that way. He set out to fight crime by reclaiming youths from local gangs. [VERB noun] Synonyms: rescue, save, reform, salvage Collocations: reclaim a title He returned to reclaim his title in 2008. Times, Sunday Times They reclaim the title they were so close to winning last year on the final day. Times, Sunday Times In 1907, he tried to reclaim the title but failed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Uncles did not attempt to reclaim the title and it fell dormant. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He left the magazine in 1968 and reclaimed the title in 1993, but had to end it in 2003 due to financial difficulties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His tyres were not yet up to temperature, so he waited for the moment when he knew he could reclaim the lead. Times,Sunday Times He reclaimed the lead after back-toback birdies at the 15th and 16th and wrapped up proceedings with a putt from about five feet at the last. Times, Sunday Times Even as 86 were added by the second-wicket pair, reclaiming the lead, longevity looked far from assured. Times, Sunday Times City soon reclaimed the lead from another set piece. Times, Sunday Times They soon reclaimed the lead and took control. Times, Sunday Times The time has come to reclaim the streets. The Sun The police will be sending a message that they are reclaiming the streets for the public. Times, Sunday Times They are also planning a 'reclaim the streets party' with sound systems playing loud music to disrupt meetings. Times, Sunday Times It has been described as a monthly protest by cyclists reclaiming the streets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 拿回, 重新变成沙漠、森林、海洋 Japanese: 取り戻す, 干拓する |
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