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单词 recycling
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recyclingn.

Brit. /ˌriːˈsʌɪklɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈsaɪk(ə)lɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: recycle v., -ing suffix1.
Etymology: < recycle v. + -ing suffix1.
1. The action of recycle v.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > [noun] > re-use
re-employment1625
reuse1838
reutilization1860
recycling1925
recycle1961
society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > [noun] > processing > recycling
recycling1925
recycle1961
1925 U.S. Patent 1,566,796 8/1 Even without such recycling of ammonia..the process of the present invention permits the recovery of important amounts of phenol from the gas liquor.
1952 Jrnl. Industr. Econ. 1 15 Improved technology holds possibilities for..the ‘recycling’ of materials currently going to waste.
1971 Daily Tel. 29 Apr. 14/6 The more than 9·1 million aluminium cans represent about 460,000 lb of litter and solid waste removed for complete recycling.
1992 Woman 7 Dec. 50/1 Recycling is fashionable, so make your gift tags from last year's cards.
2005 M. Bjornerud Reading Rocks iv. 129 Arc magmas provide some compelling evidence for surprisingly rapid recycling of continent-derived sediment.
2007 Independent 7 Mar. (Property section) 5/3 What attracted me to Turning Earth was the author's passion for recycling—creating things out of odds and ends that are lying around.
2. Material, such as old newspaper, glass, etc., set aside to be recycled.
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1973 Malvern (Iowa) Leader 24 May 6/4 The MYF took the recycling from the Nishna Valley Parish to Omaha Sunday afternoon.
1994 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 2 Sept. 1 b I recommend putting the recycling out in the morning.
2014 P. Denton Technol. & Sustainability 134 The recycling piled up with no place to put it.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, esp. with reference to the recycling of waste, as recycling bin, recycling facility, etc.
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1938 Paris (Texas) News 2 May 7/7 Experiments are being conducted at the Tidewater Associated and Seaboard recycling plant, which was recently placed in operation.
1955 Frederick (Maryland) Post 5 Nov. 6/2 A so-called ‘recycling’ system is being developed.
1959 Stars & Stripes (Darmstadt, Germany) 9 June 8/3 Exhibits include..an oxygen-carbon dioxide recycling process being studied to maintain man in space.
1972 Guardian 6 June 15/4 Recycling enthusiasts are..collecting..old bottles and tin cans.
1975 N.Y. Times 25 Oct. 27/3 The recycling boom is waning because of unfavorable economic conditions.
1986 Mod. Railroads Feb. 44/3 Small recycling equipment..would allow it to redistill such hazardous wastes as mineral spirits.
1989 T. C. Boyle If River was Whiskey 128 You want to help me take those old newspapers to the recycling center.
1990 Garbage Nov. 6/2 On another day I am dodging dumptrucks on a tour of an intermediate recycling facility.
1991 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 20 Aug. 9/1 We biff a few newspapers into the local recycling bin, opt for cloth nappies over disposables and rest on our laurels.
2005 A. Smith Accidental 116 Our recycling project, a sign says by the bins.
2007 Dunoon Observer & Argyllshire Standard 29 June 22/2 Drivers have a responsibility to send their car to an authorised recycling facility to ensure the vehicle is properly depolluted.
C2.
recycling time n. the time taken for a process to complete a cycle and start again; (Photography) the time required to recharge the capacitor of a flash unit.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > technical factors > [noun] > flash > number or time
guide number1948
recycling time1956
1956 Jrnl. Sci. Instruments 33 508/1 When the recycling time was increased from ten to fifteen seconds or longer, the temperature rose by approximately 1° C.
1958 Amateur Photographer 31 Dec. 2/2 (advt.) Angle 60°, recycling time 6 sec.
1989 J. Strong Procedures Appl. Optics xviii. 236 The recycling time was limited by the cooling time for mercury-pump boilers.
2002 Outdoor Photographer Oct. 90/2 An external power pack reduces the flash's recycling time, which is especially important when firing flash at a high burst rate.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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