with obj.
1
- retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of重新得到, 收回, 取回; 要求(或主张)归还, 要求(或主张)恢复:
you can reclaim £25 of the £435 deducted
你可重新要求得到435英镑回扣中的25英镑
when Dennis emerged I reclaimed my room.
丹尼斯露面后, 我要求归还我的房间。
1.1
- redeem (someone) from a state of vice; reform使改过, 使改正, 改造; 感化; 教化:
societies for reclaiming beggars and prostitutes.
改造乞丐和妓女的社团。
1.2
- archaic tame or civilize (an animal or person)〈古〉驯化, 驯服(动物); 使(人)文明, 使(人)开化。
2
- bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation开垦, 开拓:
much of the Camargue has now been reclaimed
卡马格岛不少地方现已被开垦
as adj. reclaimed reclaimed land.开垦的土地。
2.1
- recover (material) for reuse; recycle回收利用; 重新利用(材料):
a sufficient weight of plastic could easily be reclaimed.
大量的塑料可以很容易地回收利用。
mass noun
- the action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed归还要求(或主张); 再要求, 再主张; 退还:
VAT reclaim.
增值税退还。
派生词
reclaimable
adjectivereclaimer
nounreclamation
noun词源
Middle English (used in falconry in the sense recall): from Old French reclamer, from Latin reclamare 'cry out against', from re- 'back' + clamare 'to shout'.