reclaim
verb
rɪˈkleɪm
verb
1
to
get
back
an
amount
of
money
that
you
have
paid
取回〔已付的金钱〕;
You
may
be
entitled
to
reclaim
some
tax.
你可能可以退回一些税款。
2
to
make
an
area
of
desert,
wet
land
etc
suitable
for
farming
or
building
开垦，开拓〔沙漠、湿地等〕
This
land
will
be
reclaimed
for
a
new
airport.
这块土地将被开发用来建新机场。
3
to
get
back
something
that
you
have
lost
or
that
has
been
taken
away
from
you
恢复; 夺回
I
want
to
reclaim
the
championship
that
I
lost
in
1999.
我想夺回 1999 年失去的冠军称号。
4
to
obtain
useful
products
from
waste
material
回收（废料）利用;
You
can
reclaim
old
boards
and
use
them
as
shelves.
旧木板可以废物利用，当搁板使用。
land
reclamation
垦荒