reclaim
英 [rɪ'kleɪm]
美 [rɪ'klem]
- vt. 开拓；回收再利用；改造某人，使某人悔改
- vi. 抗议，喊叫
- n. 改造，感化；再生胶
助记提示
1. re- + -claim.
2. => "call back a hawk to the glove," hence "to make tame".
3. => "revoke" (a grant, gift, etc.).
4. => "recall (someone) from an erring course to a proper state".
5. => "get back by effort" might reflect influence of claim.
6. => "bring waste land into useful condition fit for cultivation". 其实就是驯化、改造土地，这是引申义。
7. reclaim <====> revoke, 构造及其部分引申义的原理相同。
8. 也就是喊回来、要回来。
双语例句
- 1. What I've tried very subtly to do is to reclaim language.
- 我费尽心机在做的就是改造、拯救语言。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. "I've come to reclaim my property," she announced to the desk clerk.
- “我来要求归还我的房产，”她向接待人员宣布。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. In 1986, they got the right to reclaim South African citizenship.
- 1986年，他们取得了恢复南非公民身份的权利。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. You'll have to go to the police station to reclaim your wallet.
- 你得到警察局去认领你的钱包。
来自《权威词典》
- 5. I have tried to reclaim my money without success.
- 我没能把钱取回来.
来自《简明英汉词典》
