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reclaim sth
及物动词，意为‘开垦、改造（土地）’，宾语通常为土地或沼泽等。
They plan to reclaim the desert for farming.
他们计划开垦这片沙漠用于耕种。
收回；要求归还
reclaims — third person singular of reclaim
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
收回；要求归还
to claim back (something that was lost or taken away)
They plan to reclaim the desert for farming.
他们计划开垦这片沙漠用于耕种。
使土地恢复到适宜使用的状态。
To return land to a suitable condition for use.
从废物中获取有用产品；回收利用。
To obtain useful products from waste; to recycle.
取回某物；收回。
To claim something back; to repossess.
将某个词汇(通常是贬义词)重新用于可接受的用法,通常由曾受该词侮辱的群体来推动。
To bring back a term into acceptable usage, usually of a slur, and usually by the group that was once targeted by that slur.
reclaim
Base
原形
reclaims
3rd person
第三人称单数
reclaiming
-ing
现在分词
reclaimed
Past
过去式
reclaimed
Past participle
过去分词
They reclaim materials from waste.
他们从废物中回收材料。
The city reclaimed the land.
这座城市开垦了那片土地。
She has reclaimed her confidence.
她已经恢复自信。
规则动词
The company aims to reclaim valuable materials from electronic waste.
该公司旨在从电子废物中回收有价值的材料。
They reclaimed the marshland and turned it into farmland.
他们开垦了沼泽地并将其变成了农田。
The artist is reclaiming old bottles to create beautiful vases.
这位艺术家正在改造旧瓶子，制作美丽的花瓶。
及物动词，意为‘开垦、改造（土地）’，宾语通常为土地或沼泽等。
They plan to reclaim the desert for farming.
他们计划开垦这片沙漠用于耕种。
及物动词，意为‘从……中回收（有用材料）’或‘从……处收回（物品）’。
The company reclaimed valuable metals from electronic waste.
该公司从电子垃圾中回收了有价值的金属。
不及物动词，意为‘抗议、喊叫’，常与against连用，后接抗议的对象。
The workers reclaimed against the unfair treatment.
工人们抗议不公平待遇。
Not this
He reclaimed for his lost wallet.
Use this
He reclaimed his lost wallet.
reclaim 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 for。中文表达'索回'时，动词后直接接物品，不要加介词。
Not this
She reclaimed that she saw the accident.
Use this
She claimed that she saw the accident.
reclaim 意为'收回、回收'，不用于表示'声称'。表达'声称'应使用 claim。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
开垦土地
The government plans to reclaim land from the sea.
政府计划填海造地。
回收材料
The factory recycles and reclaims materials from waste.
这家工厂从废弃物中回收材料。
收回自己的时间
She decided to reclaim her time by quitting her second job.
她决定辞去第二份工作，收回自己的时间。
收回权利
The indigenous people fought to reclaim their land rights.
土著人民为收回他们的土地权利而斗争。
使某人改邪归正
The rehabilitation program aims to reclaim young offenders from crime.
该改造计划旨在使少年犯改邪归正。
重新掌控自己的生活
After years of depression, she finally reclaimed her life.
经过多年的抑郁，她终于重新掌控了自己的生活。
重登王位；恢复统治地位
The aging champion reclaimed his throne with a stunning victory.
这位年迈的冠军以惊人的胜利重登王位。
重新夺回自己的时间
She learned to say no to extra work and reclaim her time for family.
她学会拒绝额外工作，重新把时间留给家人。
夺回你的生活。
In the movie Fight Club, the character Tyler says, 'Reclaim your life.'
在电影《搏击俱乐部》中，角色泰勒说：‘夺回你的生活。’
夺回你在生命循环中的位置。
In The Lion King, Mufasa's spirit tells Simba, 'Reclaim your place in the circle of life.'
在《狮子王》中，木法沙的灵魂对辛巴说：‘夺回你在生命循环中的位置。’
Use reclaims naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记忆中re-是‘再次’，claim是‘宣称’，合起来就是‘再次宣称要回’，即回收或开垦。
语域：neutral 常见场景：land restoration、waste management、property law 通常用于正式或技术性语境，如环境治理、资源回收及法律事务等。日常口语中较少使用，多出现在书面或专业讨论中。
及物动词，后直接接宾语
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