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the reclamation of [land/wasteland]
指把荒地或废弃土地开垦为可用土地，后接 of 说明对象。
The reclamation of abandoned industrial sites can create green spaces.
开垦废弃的工业用地可以创造绿色空间。
开垦；垦荒
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开垦；垦荒
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for habitation or cultivation
The reclamation of abandoned industrial sites can create green spaces.
开垦废弃的工业用地可以创造绿色空间。
开垦的行为或被开垦的状态。
The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
荒地或水淹土地的恢复,使其可耕种。
The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
The new housing estate was built on land created by reclamation from the sea.
这个新住宅区建在填海造地形成的土地上。
Local farmers have benefited from the reclamation of abandoned marshland.
当地农民从废弃沼泽地的开垦中受益。
The city's reclamation project added several square kilometers of land for parks and roads.
这座城市的土地开垦项目为公园和道路增加了数平方公里的土地。
指把荒地或废弃土地开垦为可用土地，后接 of 说明对象。
The reclamation of abandoned industrial sites can create green spaces.
开垦废弃的工业用地可以创造绿色空间。
from 引出废料来源，表示从废料中回收有用物质。
The reclamation of silver from used photographic chemicals is environmentally beneficial.
从用过的摄影化学品中回收银对环境有益。
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The city plans to reclamation the old industrial site.
Use this
The city plans to reclaim the old industrial site.
reclamation 是名词，表示“开垦、改造”的行为；这里需要动词，英文的对应动词是 reclaim，不能把名词直接当动词用。
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They built houses on reclamation land.
Use this
They built houses on reclaimed land.
表示“被开垦的、改造过的”土地时，应用 reclaim 的过去分词 reclaimed 作定语修饰 land；reclamation 是名词，不作形容词。
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The reclamation for the coastal wetlands took decades.
Use this
The reclamation of the coastal wetlands took decades.
reclamation 表示“对……的开垦/改造”时，与 of 搭配引出对象；for 表示目的，此处语义不当。
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土地开垦；填海造地
Land reclamation in the bay will create space for a new resort.
海湾的填海造地将为新度假村腾出空间。
矿区复垦
The government requires mining companies to pay for mine reclamation.
政府要求矿业公司支付矿区复垦费用。
废物回收；废料再生
Waste reclamation turns discarded plastic into new products.
废物回收将废弃塑料变成新产品。
填海工程；开垦工程
The reclamation project displaced several fishing villages.
这项填海工程使几个渔村搬迁。
Use reclamation naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
从 reclaim 记住 reclamation：把荒地、废料、迷途者“要回来”——开垦、回收、感化。
语域：formal 常见场景：land development、environmental engineering、coastal construction 此处主要指“开垦/将荒地或水域改造为可用土地”这一义项。该词比较正式，多用于书面说明、技术报告或新闻报道，日常口语较少使用。
指开垦、复原等过程时通常不可数；指具体实例时可用复数。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.