Word · Frequency #15675
reclamation
开垦；垦荒
the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for habitation or cultivation
- 1.
The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
开垦的行为或被开垦的状态。
- 2.
The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.
荒地或水淹土地的恢复,使其可耕种。
回收；再生利用；改造；感化；开垦的行为或被开垦的状态。；荒地或水淹土地的恢复,使其可耕种。；开垦
In use
The new housing estate was built on land created by reclamation from the sea.
Local farmers have benefited from the reclamation of abandoned marshland.
The city's reclamation project added several square kilometers of land for parks and roads.
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。
the reclamation of [substance] from [waste products]
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。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- land reclamation
- 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。
- mine reclamation
- 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。
- waste reclamation
- 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。
- reclamation project
- 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。
Synonyms
- reclaiming
- 开垦（的动作） · reclaiming 是动词 reclaim 的动名词，可替代 reclamation（如 the reclaiming of land），但更强调动作本身；正式书面语中 reclamation 更常见。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
从 reclaim 记住 reclamation：把荒地、废料、迷途者“要回来”——开垦、回收、感化。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
指开垦、复原等过程时通常不可数；指具体实例时可用复数。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ation 结尾，且重读音节含 /eɪʃən/，与 reclamation (/ˌrɛkləˈmeɪʃən/) 押韵。其中 proclamation、exclamation 与 reclamation 一样拼作 -clamation，读 /kləˈmeɪʃən/；declaration 是易混词形，拼作 -claration，读 /ˌdɛkləˈreɪʃən/，中间没有 /m/，不要误读成 /kləˈmeɪʃən/。
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.