reclaim

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中文翻译

vt. 开垦, 改造, 感化, 纠正, 回收

vi. 喊叫, 抗议

英文解释

v. claim back

v. reuse (materials from waste products)

v. make useful again; transform from a useless or uncultivated state

词态变化

过去分词:reclaimed

现在分词:reclaiming

过去式:reclaimed

第三人称单数:reclaims

常见例句

the voluntary surrender of property (or a right to property) without attempting to reclaim it or give it away

Oppressed white guys also think that Feminism is a threat to their masculinity.\r \r They don't realize that white men have not been disempowered by society at large, and pretend that they're under attack. > "So what if by using the word 'nigger' black people are reclaiming the term? I'm being oppressed because I can't use it!" > "I don't realize that freedom of speech is simply a legal distinction, so I should be allowed to say Nigger without anyone getting mad!" > "Boo-hoo, I'm a white male

low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)

reclaim, to call out against

One who reclaims