reclamation

英 [ˌrekləˈmeɪʃn]

美 [ˌrekləˈmeɪʃn]

n.  (荒地等的)开垦，改造

复数：reclamations　

TOEFL经济

BNC.15675 / COCA.19656

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （荒地等的）开垦，改造
  Reclamationis the process of changing land that is unsuitable for farming or building into land that can be used.
  1. ...centuries of sea-wall construction and the reclamation of dry land from the marshes...
     几个世纪以来建造海堤并将沼泽地改造成为良田的行动
  2. The area is needed for a land reclamation project.
     一个土地开垦项目要在这一地区进行。

英英释义

noun

• the recovery of useful substances from waste products
• rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
  1. the reclamation of delinquent children
  Synonym:reformation
• the conversion of wasteland into land suitable for use of habitation or cultivation
  Synonym:renewalrehabilitation

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