reclaim

取り戻す、返還を求める

自分の物や、以前持っていた物を再び手に入れる。

やさしい英語で： To get back something that belongs to you or that you once had.

• I went to reclaim my bag.
• The team reclaimed the title after ten years.
• You may be able to reclaim the tax you paid.

使い方： reclaim something from someone/something (She reclaimed her money from the company.)

類義語： recover, get back, retrieve

反対語： relinquish

よく使う表現： reclaim your luggage, reclaim your property, reclaim the title

干拓する、再生する

水を抜いたり損傷を直したりして、土地を使えるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To make land suitable for use, often by draining water or repairing damage.

• They plan to reclaim the old mine site.
• Farmers reclaimed the marsh for growing crops.
• Much of the airport stands on land reclaimed from the sea.

使い方： reclaim land from something (Engineers reclaimed land from the sea.)

類義語： restore, rehabilitate

よく使う表現： reclaim land, reclaim a marsh, reclaim damaged land

回収する、再利用する

廃棄物や使い終わった物から、役に立つ材料を取り出す。

やさしい英語で： To get useful materials from waste or things that have already been used.

• The plant reclaims water for reuse.
• They reclaimed wood from a demolished house.
• Can we reclaim useful metals from these batteries?

使い方： reclaim something from something (The factory reclaims copper from old cables.)

類義語： recover, salvage, recycle

よく使う表現： reclaim waste water, reclaim scrap metal, reclaim old timber

回収材、再生材

再び使うために、使用済みの物から集めた材料。

やさしい英語で： Material collected from something already used, so it can be used again.

• The factory mixes rubber reclaim into new products.
• They collected reclaim from the used equipment.
• This batch of reclaim needs further processing.

類義語： recovered material

よく使う表現： rubber reclaim, cannabis reclaim, collect the reclaim