recycle

リサイクルに出す

使い終えた物を、材料を再利用できるよう専用の容器に分けて出す。

やさしい英語で： To put used things in special bins so their materials can be used again.

• We recycle our bottles.
• Do you recycle paper at home?
• She recycled all the empty cans after the party.

よく使う表現： recycle plastic bottles, recycle your cans, recycle at home

再生する、リサイクルする

使い終えた材料を加工し、新しい物を作るのに使えるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To process used materials so they can be made into new things.

• This factory recycles plastic.
• Old paper is recycled into new notebooks.
• Can this material be recycled?

使い方： recycle something into something (The factory recycles old bottles into new glass containers.)

類義語： reprocess

よく使う表現： recycle waste materials, recycle scrap metal, recycle into something

循環する

同じ過程を繰り返し通り、再び使える状態になる。

やさしい英語で： To pass through a process repeatedly and become available for use again.

• Nutrients recycle naturally in the forest.
• Sulfur recycles through several forms in nature.
• These materials recycle within the ecosystem.

使い方： recycle through something (Nutrients recycle through the soil as plants grow and decay.)

類義語： recirculate

よく使う表現： recycle through something, recycle naturally, recycle within something