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单词 recycle
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recycle
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When you recycle something, you process it so it can be used again. You might recycle an old tire and make it into a snazzy black knapsack with some very cool skid marks.
The prefix re- means again, and when you recycle something, you process it for another cycle of use. The phrase "reduce, reuse, recycle" gives you three ways to prevent waste. When you recycle plastic bottles, they’re melted down and made into new bottles or even furniture or clothing. You might do some creative recycling and turn your old textbooks into a coffee table. When you have your washing machine repeat the wash or rinse cycle, that’s a different recycle.
WORD FAMILY
recycle: recyclable, recycled, recycles, recycling+/recycling: recyclings
USAGE EXAMPLES
Perhaps a section of upscale goods like goji berries, bison burgers and recycled toilet paper alongside a more down-home selection of everyday staples.
New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)
But what about the 99 percent, and the new art that is not being recycled in the great moneymaking machine of today’s market?
New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)
Readers rave about recycle truck driver Santa, rant about rude Seahawks fans.
Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016)
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v use again after processing
We must recycle the cardboard boxes
Syn|Hypo|Hyper
reprocess, reuse
rehash
present or use over, with no or few changes
reclaim, recover
reuse (materials from waste products)
apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
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v cause to repeat a cycle
Hyper
cycle
cause to go through a recurring sequence
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