recycle

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Tái chế, tái sử dụng vật liệu

BrE /rɪˈsaɪkəl/ AmE /rɪˈsaɪkəl/

verb / noun en → vi

past recycled pp recycled ing recycling

1 REUSE MATERIALS [transitive, T + obj] B1

Tái chế, tái sử dụng vật liệu

to process used or waste materials so that they can be used again

  • recycle something

Collocations recycle paper · recycle plastic bottles

  • We recycle all our waste paper.

    Chúng tôi tái chế tất cả giấy vụn.

2 PROCESS MATERIALS [intransitive] B1

Tái chế vật liệu, tái sử dụng rác thải

to process used or waste materials so that they can be used again, especially as a regular activity for the environment

  • recycle

Collocations recycling program · recycling center

  • The city has a recycling program.

    Thành phố có một chương trình tái chế.

3 REUSE PRODUCTS [transitive, T + obj] B1

Sử dụng lại sản phẩm đã qua sử dụng

to use again something that was previously discarded or no longer needed, especially as a regular activity for the environment

  • recycle something

Collocations recycle old clothes · recycle used furniture

  • She likes to recycle her old clothes.

    Cô ấy thích sử dụng lại quần áo cũ.

4 REUSE IDEAS [transitive, T + obj] B2

Sử dụng lại ý tưởng đã qua sử dụng

to use again an idea or concept that was previously discarded or no longer needed, often in a creative way

  • recycle something

Collocations recycle an old idea · recycle a concept

  • The artist recycled the same theme in several paintings.

    Nhà nghệ thuật đã sử dụng lại chủ đề tương tự trong nhiều bức tranh.