(翻土； 开垦) cultivate (land); reclaim (wasteland): 军 ～ 农场 army reclamation farm; 开 ～ reclaim [open up] wasteland ◆垦伐 assart; 垦荒 reclaim wasteland; bring wasteland under cultivation; open up virgin soil; land reclamation; 垦区 reclamation area; 垦殖 reclaim and cultivate wasteland; reclaim land and live on it; reclaim wasteland and go in for production