refloat

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process of getting something to float again.
    — A small crowd on the docks watched the attempted refloat of the ship.
动词 v.
  1. To cause to float again. transitive
    — Removing fuel from the sunken ship will make it easier to refloat it.
  2. To float again. intransitive
    — 2025, Chloe Hughes, Boat stranded on canal hole edge pulled to safety (BBC News) https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c79x0vqvnq4o Overnight, water was pumped into dammed sections created by the Canal and River Trust on Tuesday, and as of 06:00 on Wednesday, water levels were recovering. "This means that one of the boats near to the breach site, plus six further up the canal, are now beginning to refloat," it [the council] said.

词形变化

refloats present,singular,third-person refloating participle,present refloated participle,past refloated past refloats plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English float
English refloat
From re- + float.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-der.
Old French re-bor.
Middle English re-
English re-
English float
English refloat
From re- + float.
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