| 词汇 | example_english_oil-slick |
| 释义 | Examples of oil slickThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. An oilslick began to spread from the ship, leaking from damaged tanks. On the opposite shore, however, the water was 'like indigo and oilslick floated on the surface'. Possible impact of a primordial oilslick on atmospheric and chemical evolution. But it is also a very vulnerable sector, as we recently saw with the oilslick. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The third major problem was the problem of the oilslick. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English She was able from her knowledge of the fishing community to determine new co-ordinates from where an oilslick had been seen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The unprecedented magnitude of the oilslick and burning oil wells will, no doubt, have dangerous consequences on the global environment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The alternative must be a spread at the edges, so that the conurbations gradually extend like an oilslick over the surrounding country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must remember the great difficulties there are once an oilslick has developed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They will also keep the oilslick under surveillance and continue to report its size, speed and direction of movement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A form of community service, which might only take 10 hours, would be working with volunteers to clear that oilslick from the beach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The oilslick was closely monitored by air and sea surveillance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Today's mariner would simply presume that he had sailed into an oilslick. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because naturally what we cannot tolerate is that these two submerged sections of hull should continue giving out and expanding the oilslick. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Unfortunately it has happened again, however, and thus maritime safety and the prevention of oilslick disasters is back on the agenda. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The task of dealing with the oilslick is immense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many species and habitats have been threatened by the consequences of the oilslick. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The cost of spraying an oilslick at sea is of the same order excluding the cost of manning and operating the vessels required. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If you do not know how to control an oilslick, how do you carefully control an experiment? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The distances are very great and the rate at which an oilslick travels in the sea is astonishingly quick. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The dispersed oil is much more toxic to marine life than the oilslick on the surface. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Perhaps it is changing course but the oilslick is certainly not getting any smaller. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not aware of any oilslick off the north-east coast. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that the winds will not allow the oilslick to reach their coast. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English One was dealing with the oilslick itself. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A flourishing tourist sector can be totally wiped out by an ecological disaster such as an oilslick. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English These measures would clearly have enabled us to prevent to another oilslick from occurring. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English His action created an oilslick 80 miles long and 14 miles wide—one of the largest ever known. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one takes the energy out of the tides, the sediment settles and that can be as polluting to marine life as any oilslick. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The aim of the clearance operation is to break up the oilslick as much as possible today and then to concentrate on mopping up. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The oilslick is inexorably on the move. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is already being done for clearing up the existing oilslick. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The oilslick may be a very good point in theory, but unfortunately it is not likely that the scheme will work in that way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no oilslick in front of the court as there is on the beach. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Let us assume that by coincidence an oilslick is on the beach of his sea-side town. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Oil is currently escaping at a rate of 2,000 to 3,000 tonnes per day, and a large oilslick is forming. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the third oilslick in recent weeks. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My area is in a desperate fix as a result of the oilslick. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless this is resolved, we will be condemned not only to an oilslick but to a succession of oil slicks for months and years to come. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Shellfish farming, fishing, oyster farming and fish farming are today seriously affected, for the effects of the oilslick have been compounded by the storm damage affecting many areas. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It is this area, which has been badly hit by the oilslick, that is particularly vulnerable to damage due to its shallow water and slow circulation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a war zone, and it is not possible to treat the oilslick in the way that we would have treated it in ordinary peacetime circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Furthermore, even with the help of various compensation funds, the victims of the oilslick have still not received adequate compensation and some have not even received any. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I put to another witness that 10 or 20 miles out would give a better chance of dealing with an oilslick before it reached the shore than 2 miles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me perfectly clear that there is no particular virtue in a minimum, and the case which he gave of the oilslick is a good one. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The oilslick has endangered species and hit the food and employment potential of people in the region, as well as the oil industry and other local industry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Will people understand that a disaster may not always coincide with the borders of an individual state, thus becoming a supranational problem, as the oilslick from the demonstrated? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Does he agree that speed is of the essence in the cleaning-up operation, because the huge oilslick must be prevented from turning into even more devastating sludge and foam? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A total of 493 aerial missions were flown, treating 1100sqmi km2 of oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They will cause the oilslick to break up and form water-soluble micelles that are rapidly diluted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At 1513, she sighted an oilslick 1 mile by one-half mile, but contact was lost at 700 yards and never regained. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Per hour one ship can clean up to 140 m of ocean surface polluted with a 2 mm oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was also carrying 16 vehicles, and her foundering created an oilslick that quickly spread throughout the sound. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The main containment and dispersement of the oilslick at sea was completed within six weeks. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An oilslick was seen and the location marked. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The area is covered by oilslick of spilled petrol. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After two hours, a large oilslick appeared. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An earlier oilslick had already reached the coast. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They were known for their iridescent (like an oilslick with an incredible translucent quality and a phantasmagoric depth of color) glazes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Fortunately, northwesterly winds blew the 60by100 nmi oilslick offshore, and coastal fisheries and beaches were spared the worst. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Because of the oilslick, the hotels are completely full of people dealing with that problem, he said. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She released 10 depth charges, and then watched an oilslick spread over the attack area. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An oilslick and some debris appeared on the surface. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On the 20th she dropped a depth charge over a suspicious oil spot, whereupon a very heavy oilslick came to the surface. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Four minutes later a small oilslick began coming to the surface. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Other gadgets included chassis-mounted shinbreakers, oilslick dispensers and smoke emitters. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After four depth charge attacks, pieces of broken wood, cork, mattresses, and an oilslick broke the surface. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although rescue forces arrive at the scene in eight minutes, neither he nor his plane are found, only an oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. By daylight that morning, all traces of the oilslick were gone. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. On lap 148, he spun in an oilslick, and dropped out of the race. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. As the waves calmed, lookouts in both ships noticed many pieces of wood and other debris bobbing in a widening oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If a player hits an oilslick and then hits a wall while spinning, the player's car is temporarily destroyed, which loses time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Driving over an oilslick causes the player's car to skid slightly sideways, but does not slow it down. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Two depth charge attacks forced her back to the surface, but she again submerged; after a third attack, a large oilslick was observed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At daylight, an oilslick was seen, originating at the approximate position of the sinking and extending for about 31.7km nmi. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although there was no positive evidence of any sinkings, a two-square mile 2sqmi km2 oilslick confirmed the damage done by the submarine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After this attack she was unable to re-establish contact, and observed a large oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At sunrise, lookouts spotted debris and a moderate oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Rescue boats arrived on the scene a mere eight minutes later, but they found only an oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The transport continued firing until the submarine disappeared, leaving an oilslick which could be seen for at least 15 minutes. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was severely damaged on her port side, and a 3 km long oilslick was later reported to have been seen. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This resulted in air bubbles and an oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There was no wreckage on the surface, only an oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She found only debris and an oilslick. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He joined on us and led us to the oilslick, that being the most expedient method to get to the crash site at the time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A geyser of water spouted high in the air, followed by tremendous explosions and a huge oilslick that spread for an hour and a half. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Upon surfacing, it was found that her pressure hull had not been damaged, but a heavy oilslick indicated a puncture of a fuel oil ballast tank. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In-situ burning of oil slicks on water: procedures and techniques. Those deaths have attracted far less publicity than the images of oil slicks on beaches, no doubt because blood washes away quicker than oil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Would he consider instituting helicopter patrols in the summer so that oil slicks may be detected at an early stage? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is not just the now familiar story of polluted beaches, oil slicks and industrial pollutants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How many civil servants are involved in the operation to clean up the oil slicks? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is also the possibility of using bacteria to break down the oil slicks and to make them more easily tackled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should be discussing what on earth to do about the oil slicks and, above all, about the oil fires. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Whose responsibility is it to deal with oil slicks two miles or so out at sea and coming in? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Surely, the place to deal with oil slicks and oil spillages is at sea and not after they have come ashore. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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