| 词汇 | refloat |
| 释义 | refloat verb[ T ] uk /ˌriːˈfləʊt/ us /ˌriːˈfloʊt/ to bring a ship back to the surface of the water after it has sunk: 使（沉没的船只）重新浮出水面 the cost of refloating the Costa Concordia让协和海岸号重新浮出水面的成本 Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking bail out buoy buoyancy buoyant buoyantly capsize ducking floatation flotation founder ground keel over kickboard outrigger ride ride something out run scupper sunken waterlogged You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Navigation & shipwrecks Examples of refloatrefloat Pieces of the false keel floated to the surface, but the ship was quickly refloated and found not to be leaking. All efforts to refloat her failed, and bad weather was forecast. The vessel ran aground at seven minutes past 8, and she was refloated within three hours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I still consider it worthwhile, therefore, to refloat the idea of having a payroll tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The next best course would have been to refloat the ship and tow it away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This in itself could only have helped to lighten the vessel and, possibly, assist in the process of refloating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, the administrator would be able to refloat the company on the basis of the cash-generating assets, which have a significant positive value. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Several attempts to refloat the vessel had to be abandoned but most of the equipment, including the engines, was salvaged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In three other cases the stranding was of a serious character, but the ships were refloated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She was refloated within three hours, and then the salvage operation began. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A week later she refloated herself under her own steam. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rescue and salvage operations were hampered by severe weather, but fortunately the vessel was refloated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They face the most formidable problems in refloating it and locating it in its intended position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is clearly extremely difficult to refloat a vessel of that size and weight once it has been grounded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is incredible that the tanker was stranded for four days and unable to be refloated. 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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