refloat

v. (使)再浮起

词形变化

refloats 复数 refloated refloating refloats 三单 refloats refloating 现在分词 refloated 过去式 refloated 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The process of getting something to float again.

    A small crowd on the docks watched the attempted refloat of the ship.

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause to float again.

    及物

    Removing fuel from the sunken ship will make it easier to refloat it.

  2. 2.

    To float again.

    不及物

    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.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 1

float

词源

From re- + float.

来源：wiktionary