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单词 refloat
释义

refloat

verb

re·​float (ˌ)rē-ˈflōt How to pronounce refloat (audio)
refloated; refloating

transitive verb

: to float (something) again
Although there are no plans to refloat the wreck, divers expect to carefully document and remove whatever they can of Franklin's flagship. Bob Weber
New Zealand conservation authorities said 240 pilot whales that were stranded overnight at a remote bay … refloated themselves on Sunday and were swimming offshore. Reuters
Banks were refloated and the US trade deficit returned to its pre-2008 level. Yanis Varoufakis

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First Known Use

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