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单词 resurface
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Definition of resurface in English:

resurface

verb riːˈsəːfɪsriˈsərfəs
  • 1with object Put a new coating on or re-form (a surface, especially a road)

    I helped my mother to resurface the kitchen floor
    the road has been closed for resurfacing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • According to the engineers who worked on it, the road was resurfaced with wafer-thin asphalt.
    • The road was being resurfaced and glistened with fudge-soft tarmac.
    • We would not recommend you resurface your kitchen sink.
    • A porcelain and enamel refinisher can resurface them to most any color you want, but it would be a solid color without the marbling.
    • In the new year, the remaining work will include the laying of pavement sections, resurfacing of roads and work on overhead power wires.
    • Dancers must be especially careful when they are scheduled to dance on stages that are due to be resurfaced or are under construction, or on any surface that is not designed for dancing.
    • Construction to rebuild and resurface the road has reached Phase Two.
    • Today, concrete is widely used, often resurfaced with asphalt or tar.
    • Barcelona is renowned as a very difficult circuit for tyres, but the track was resurfaced over the winter.
    • Following representation from Cllr Tom Neville, we have finally got the village roadway re-surfaced recently.
    • The roadway from the church up past the old school has been completely resurfaced.
    • Classic hardwood floors may need to be resurfaced every five years, but should be structurally sound for twenty-five years or more, according to Roger Berk of Haywood-Berk.
    • The fact that the road was scheduled to be resurfaced was one of the reasons we were allowed to conduct the tests in the first place.
    • ‘But you also need to resurface a traditional driveway occasionally’ she points out.
    • ‘We need changes; we need speed bumps and the roads need to be resurfaced,’ she says.
    • The Montreal circuit has been completely resurfaced since last season.
    • He dug up those areas and resurfaced them with ground cover or mulch.
    • "They've done a lot of work on the track since last year and it's been completely resurfaced.
    • Granite can scratch and may have to be resurfaced every few years.
    • However it does have potential and could be converted to an indoor pool - alternatively it could be resurfaced and turned into a tennis court.
  • 2no object Come back up to the surface of water.

    he resurfaced beside the boat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • When I resurfaced, I found myself being drowned with more water as a wave hit from where Peter jumped in behind me.
    • When I resurfaced, Jordan was treading water next to me with a huge grin.
    • Steve and I both panicked when he didn't resurface and ran down onto the beach, into the surf after him, only to finally find him laughing at us back on shore.
    • He fought to resurface, pushing past the amount of water above him.
    • Once resurfacing from the water, hair in his eyes, he could see Jo laughing, not so discreetly slapping her thigh in mirth.
    • Skye was just about to throw a rock or some boulder in after him when he finally resurfaced.
    • When we both resurfaced I started to splash water at Casey.
    • I resurfaced, slapping at the water with the hand full of wax and gasping for air.
    • When she resurfaced her short hair was flattened against her head.
    • The older boy squatted down on his heels and waited for his guest to resurface, hoping that the water would cool off his anger.
    • He dove under, then resurfaced briefly, then submerged himself again.
    • With that, he pushed Amy under the water and when she resurfaced, he laughed and made her kick her feet so that they would get to the island faster.
    • Once they are within range, they wait for the whale to resurface 20 minutes later, second-guessing its surfacing position.
    • But when he looked at the viscous black harbor water, he realized that the man had not yet resurfaced.
    • The second is when Pacino first sees Williams and chases him across a logjam in the river, finally falling into the freezing water and struggling to resurface between the massive logs.
    • My ears pop, as if submerging in water then resurfacing.
    • I ducked under water for a moment and resurfaced with a smile.
    • Joey begins to swim out and goes under for a little bit before resurfacing, enjoying the feel of being in the water.
    • Moby-Dick resurfaces, and destroys two of the boats, leaving Ahab's unharmed.
    • Splashing in the shallows, she saw Betty resurface.
    1. 2.1 Arise or become evident again.
      serious concerns about the welfare of animals eventually resurfaced
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I tried to push all those thoughts to the back of my mind, but for some reason they kept resurfacing.
      • The interactive diary has provided me with images that resurface every time I open a diary I'm studying or writing about.
      • The virus, which caused brain damage in dozens of victims, has resurfaced this year in several Malaysian villages.
      • Old feelings from ninth grade were resurfacing.
      • The discontentment resurfaced when bank savings accounts were frozen, a step needed to implement the dollarization.
      • He suggests tossing it in the sea but Gandalf says it would eventually resurface.
      • Last documented by the artist's biographer Gian Pietro Bellori in 1672, this hugely influential work disappeared shortly afterward, resurfacing again only now.
      • Nicholas Roe suggests that these are examples of moments where the past resurfaces with a power to quicken the poet's imaginative life.
      • As I look through my high school belongings, many memories resurface.
      • The promise of fresh air drove these complaints from her mind, however, although they would resurface later on in the day, and for good reason.
      • Another argument that rates will rise is that inflation, long thought dead, has recently resurfaced.
      • However, as in a Greek tragedy, their faults are bound to resurface time after time and bring about their ultimate doom.
      • She turned the dial slowly, the numbers resurfacing in her memory. 3… 27… 34.
      • I've never been happier… ‘he shortly replied, his sweet smile resurfacing again.’
      • Memories of her mother and father resurfaced in her mind, bright and clear.
      • When authorities thought they had the situation under control, however, the virus resurfaced last month in Perak.
      • Some things are buried only to resurface many years or even generations later.
      • Now, the low prices are resurfacing at the chains - Bally is offering $19 down and $19 a month.
      • Then a variety of problems emerged or resurfaced.
    2. 2.2 (of a person) come out of hiding or obscurity.
      he resurfaced under a false identity in Australia
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Even the Ramsays, who had withdrawn from the field to concentrate on TV, have resurfaced in the form of third generation Deepak Ramsay who has made the first Ramsay horror production for over a decade.
      • Unlike Howie, Madeline had resurfaced a handful of times, demanding money in far-flung locales, and twice Beth and Hammer had flown wherever it was and tried in vain to intercept her.
      • He didn't play in 1950 but resurfaced briefly in Tijuana the following year at age 46.
      • When the baron's wife resurfaces in the text to greet the king who is de passage, she again drips with disingenuousness.
      • Generally over the last eight years we had gotten along all right apart from his odd comments and the occasions when the old Adam resurfaced for a moment.
      • But he had comparatively light punishment by Soviet standards (he was forbidden to travel for nine months) and he resurfaced.
      • Six weeks later, he resurfaced, and the internet breathed a huge sigh of relief.
      • Martin marched himself round in ever decreasing circles, like he could somehow tunnel himself out from under all his troubles, and resurface someplace where his world wasn't falling apart.
      • Bacharach resurfaced only sporadically in the '70s and '80s, turning out the occasional hit with his new wife, Carole Bayer Sager.
      • Maybe it was Corrina, Corrina, but this powerful, commanding actor appears to have been in remission for 10 years before resurfacing with a vengeance in this uncompromising police drama.
      • George's long-lost sister Emily similarly resurfaces as ‘a French lady, named De Thoux’ at the end of the novel.
      • She occasionally resurfaces to publish these short stories and to feed.
      • The crooks face a few setbacks but they soon resurface when the heat dies down.
      • This court has serious reservations about whether he would or could protect the children from the mother, when she resurfaces.
      • He resurfaced briefly in 1992, to play a rematch with Spassky for $5 million.
      • It seems she has resurfaced just in time to disrupt an illegal mission.
      • In the anniversary year for This Is Spinal Tap, one of the faux band's original members, Christopher Guest, resurfaces for a doggie talent pageant in Best of Show.
      • It seemed so strange to him how Ally had almost disappeared, not even resurfacing to attend the two ALDS games that had been played at Yankee Stadium.
      • After 25 years of silence, a notorious serial killer resurfaces to terrorize a whole new generation.
      • Instead he has now resurfaced at the Milpitas, California-based storage vendor where he will be responsible for developing its range of data-protection and networked-storage products.
 
 

Definition of resurface in US English:

resurface

verbriˈsərfəsrēˈsərfəs
  • 1with object Put a new coating on or reform (a surface such as a road, a floor, or ice).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Construction to rebuild and resurface the road has reached Phase Two.
    • We would not recommend you resurface your kitchen sink.
    • He dug up those areas and resurfaced them with ground cover or mulch.
    • In the new year, the remaining work will include the laying of pavement sections, resurfacing of roads and work on overhead power wires.
    • The road was being resurfaced and glistened with fudge-soft tarmac.
    • "They've done a lot of work on the track since last year and it's been completely resurfaced.
    • However it does have potential and could be converted to an indoor pool - alternatively it could be resurfaced and turned into a tennis court.
    • Today, concrete is widely used, often resurfaced with asphalt or tar.
    • ‘We need changes; we need speed bumps and the roads need to be resurfaced,’ she says.
    • Dancers must be especially careful when they are scheduled to dance on stages that are due to be resurfaced or are under construction, or on any surface that is not designed for dancing.
    • The fact that the road was scheduled to be resurfaced was one of the reasons we were allowed to conduct the tests in the first place.
    • Granite can scratch and may have to be resurfaced every few years.
    • Following representation from Cllr Tom Neville, we have finally got the village roadway re-surfaced recently.
    • ‘But you also need to resurface a traditional driveway occasionally’ she points out.
    • According to the engineers who worked on it, the road was resurfaced with wafer-thin asphalt.
    • A porcelain and enamel refinisher can resurface them to most any color you want, but it would be a solid color without the marbling.
    • Classic hardwood floors may need to be resurfaced every five years, but should be structurally sound for twenty-five years or more, according to Roger Berk of Haywood-Berk.
    • Barcelona is renowned as a very difficult circuit for tyres, but the track was resurfaced over the winter.
    • The roadway from the church up past the old school has been completely resurfaced.
    • The Montreal circuit has been completely resurfaced since last season.
  • 2no object Come back up to the surface.

    he resurfaced beside the boat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Splashing in the shallows, she saw Betty resurface.
    • Once they are within range, they wait for the whale to resurface 20 minutes later, second-guessing its surfacing position.
    • Steve and I both panicked when he didn't resurface and ran down onto the beach, into the surf after him, only to finally find him laughing at us back on shore.
    • He fought to resurface, pushing past the amount of water above him.
    • I resurfaced, slapping at the water with the hand full of wax and gasping for air.
    • He dove under, then resurfaced briefly, then submerged himself again.
    • The second is when Pacino first sees Williams and chases him across a logjam in the river, finally falling into the freezing water and struggling to resurface between the massive logs.
    • I ducked under water for a moment and resurfaced with a smile.
    • When I resurfaced, I found myself being drowned with more water as a wave hit from where Peter jumped in behind me.
    • When I resurfaced, Jordan was treading water next to me with a huge grin.
    • Once resurfacing from the water, hair in his eyes, he could see Jo laughing, not so discreetly slapping her thigh in mirth.
    • The older boy squatted down on his heels and waited for his guest to resurface, hoping that the water would cool off his anger.
    • When she resurfaced her short hair was flattened against her head.
    • Moby-Dick resurfaces, and destroys two of the boats, leaving Ahab's unharmed.
    • When we both resurfaced I started to splash water at Casey.
    • With that, he pushed Amy under the water and when she resurfaced, he laughed and made her kick her feet so that they would get to the island faster.
    • My ears pop, as if submerging in water then resurfacing.
    • But when he looked at the viscous black harbor water, he realized that the man had not yet resurfaced.
    • Skye was just about to throw a rock or some boulder in after him when he finally resurfaced.
    • Joey begins to swim out and goes under for a little bit before resurfacing, enjoying the feel of being in the water.
    1. 2.1 Arise or become evident again.
      serious concerns about the welfare of animals eventually resurfaced
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some things are buried only to resurface many years or even generations later.
      • I tried to push all those thoughts to the back of my mind, but for some reason they kept resurfacing.
      • Now, the low prices are resurfacing at the chains - Bally is offering $19 down and $19 a month.
      • Last documented by the artist's biographer Gian Pietro Bellori in 1672, this hugely influential work disappeared shortly afterward, resurfacing again only now.
      • Old feelings from ninth grade were resurfacing.
      • The discontentment resurfaced when bank savings accounts were frozen, a step needed to implement the dollarization.
      • She turned the dial slowly, the numbers resurfacing in her memory. 3… 27… 34.
      • I've never been happier… ‘he shortly replied, his sweet smile resurfacing again.’
      • As I look through my high school belongings, many memories resurface.
      • He suggests tossing it in the sea but Gandalf says it would eventually resurface.
      • The virus, which caused brain damage in dozens of victims, has resurfaced this year in several Malaysian villages.
      • Nicholas Roe suggests that these are examples of moments where the past resurfaces with a power to quicken the poet's imaginative life.
      • When authorities thought they had the situation under control, however, the virus resurfaced last month in Perak.
      • The promise of fresh air drove these complaints from her mind, however, although they would resurface later on in the day, and for good reason.
      • Memories of her mother and father resurfaced in her mind, bright and clear.
      • Then a variety of problems emerged or resurfaced.
      • However, as in a Greek tragedy, their faults are bound to resurface time after time and bring about their ultimate doom.
      • Another argument that rates will rise is that inflation, long thought dead, has recently resurfaced.
      • The interactive diary has provided me with images that resurface every time I open a diary I'm studying or writing about.
    2. 2.2 (of a person) come out of hiding or obscurity.
      he resurfaced under a false identity in Australia
      Example sentencesExamples
      • He didn't play in 1950 but resurfaced briefly in Tijuana the following year at age 46.
      • Even the Ramsays, who had withdrawn from the field to concentrate on TV, have resurfaced in the form of third generation Deepak Ramsay who has made the first Ramsay horror production for over a decade.
      • She occasionally resurfaces to publish these short stories and to feed.
      • Six weeks later, he resurfaced, and the internet breathed a huge sigh of relief.
      • George's long-lost sister Emily similarly resurfaces as ‘a French lady, named De Thoux’ at the end of the novel.
      • Maybe it was Corrina, Corrina, but this powerful, commanding actor appears to have been in remission for 10 years before resurfacing with a vengeance in this uncompromising police drama.
      • After 25 years of silence, a notorious serial killer resurfaces to terrorize a whole new generation.
      • When the baron's wife resurfaces in the text to greet the king who is de passage, she again drips with disingenuousness.
      • Generally over the last eight years we had gotten along all right apart from his odd comments and the occasions when the old Adam resurfaced for a moment.
      • Instead he has now resurfaced at the Milpitas, California-based storage vendor where he will be responsible for developing its range of data-protection and networked-storage products.
      • In the anniversary year for This Is Spinal Tap, one of the faux band's original members, Christopher Guest, resurfaces for a doggie talent pageant in Best of Show.
      • It seems she has resurfaced just in time to disrupt an illegal mission.
      • Martin marched himself round in ever decreasing circles, like he could somehow tunnel himself out from under all his troubles, and resurface someplace where his world wasn't falling apart.
      • The crooks face a few setbacks but they soon resurface when the heat dies down.
      • This court has serious reservations about whether he would or could protect the children from the mother, when she resurfaces.
      • It seemed so strange to him how Ally had almost disappeared, not even resurfacing to attend the two ALDS games that had been played at Yankee Stadium.
      • Unlike Howie, Madeline had resurfaced a handful of times, demanding money in far-flung locales, and twice Beth and Hammer had flown wherever it was and tried in vain to intercept her.
      • He resurfaced briefly in 1992, to play a rematch with Spassky for $5 million.
      • But he had comparatively light punishment by Soviet standards (he was forbidden to travel for nine months) and he resurfaced.
      • Bacharach resurfaced only sporadically in the '70s and '80s, turning out the occasional hit with his new wife, Carole Bayer Sager.
 
 
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