resurface

Word family  noun surface adjective surface verb surface resurface

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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re·sur·face /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪs $ -ɜːr-/ verb  1  [intransitive]APPEAR to appear again after being lost or missing 〔遗失或消失后〕重新出现 One of the missing paintings suddenly resurfaced. 其中一幅遗失的画作突然又出现了。► see thesaurus at appear2  [intransitive] if an idea or problem resurfaces, it becomes important again 〔观点或问题〕再次出现 Nationalist tensions have resurfaced here. 民族主义紧张关系又在这里抬头。3. [transitive]TTR to put a new surface on a road 给…重铺路面4. [intransitive]TTWUP to come back up to the surface of the water 重新露出水面→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

resurface• After three months of hard work, as the team put together its final recommendations, their initial concerns resurfaced.• Despite this, I felt it would be better to prove myself in basic training before allowing my real personality to resurface.• Now that the portability of the microfilm system makes it an attractive product, the unresolved controversy may resurface.• Now the old image of a mean-spirited Dole immediately resurfaces.• They postpone spending on road repair until the road has to be rebuilt, at three times the cost of simple resurfacing.• The cost of resurfacing a damaged playground is enormous.• The M 1 is perpetually being resurfaced, a task that seems to be as endless as repainting the Forth bridge.• At the same period the alternative church of love resurfaced in the form of Catharism.• Rumors resurfaced that the sale of the company might fall through.

re·sur·face verbChineseSyllable  

missing Corpus lost after to again appear or being

resurface
re‧sur‧face /ˌriːˈsɜːfəs, ˌriːˈsɜːfɪs $ -ɜːr-/ verb1. [intransitive] to appear again after being lost or missing:
    One of the missing paintings suddenly resurfaced.
2. [intransitive] if an idea or problem resurfaces, it becomes important again:
    Nationalist tensions have resurfaced here.
3. [transitive] to put a new surface on a road
4. [intransitive] to come back up to the surface of the water
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ appear to start to be seen, especially suddenly: A few small white clouds appeared on the horizon.
   ▪ pop up to appear very suddenly: A woman’s face popped up from the other side of the fence.
   ▪ become visible to gradually start to be able to be seen: The shape of the baby’s head gradually became visible on the screen.
   ▪ come into view if something comes into view, you start to see it as you move closer to it, or it gets closer to you: The white cliffs of Dover came into view.
   ▪ come out if the sun, moon, or the stars come out, they suddenly appear: The sun came out from behind a cloud.
   ▪ loom/loom up if a large frightening object or person looms, they appear suddenly: The dark shape of the castle loomed up out of the mist. | The man’s face suddenly loomed over him.
   ▪ resurface to appear again after being lost or missing: The girl’s father has resurfaced after six years of no contact.

re·sur·faceBrE /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪs/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they resurface BrE /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪs/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪs/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it resurfaces BrE /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪsɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪsɪz/ 🔊past simple resurfaced BrE /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪst/ 🔊past participle resurfaced BrE /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪst/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪst/ 🔊 -ing form resurfacing BrE /ˌriːˈsɜːfɪsɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌriːˈsɜːrfɪsɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive] to come to the surface again after being underwater or under the ground 再次浮出，再次露出（水面或地面）◆The submarine resurfaced. 潜艇重新浮出水面。🔊🔊◆(figurative) All the old hostilities resurfaced when they met again. 他们再次碰面时，过去的种种敌意又都冒了出来。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sth to put a new surface on a road, path, etc. 重铺路面