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打捞

dǎ lāo

HSK 7–9

Meaning

  • to salvage
  • to fish out (person or object from the sea)
  • to dredge

Definition

从水中或液体中取出沉没或掉落的物体。

To retrieve submerged or fallen objects from water or liquid.

Usage

通常用于指从水中救起人或物,也可用于比喻,如打捞记忆或数据。

Usually used for rescuing people or objects from water; also used metaphorically, such as retrieving memories or data.

Examples

  • 1 潜水员正在打捞沉船上的宝藏。 (The diver is recovering treasure from the sunken ship.)
  • 2 经过数小时的打捞,救援队终于找到了失联的渔民。 (After hours of salvage, the rescue team finally found the missing fisherman.)
  • 3 他试图从湖中打捞起落水的手机。 (He tried to retrieve the phone that fell into the lake.)
  • 4 科学家们从海底打捞出了珍贵的化石样本。 (Scientists retrieved precious fossil samples from the seabed.)
  • 5 在清理河道时,工人们打捞出了大量垃圾。 (During the river clean-up, workers salvaged a large amount of trash.)
  • 6 她努力从记忆中打捞起那段模糊的往事。 (She tried to salvage the vague memories from her mind.)
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