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salvage; recover from water

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Meanings

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1.

verb

to salvage; to retrieve from water

neutral

Typically refers to the professional act of recovering heavy, sunken, or submerged objects from bodies of water. Often used in contexts of rescue, maritime operations, or environmental cleanup.

Zhuān专
yè业
qián潜
shuǐ水
yuán员
zhèng正
zài在
dǎ打
lāo捞
chén沉
chuán船
 。

Professional divers are salvaging the sunken ship.

Jiù救
yuán援
duì队
huā花
le了
yī一
zhōu周
shí时
jiān间
dǎ打
lāo捞
shī失
shì事
fēi飞
jī机
de的
hēi黑
xiá匣
zi子
 。

The rescue team spent a week recovering the black box from the crashed plane.

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Zhèng政
fǔ府
zǔ组
zhī织
lì力
liàng量
dǎ打
lāo捞
hú湖
lǐ里
de的
piāo漂
fú浮
wù物
 。

The government organized efforts to salvage floating debris from the lake.

Dǎ打
lāo捞
shī尸
tǐ体
shì是
yī一
xiàng项
fēi非
cháng常
jiān艰
nán难
de的
rèn任
wu务
 。

Recovering a body from the water is an extremely difficult task.

Zhè这
sōu艘
gǔ古
dài代
shāng商
chuán船
bèi被
dǎ打
lāo捞
shàng上
lái来
hòu后
 ,
bèi被
sòng送
jìn进
le了
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
 。

After this ancient merchant ship was salvaged, it was sent to a museum.