surfacing

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT The surface of something is the flat top part of it or the outside of it. 表麪
Ozone forms a protective layer between 12 and 30 miles above the Earth's surface. 臭氧在距地球表麪12至30英裡的地方形成一個保護(hù)層。
...tiny little waves on the surface of the water. …水麪的細(xì)小波浪。
2. N-COUNT A work surface is a flat area, for example the top of a table, desk, or kitchen counter, on which you can work. 臺麪
It can simply be left on the work surface. 把它放在操作臺麪上就行了。
3. N-SING When you refer to the surface of a situation, you are talking about what can be seen easily rather than what is hidden or not immediately obvious. 表麪
Back home, things appear, on the surface, simpler. 廻到家後，事情表麪上看起來簡單一些。
4. V-I If someone or something under water surfaces, they come up to the surface of the water. 浮出水麪
He surfaced, gasping for air. 他浮出了水麪，大口喘著氣。
5. V-I When something such as a piece of news, a feeling, or a problem surfaces, it becomes known or becomes obvious. 顯現(xiàn)
The paper says the evidence, when it surfaces, is certain to cause uproar. 該報紙說，該証據(jù)一旦出現(xiàn)肯定會引起騷動。