海事英语600句 12

　　Part 12
Reporting and cleaning up spillage
1. Leak at manifold connection.
2. Overflow¹ at slop tank.
3. How much spilled?
4. Spilled about 3 tonnes.
5. Stand by oil clearance² team.
6. Spillage stopped.
7. All crew assist to clear up spillage.

1 overflow   

v.(使)外溢，(使)溢出；溢出，流出，漫出

参考例句：

• The overflow from the bath ran on to the floor.浴缸里的水溢到了地板上。
• After a long period of rain,the river may overflow its banks.长时间的下雨天后，河水可能溢出岸来。

2 clearance   

n.净空；许可(证)；清算；清除，清理

参考例句：

• There was a clearance of only ten centimetres between the two walls.两堵墙之间只有十厘米的空隙。
• The ship sailed as soon as it got clearance. 那艘船一办好离港手续立刻启航了。