float
verb
noun
fləʊt
verb
1
ON WATER
在水上
a.
to
stay
or
move
on
the
surface
of
a
liquid
without
sinking
b.
to
put
something
on
the
surface
of
a
liquid
so
that
it
does
not
sink
使浮起
I T
wasn’t
sure
if
the
raft
would
float.
我不能肯定这只木筏是否浮得起来。
She
spent
the
afternoon
floating
on
her
back
in
the
pool.
整个下午她都仰面浮在泳池里。
[+
along/down/past
etc
]
A
couple
of
broken
branches
floated
past
us.
几根断枝从我们身边漂过。
The
logs
are
trimmed
and
then
floated
down
the
river.
这些圆木经修剪后放进河里顺流漂下。
2
IN THE AIR
在空中
if
something
floats,
it
moves
slowly
through
the
air
or
stays
up
in
the
air
飘浮
I always + adv/prep
I
looked
up
at
the
clouds
floating
in
the
sky.
我抬头看着天上的浮云。
Leaves
floated
gently
down
from
the
trees.
叶子从树上轻轻飘落。
3
MUSIC/SOUNDS/SMELLS ETC
音乐/声音/气味等
if
sounds
or
smells
float
somewhere,
people
in
another
place
can
hear
or
smell
them
〔声音、气味等〕飘动
I always + adv/prep
The
sound
of
her
voice
came
floating
down
from
an
upstairs
window.
她的声音从楼上的一个窗户飘下来。
4
WALK GRACEFULLY
步态优美
to
walk
in
a
slow
light
graceful
way
轻盈地走动;
I
Rachel
floated
around
the
bedroom
in
a
lace
nightgown.
蕾切尔穿着蕾丝睡袍，在卧室里轻盈地走来走去。
5
IDEAS
想法
to
suggest
an
idea
or
plan
in
order
to
see
if
people
like
it
提出〔想法或计划〕
T
We
first
floated
the
idea
back
in
1992.
我们最早是在 1992 年提出这个想法的。
6
MONEY
货币
if
the
government
of
a
country
floats
its
money,
the
value
of
the
money
is
allowed
to
change
freely
in
relation
to
money
from
other
countries
[术语] 使浮动
T | technical
Russia
decided
to
float
the
rouble
on
the
foreign
exchange
market.
俄罗斯决定让卢布在外汇市场上自由浮动。
7
COMPANY
公司
to
sell
SHARES
in
a
company
or
business
to
the
public
for
the
first
time
首次发行〔股票〕
T
float
sth
on
sth
The
company
will
be
floated
on
the
stockmarket
next
year.
这家公司将于明年上市。
The
company
will
be
floated
on
the
stockmarket
next
year.
这家公司将于明年上市。
8
CHEQUE
支票
to
write
a
cheque
when
you
do
not
have
enough
money
in
the
bank
to
pay
it
[美] 开〔空头支票〕
T | AmE
9
to
be
present
in
a
place
出现，浮现
There’s
a
lot
of
cash
floating
around
in
the
economy
at
the
moment.
目前的经济领域中存在大量的现金。
noun
10
VEHICLE
车辆
a
large
vehicle
that
is
decorated
to
drive
through
the
streets
as
part
of
a
special
event
〔游行时用的〕彩车
We
stood
and
watched
the
Carnival
floats
drive
past.
我们站着观看狂欢节彩车经过。
11
DRINK
饮料
a
sweet
drink
that
has
ice
cream
floating
in
it
[美] 浮有冰激凌的饮料
AmE
12
FOR FISHING
用于钓鱼
a
small
light
object
that
floats
on
the
surface
of
the
water,
used
by
people
trying
to
catch
fish
to
show
where
their
line
is
鱼漂，浮子
13
FOR SWIMMING
用于游泳
a
flat
light
object
that
you
can
rest
part
of
your
body
on
in
water
to
help
you
learn
to
swim
〔学游泳用的〕浮板
14
MONEY
金钱
a
small
amount
of
money
that
someone
in
a
shop
keeps
so
that
they
have
enough
money
to
give
change
to
people
〔商店的〕备用零钱
15
BUSINESS
商业
a
time
when
SHARES
in
a
company
are
made
available
for
people
to
buy
for
the
first
time
〔公司股票的〕发行，上市;
16
RELAXATION
消遣
a
time
when
you
sit
in
a
FLOTATION
TANK
in
order
to
treat
illness
or
injury,
or
to
relax
坐浮箱〔以治病、疗伤或放松〕