| 单词 | float |
| 释义 | verbnoun🔑 floatBrE /fləʊt/ NAmE /floʊt/ verb present simple - I / you / we / they float BrE /fləʊt/ NAmE /floʊt/ present simple - he / she / it floats BrE /fləʊts/ NAmE /floʊts/ past simple floated BrE /ˈfləʊtɪd/ NAmE /ˈfloʊtɪd/ past participle floated BrE /ˈfləʊtɪd/ NAmE /ˈfloʊtɪd/ -ing form floating BrE /ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ ➤ on water /in air 水上；空中🔑 [I ]+ adv ./prep .to move slowly on water or in the air 浮动；漂流；飘动；飘移SYN drift◆ A group of swans floated by . 一群天鹅缓缓游过。◆ The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen . 厨房里飘出新鲜面包的香味。◆ Beautiful music came floating out of the window . 美妙的乐声从窗口传出。◆ (figurative ) An idea suddenly floated into my mind . 我脑海里突然浮现出一个想法。◆ (figurative ) People seem to float in and out of my life . 不同的人在我的生命中出现和消失。🔑 [I ]to stay on or near the surface of a liquid and not sink 浮；漂浮◆ Wood floats . 木头能浮起来。◆ ~in /on sth A plastic bag was floating in the water . 一个塑料袋在水中漂浮。◆ Can you float on your back ? 你能仰浮吗？[T ]to make sth move on or near the surface of a liquid 使浮动；使漂流◆ ~sth There wasn't enough water to float the ship . 水不够深，船浮动不起来。◆ ~sth + adv ./prep .They float the logs down the river to the towns . 他们把原木沿河漂运至城镇。➤ walk lightly 飘然走动[I ]+ adv ./prep .(literary ) to walk or move in a smooth and easy way 轻盈走动；飘然移动SYN glide◆ She floated down the steps to greet us . 她轻盈地下楼来迎接我们。➤ suggest idea 提出想法[T ]~sth to suggest an idea or a plan for other people to consider 提出，提请考虑（想法或计划）◆ They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol . 他们建议提高酒税。➤ business /economics 商业；经济学[T ]~sth (business商业) to sell shares in a company or business to the public for the first time （公司或企业）首次公开发行（股票），使上市◆ The company was floated on the stock market in 2014 .这家公司于 2014 年上市。◆ Shares were floated at 585p . 股票最初上市价为 5 英镑 85 便士。[T , I ]~ (sth )(economics经济学) if a government floats its country's money or allows it to float , it allows its value to change freely according to the value of the money of other countries （使货币汇率）自由浮动 ● float sb's ˈboat (informal ) to be what sb likes 为某人所喜欢◆ You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat . 无论你喜欢哪种音乐，你都可以听。● float /walk on ˈair to feel very happy 欢天喜地；得意扬扬 ● ˌfloat aˈbout /aˈround (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) if an idea , etc . is floating around , it is talked about by a number of people or passed from one person to another （思想等）传播，流传🔑 floatBrE /fləʊt/ NAmE /floʊt/ noun ➤ vehicle 车辆a large vehicle on which people dressed in special costumes are carried in a festival 彩车◆ a carnival float 狂欢节彩车➤ in fishing 钓鱼a small light object attached to a fishing linethat stays on the surface of the water and moves when a fish has been caught 浮子；鱼漂➤ for swimming 游泳a light object that floats in the water and is held by a person who is learning to swim to stop them from sinking （学游泳用的）浮板armband , dive , flipper , float , goggles , length , paddle , stroke , swim , water wings ➤ drink 饮料(NAmE ) a drink with ice cream floating in it 加冰淇淋的饮料◆ a Coke float 一杯加冰淇淋的可口可乐➤ money 钱(especiallyBrE ) a sum of money consisting of coins and notes of low value that is given to sb before they start selling things so that they can give customers change （商店的）备用零钱➤ business 商业 = flotation (1 ) |
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