英语单词短语词组“float”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

float

verb

/fləʊt/us

/floʊt/

floatverb(NOT SINK)

B1[I]

tostayon thesurfaceof aliquidand notsink:

漂浮

Anemptybottlewill float.空瓶子能浮起来。

You can float veryeasilyin/onthe Dead Sea because it's sosalty.因为死海含盐量很高，人可以轻松浮在水面上。

More examples

Welashedtogether anything that would float to make araft.
Thebodyhitthewater, floated for a fewseconds, and thensankto thebottomof theriver.
Insciencewelearnedaboutdensity, and whyoilfloats onwater.
In thepool, severalladieswere floating ontheirbacks, likestarfish, withtheirarmsandlegsstretchedout.
"Myrubberduckwon't float any more!" "Ohdear- it's allfullofwater, that's why."

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Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking

bail out
buoy
buoyancy
buoyant
buoyantly
capsize
ducking
floatation
flotation
founder
ground
kickboard
outrigger
refloat
ride
scupper
scuttle
sink
sunken
waterlogged

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floatverb(MOVE)

B1[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]

to (causeto)moveeasilythrough, or along thesurfaceof aliquid, or to (causeto)moveeasilythroughair:

（使）漂流；（使）浮动；（使）飘动；（使）飘移

Wespentalazyafternoonfloatingdown/alongtheriver.我们沿河漂流而下，懒洋洋的度过了一个下午。

Hetossedthebottleinto thewavesandwatchedit floatout tosea.他把瓶子扔到浪中，看着它漂向大海。

Thechildrenenjoyfloatingtheirboatsonthepondin thepark.孩子们喜欢把玩具船放在公园的池塘里玩。

Fluffywhitecloudswere floatingacrossthesky.绒毛似的白云在天空中飘过。

figurativeThesoundof piano-playing floated out through theopenwindow.从开着的窗户中飘出钢琴的声音。

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to move slowly

crawlThere'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was crawling.
trundleLorries trundle through the narrow lanes.
creepHe crept downstairs, hardly making any noise.
trudgeThey trudged wearily through the snow.
strollWe spent the afternoon strolling around Budapest.
ambleHe ambled over to the window.

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[Iusually+ adv/prep]literary

tomovesmoothlyandattractively:

优雅地移动，飘然移动

Shesortof floats around, like aballetdancer.她像个芭蕾舞演员，步态轻盈。

[Iusually+ adv/prep]

tomoveoractwithoutpurpose:

漂泊；游荡

Since helosthisjob, he's just floatedaround/aboutdoing nothing.自从失业后，他就四处游荡，无所事事。

More examples

Shestoppedrowingandlettheboatfloat with thestream.
He floated through hisexamswith noproblemswhatsoever.
From theriverbankhewatchedtheboatsfloat past.
Heletgo of thestringand theballoonfloated off into thedistance.
He floats pastdefendersas if they weren't there.

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Movement on or through water

buoyantly
cast
castsomeoneadriftidiom
dabble
dip
hydroplane
outsail
paddle
paddler
raft
row
sail
smoothness
surface
swim
tack
wade
wallow

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Movement through the air

Slow and moving slowly

Passive and not working

floatverb(SUGGEST)

[T]

tosuggestaplanor anideato beconsidered:

提出，提请考虑（计划或想法）

Laura has floated theideathat we shouldthinkaboutexpandingintoEuropenextyear.劳拉提议，我们应该考虑明年拓展打入欧洲市场。

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Suggestions & proposals

about
bouncesomethingoffsomeone
can't
co-sponsor
co-sponsorship
drop
imply
make noisesidiom
maybe
move
mover
nomination
on the tableidiom
proposition
putsomeonetosomethingidiom
putsomethingin
putsomethingup
resubmission
resubmit
table

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floatverb(CHANGE VALUE)

[IorT]finance & economicsspecialized

toallowthevalueof a country'smoneytochangeaccordingto thevalueof othercountries'money:

（使）（货币）实现汇率自由浮动

Argentinadecidedtoletitscurrencyfloatfreelyagainst thedollar.阿根廷政府决定让其货币汇率对美元自由浮动。

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Economics

accommodative
anti-economic
anti-inflation
anti-inflationary
anti-recession
Chancellor of the Exchequer
double-dip
GDP
go-go
hyperinflation
inflation
monetarist
monetization
monetize
neoliberal
non-economist
protectionism
retrenchment
the public purse
upturn

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floatverb(BUSINESS)

[T]

tostartsellingsharesin abusinessorcompanyfor the firsttime

（公司或企业）首次发行（股票）上市

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Success & failure in business

administration
axe
bankrupt
bankruptcy
be running on fumesidiom
belly
dying
fold
go darkidiom
go to the wallidiom
growth hacker
growth hacking
have a corner on a marketidiom
receiver
soft launch
spin
spinsomethingoff
start (something) up
subscale
turn around

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Idioms

be floating on air
floatsomeone'sboat
floatsomeonea loan

Phrasal verb

float around

float

noun

/fləʊt/us

/floʊt/

floatnoun(MONEY)

[S]UK

asmallamountofmoneykeptby someone whoworksin abar, etc., used for givingcustomerstheirchange

（酒吧等用于给顾客找零的）备用零钱

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Amounts of money

bank
bounty
buck
capital
circumstance
coin
fisc
have/getyoursnout in the troughidiom
holdback
kitty
living wage
means
money supply
payout
pool
slush fund
sub
sum
surplus
trough

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floatnoun(VEHICLE)

[C]

alargevehiclewith aflatsurfacethat isdecoratedand used infestivals:

彩车，花车

carnivalfloats狂欢节彩车

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Carnival, fairground & circus

acrobatics
aerialist
amusement arcade
amusement park
big dipper
big top
coconut shy
contortionist
custard pie
Dodgem (car)
fairground
Ferris wheel
juggle
juggler
juggling
merry-go-round
midway
Punch and Judy show
trapeze
unicycle

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Trucks, vans & caravans

floatnoun(NOT SINK)

[C]

alightobjectthat floats on thesurfaceof thewaterand is used tokeepafishingnet, or thebaiton afishingline, in aparticularposition:

Fishingnetsare oftenheldinpositionby floats.渔网常常用浮子固定。

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[C]UK

(USkickboard)

alightobjectthat floats onwaterand that youholdonto whenlearningtoswim:

Hold the float infrontof you andkickyourlegs.

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[C]

atoyanimalor otherobjectthat isfilledwithairandplayedwith orsaton inswimmingpools:

Apoolfloat has nowbecomeaholidayessential.

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Hunting & fishing

angler
angling
anti-hunt
anti-hunter
anti-hunting
barb
fisherman
fishhook
fishing line
fishing rod
fly fishing
fox hunt
outfish
overfishing
poach
poaching
predation
quarry
spear
whaler

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Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking

Toys & dolls

floatnoun(DRINK)

[C]

adrinkwithicecreamon thetop:

加冰激凌的饮料

I'll have arootbeerfloat,please.请给我来一杯加冰激凌的根汁汽水。

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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Soft drinks

apple juice
Arnold Palmer
barley water
bitter lemon
boba
boba tea
cream soda
dalgona coffee
egg cream
energy drink
frappé
malt
milkshake
near beer
non-alcoholic
noncola
slimline
soda
soda fountain
soft drink

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(Definition offloatfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

float

verb

/fləʊt/us

/floʊt/

floatverb(NOT SINK)

B1[I]

tostayon thesurfaceof aliquidand notsink

漂浮

Anemptybottlewill float.空瓶子能浮起来。

You can float veryeasilyin/onthe Dead Sea because it's sosalty.因为死海含盐量很高，人可以轻松浮在水面上。

More examples

Welashedtogether anything that would float to make araft.
Thebodyhitthewater, floated for a fewseconds, and thensankto thebottomof theriver.
Insciencewelearnedaboutdensity, and whyoilfloats onwater.
In thepool, severalladieswere floating ontheirbacks, likestarfish, withtheirarmsandlegsstretchedout.
"Myrubberduckwon't float any more!" "Ohdear- it's allfullofwater, that's why."

floatverb(MOVE)

B1[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]

to (causeto)moveeasilythrough, or along thesurfaceof aliquid, or to (causeto)moveeasilythroughair

（使）漂流；（使）浮动；（使）飘动；（使）飘移

Wespentalazyafternoonfloatingdown/alongtheriver.我们沿河漂流而下，懒洋洋的度过了一个下午。

Hetossedthebottleinto thewavesandwatchedit floatout tosea.他把瓶子扔到浪中，看着它漂向大海。

Thechildrenenjoyfloatingtheirboatsonthepondin thepark.孩子们喜欢把玩具船放在公园的池塘里玩。

Fluffywhitecloudswere floatingacrossthesky.绒毛似的白云在天空中飘过。

figurativeThesoundof piano-playing floated out through theopenwindow.从开着的窗户中飘出钢琴的声音。

[Iusually+ adv/prep]literary

tomovesmoothlyandattractively

优雅地移动，飘然移动

Shesortof floats around, like aballetdancer.她像个芭蕾舞演员，步态轻盈。

[Iusually+ adv/prep]

tomoveoractwithoutpurpose

漂泊；游荡

Since helosthisjob, he's just floatedaround/aboutdoing nothing.自从失业后，他就四处游荡，无所事事。

More examples

Shestoppedrowingandlettheboatfloat with thestream.
He floated through hisexamswith noproblemswhatsoever.
From theriverbankhewatchedtheboatsfloat past.
Heletgo of thestringand theballoonfloated off into thedistance.
He floats pastdefendersas if they weren't there.

floatverb(SUGGEST)

[T]

tosuggestaplanor anideato beconsidered

提出，提请考虑（计划或想法）

Laura has floated theideathat we shouldthinkaboutexpandingintoEuropenextyear.劳拉提议，我们应该考虑明年拓展打入欧洲市场。

floatverb(CHANGE VALUE)

[IorT]finance & economicsspecialized

toallowthevalueof a country'smoneytochangeaccordingto thevalueof othercountries'money

（使）（货币）实现汇率自由浮动

Argentinadecidedtoletitscurrencyfloatfreelyagainst thedollar.阿根廷政府决定让其货币汇率对美元自由浮动。

floatverb(BUSINESS)

[T]

tostartsellingsharesin abusinessorcompanyfor the firsttime

（公司或企业）首次发行（股票）上市

Idioms

be floating on air
floatsb'sboat
floatsba loan

Phrasal verb

float around

float

noun

/fləʊt/us

/floʊt/

floatnoun(MONEY)

[S]UK

asmallamountofmoneykeptby someone whoworksin abar, etc., used for givingcustomerstheirchange

（酒吧等用于给顾客找零的）备用零钱

floatnoun(VEHICLE)

[C]

alargevehiclewith aflatsurfacethat isdecoratedand used infestivals

彩车，花车

carnivalfloats狂欢节彩车

floatnoun(NOT SINK)

[C]

apieceofwoodor otherlightmaterialthatstayson thesurfaceofwater

浮板；漂浮物；浮子

Fishingnetsare oftenheldinpositionby floats.渔网常常用浮子固定。

floatnoun(DRINK)

[C]

adrinkwithicecreamon thetop

加冰激凌的饮料

I'll have arootbeerfloat,please.请给我来一杯加冰激凌的根汁汽水。

float| American Dictionary

float

verb

/floʊt/

floatverb(MOVE ON LIQUID)

[I/T]

tostayormoveeasilyon or over thesurfaceof aliquid, or tocausesomething tomovein this way:

[I]Anemptybottlewill float onwater.

[I]I’d float around forhours, justfishing.

[T]Fill thecupswithhotcoffeeand floatheavycreamontop.

[I]Wespentalazyafternoonfloating down theriver.

[I]fig.Sheremovesthepinsand herhairfloats(=movesgracefully)down around her.

[I]fig.Reports have been floating around(=heardfromvariouspeople)that thecompanymight be forsale.

[I/T]

Float alsomeanstomoveeasilythroughair:

[I]Fluffywhitecloudswere floatingacrossthesky.

floatverb(MONEY)

[T]

tosellbonds(=officialpapersgiven topeoplewholendmoneyto agovernmentorcompany):

Cities floatbondissuesthat arepayablefrompropertytaxes.

float

noun[C]

/floʊt/

floatnoun[C](VEHICLE)

alargevehiclethat isdecoratedand used inparades(=publiccelebrationsin whichpeoplemarch,walk, andridealong aplannedroute):

Marchingbandsandelaboratefloats will befeaturedin theparade.

floatnoun[C](DRINK)

asweetdrinkwithicecreamfloating in it:

arootbeerfloat

floatnoun[C](MOVE ON LIQUID)

apieceoflightmaterialthatstayson thesurfaceofwater:

the float in atoilettank

float| Business English

float

verb

/fləʊt/us

[IorT]STOCK MARKET

tooffernewsharesorbondsforsaleon afinancialmarket:

Theauthorityhasrecentlyfloated a $170 millionbondtopayfor some of theinstallationcosts.

[IorT]STOCK MARKET

tosellshareson astockmarketfor the firsttimeinordertofinancea newcompany:

There are several newbusinesseslookingto float.

float (sth) on the stock market/stock exchange etc.Thegroupisplanningto float on the New York Stock Exchangelaterthisyear.

float at $3/200p/ etc. (a share)Thestockwas floated at 233p asharelastJulyandclosedup 3.75p lastnightat 286.25p.

LastJanuarythechiefexecutivesaid he would onlyfloat thecompanyif there was a "dramatic"revivalin themarket.

[IorT]ECONOMICS

if acountryfloatsitscurrency, or if thecurrencyfloats, thegovernmentnolongercontrolsitsvalueinrelationto thevalueof othercurrencies:

CentralBank isplanningtostoplettingthepesofloatfreely.

[T]

to make asuggestion,especiallyone for doing something that is different from what has been done in the past:

float an idea/proposal/suggestionThepartnershipideawas floated at aSenateForeign Relations Committeehearinglastyear.

[I]FINANCE

if apriceoramountfloats, itchanges:

In thespaceof a fewweeks,stockvaluationfloated up by 15%.

float

noun

/fləʊt/us

[C]STOCK MARKET

(mainlyUKalsoflotation)

asituationin which acompanyofferssharesforsaleon astockmarketfor the firsttime:

Thestockhas been one of thegreatout-performers ofrecenttimes,risingmore than 90% since the company's float 11yearsago.

Theplannedflotation of the newInternetportalhas beenpostponed.

a $90 billion/£350 million, etc. floatBank ofChinaispoisedtofilefor $8 bn float.

Shares arecurrentlybelowtheir330p-a-sharefloatprice.

Companies mustfileaninitialregistrationstatementunder the ExchangeActbeforecommencingapublicfloat.

[S]ECONOMICS

asituationin which agovernmentnolongercontrolsthevalueofitscountry'scurrencyinrelationto thevalueof othercurrencies:

The float of thecurrencytriggeredaperiodofturbulenceinAsianfinancialmarkets.

See also

dirty float

[U]BANKING

moneythatbecomesavailablefor abanktospendbeforecustomers'chequesarepaid:

Thespeedofelectronicprocessinghas all buteliminatedthe need for float.

[C]COMMERCE

cashthat isavailableto give aschangetocustomersat thestartofbusinesseachday

[C]MONEYUK

→petty cash

Examplesoffloat

float

The third example involves the idea of floating, a theme cherished by several twentieth-century architects.