floating floor
noun[C]
uk/ˌfləʊ.tɪŋ ˌflɔːr/us/ˌfloʊ.t̬ɪŋ ˌflɔːr/afloor, usually made ofwoodor an artificalmaterialsimilartowood, that is notfixedto thesurfaceunderneathit, forexampleusingglueornails:
（不直接用螺钉或胶水固定到底层地面的）活动地板You maywanttofitafloatingfloor(i.e. notscreweddown), which will beeasierto take up.建议你考虑铺设活动地板（即不用螺钉固定的地板），便于日后拆卸。
- Engineeredwoodcan benailedorglueddown, or comes in tongue-and-grooveplanksthat aregluedtogether toformafloatingfloor.
- Hepointedout thefloatingfloor—alaminatehardwoodfloorthatrestson alayeroffoam.
- Floatingfloorsarecommonlyused whereexistingfloorboardsarebasicallysound, but not in good enoughrepairtosandandseal.
- I have afloatingfloorin mycurrenthouseand the onlytimeInoticeit is when Iwalkpast theWelshdresserand theplatesrattleslightly.
Parts of buildings: floors & parts of floors
- basement
- catwalk
- ceiling
- dais
- deck
- decking
- ground level
- landing
- loft
- low slung
- multi-levelled
- multi-storied
- multilevel
- platform
- runway
- soapbox
- split-level
- storey
- storeyed
- story