float 的英语意思
floatfloat1 /fləʊt $ floʊt/ verb
查看全部语言翻译1on water a)[intransitive] to stay or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking浮在液体表面而不下沉;在液面漂动:
I wasn’t sure if the raft would float.我不确定这个木筏能不能浮起来。
She spent the afternoon floating on her back in the pool.她整个下午都仰浮在游泳池里。float along/down/past etc
A couple of broken branches floated past us.几根折断的树枝从我们身旁漂了过去。 b)[transitive] to put something on the surface of a liquid so that it does not sink将某物放置在液体表面使其不下沉:
The logs are trimmed and then floated down the river.原木经过修整后顺河漂流运送。2in the air [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something floats, it moves slowly through the air or stays up in the air(某物)在空中缓缓飘动或悬浮于空中:
I looked up at the clouds floating in the sky.我仰望着天空中漂浮的云朵。
Leaves floated gently down from the trees.树叶从树上轻轻飘落。3music/sounds/smells etc [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if sounds or smells float somewhere, people in another place can hear or smell them(声音或气味)飘散到某处,使另一处的人能听到或闻到:
The sound of her voice came floating down from an upstairs window.她的声音从楼上的窗户轻轻飘了下来。4walk gracefully [intransitive] to walk in a slow light graceful way步态轻盈优雅地缓缓行走 SYN glide:
Rachel floated around the bedroom in a lace nightgown.蕾切尔穿着蕾丝睡裙在卧室里轻盈地走来走去。5ideas [transitive] to suggest an idea or plan in order to see if people like it试探性地提出某个想法或计划以观察人们的反应:
We first floated the idea back in 1992.我们早在1992年就首次提出了这个想法。6money [transitive] technical术语 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(一国政府)将本国货币设为自由浮动汇率,使其价值可相对其他国家货币自由变动:
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。7company [transitive] to sell shares in a company or business to the public for the first time首次向公众出售公司股份;将公司上市float something on something
The company will be floated on the stock market next year.该公司将于明年在股票市场上市。 → flotation(1)8cheque [transitive] American English to write a cheque when you do not have enough money in the bank to pay it开出空头支票(账户余额不足以支付该支票)9whatever floats your boat informal非正式 used to say that someone can do or use whatever they like用于表示某人可以随心所欲地做或选用任何喜欢的事物:
You can add raisins, nuts, chocolate chips – whatever floats your boat.你可以加葡萄干、坚果、巧克力豆——随你喜欢。float around phrasal verb informal非正式 to be present in a place存在于某处;在某地流传或流通:
There’s a lot of cash floating around in the economy at the moment.目前经济中流通着大量现金。
查看全部语言翻译1on water a)[intransitive] to stay or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking浮在液体表面而不下沉;在液面漂动:
I wasn’t sure if the raft would float.我不确定这个木筏能不能浮起来。
She spent the afternoon floating on her back in the pool.她整个下午都仰浮在游泳池里。float along/down/past etc
A couple of broken branches floated past us.几根折断的树枝从我们身旁漂了过去。 b)[transitive] to put something on the surface of a liquid so that it does not sink将某物放置在液体表面使其不下沉:
The logs are trimmed and then floated down the river.原木经过修整后顺河漂流运送。2in the air [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if something floats, it moves slowly through the air or stays up in the air(某物)在空中缓缓飘动或悬浮于空中:
I looked up at the clouds floating in the sky.我仰望着天空中漂浮的云朵。
Leaves floated gently down from the trees.树叶从树上轻轻飘落。3music/sounds/smells etc [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if sounds or smells float somewhere, people in another place can hear or smell them(声音或气味)飘散到某处,使另一处的人能听到或闻到:
The sound of her voice came floating down from an upstairs window.她的声音从楼上的窗户轻轻飘了下来。4walk gracefully [intransitive] to walk in a slow light graceful way步态轻盈优雅地缓缓行走 SYN glide:
Rachel floated around the bedroom in a lace nightgown.蕾切尔穿着蕾丝睡裙在卧室里轻盈地走来走去。5ideas [transitive] to suggest an idea or plan in order to see if people like it试探性地提出某个想法或计划以观察人们的反应:
We first floated the idea back in 1992.我们早在1992年就首次提出了这个想法。6money [transitive] technical术语 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(一国政府)将本国货币设为自由浮动汇率,使其价值可相对其他国家货币自由变动:
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。7company [transitive] to sell shares in a company or business to the public for the first time首次向公众出售公司股份;将公司上市float something on something
The company will be floated on the stock market next year.该公司将于明年在股票市场上市。 → flotation(1)8cheque [transitive] American English to write a cheque when you do not have enough money in the bank to pay it开出空头支票(账户余额不足以支付该支票)9whatever floats your boat informal非正式 used to say that someone can do or use whatever they like用于表示某人可以随心所欲地做或选用任何喜欢的事物:
You can add raisins, nuts, chocolate chips – whatever floats your boat.你可以加葡萄干、坚果、巧克力豆——随你喜欢。float around phrasal verb informal非正式 to be present in a place存在于某处;在某地流传或流通:
There’s a lot of cash floating around in the economy at the moment.目前经济中流通着大量现金。floatfloat2 noun [countable]
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vehicle a large vehicle that is decorated to drive through the streets as part of a special event彩车(在特别活动中驶过街道的大型装饰性车辆):
We stood and watched the Carnival floats drive past.我们站在那里,看着狂欢节彩车驶过。2drink American English a sweet drink that has ice cream floating in it冰淇淋苏打(漂浮着冰淇淋球的甜饮料)3for fishing 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;浮漂(钓鱼时浮于水面、标示钓线位置的小型轻质物件)4for swimming a flat light object that you can rest part of your body on in water to help you learn to swim浮板(游泳辅助工具,平而轻,可将身体部位搭在上面学习游泳)5money a small amount of money that someone in a shop keeps so that they have enough money to give change to people找零备用金(商店为给顾客找零而预先备置的少量现金)6business a time when shares in a company are made available for people to buy for the first time公司股票首次公开发行(的时机);上市 SYN flotation7relaxation a time when you sit in a flotation tank in order to treat illness or injury, or to relax浮浴体验(坐在漂浮舱中以治疗疾病、伤痛或放松身心的一段时间)
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vehicle a large vehicle that is decorated to drive through the streets as part of a special event彩车(在特别活动中驶过街道的大型装饰性车辆):
We stood and watched the Carnival floats drive past.我们站在那里,看着狂欢节彩车驶过。2drink American English a sweet drink that has ice cream floating in it冰淇淋苏打(漂浮着冰淇淋球的甜饮料)3for fishing 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;浮漂(钓鱼时浮于水面、标示钓线位置的小型轻质物件)4for swimming a flat light object that you can rest part of your body on in water to help you learn to swim浮板(游泳辅助工具,平而轻,可将身体部位搭在上面学习游泳)5money a small amount of money that someone in a shop keeps so that they have enough money to give change to people找零备用金(商店为给顾客找零而预先备置的少量现金)6business a time when shares in a company are made available for people to buy for the first time公司股票首次公开发行(的时机);上市 SYN flotation7relaxation a time when you sit in a flotation tank in order to treat illness or injury, or to relax浮浴体验(坐在漂浮舱中以治疗疾病、伤痛或放松身心的一段时间)