float
- v.浮动;漂浮;提出，提请考虑（想法或计划）;（使货币汇率）自由浮动;使漂流;飘动;飘移;（公司或企业）发行（股票）上市;轻盈走动
- n.浮子;(学游泳用的)浮板;彩车;鱼漂;（商店的）备用零钱;加冰激凌的饮料
复数： floats 过去式： floated 现在分词： floating 过去分词： floated 第三人称单数： floats
floatverb
水上；空中 on water/in air
浮动；漂流；飘动；飘移
to move slowly on water or in the air
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。
An idea suddenly floated into my mind.
我脑海里突然浮现出一个想法。
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。
浮；漂浮
to stay on or near the surface of a liquid and not sink
Wood floats.
木头能浮起来。
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？
使浮动；使漂流
to make sth move on or near the surface of a liquid
There wasn't enough water to float the ship.
水不够深，船浮动不起来。
They float the logs down the river to the towns.
他们把原木沿河漂流至城镇。
飘然走动 walk lightly
轻盈走动；飘然移动
to walk or move in a smooth and easy way
She floated down the steps to greet us.
她轻盈地下楼来迎接我们。
提出想法 suggest idea
提出，提请考虑（想法或计划）
to suggest an idea or a plan for other people to consider
They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol.
他们建议提高酒税。
商业；经济学 business/economics
（公司或企业）发行（股票）上市
to sell shares in a company or business to the public for the first time
The company was floated on the stock market in 2001.
这家公司于 2001 年上市。
Shares were floated at 585p.
股票最初上市价为5英镑85便士。
（使货币汇率）自由浮动
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
to be what sb likes
无论你喜欢哪种音乐，你都可以听。
You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.
to feel very happy
（思想等）传播，流传
if an idea, etc. is floating around , it is talked about by a number of people or passed from one person to another
noun
车辆 vehicle
彩车
a large vehicle on which people dressed in special costumes are carried in a festival
a carnival float
狂欢节彩车
钓鱼 in fishing
鱼漂；浮子
a small light object attached to a fishing line that stays on the surface of the water and moves when a fish has been caught
游泳 for swimming
（学游泳用的）浮板
a light object that floats in the water and is held by a person who is learning to swim to stop them from sinking
饮料 drink
加冰激凌的饮料
a drink with ice cream floating in it
a Coke float
一杯加冰激凌的可口可乐
钱 money
（商店的）备用零钱
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
商业 business
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V-ERG (使)漂浮;(使)浮动
If something or someone is floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are being supported by it. You can also float something on a liquid.They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.
他们发现水中漂浮着50和20美元的纸币。
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VERB 漂;浮
Something that floats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink.Empty things float.
空的物体会在水中浮起。
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N-COUNT 浮体;浮板;救生圈
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N-COUNT (钓鱼用的)鱼漂浮子
A float is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moves when a fish has been caught. -
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VERB (在空中)飘荡，飘浮
Something that floats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it.The white cloud of smoke floated away.
白色的烟雾飘远了。
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VERB (声音或气味)飘到，传到
If a sound or smell floats to a place quite far away, it can be heard or smelled there.Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass...
你躺在绿草如茵的草地上，涤荡心灵的乐声随着清香的夏日微风飘到你的身边。
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VERB 优雅地走动;轻盈地走动
If you float somewhere, you walk there very lightly and gracefully.Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm.
卡罗琳挽着父亲的手臂从过道上优雅地走过。
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VERB 提出(计划、方案或想法)
If you float a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about.The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.
法国提出将外交工作交由联合国处理的想法。
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VERB 使(公司)发行股票;使上市
If a company director floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public.He floated his firm on the stock market...
他让自己的公司上市了。
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V-ERG (使)(货币)自由浮动
If a government floats its country's currency or allows it to float, it allows the currency's value to change freely in relation to other currencies.A decision by the Finns to float their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges...
芬兰允许其货币自由浮动的决定在外汇市场上引起了震动。
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N-COUNT (节日游行时的)彩车，花车
A float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession.See also:milk float
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N-SING (商店的)备用零钱
A float is a small amount of coins and notes of low value that someone has before they start selling things so that they are able to give customers change if necessary. -
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PHRASAL VERB 传开;流传
A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious.
社会上还是有一些毫无根据的关于癌症会传染的恐惧。
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- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- Synonym: air bladder swim bladder
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- something that floats on the surface of water
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- a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
- Synonym: plasterer's float
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- an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
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- a drink with ice cream floating in it
- Synonym: ice-cream soda ice-cream float
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- the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
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- the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
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- convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
- float data
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- allow (currencies) to fluctuate
- The government floated the ruble for a few months
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- make the surface of level or smooth
- float the plaster
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- put into the water
- float a ship
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- move lightly, as if suspended
- The dancer floated across the stage
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- set afloat
- He floated the logs down the river
- The boy floated his toy boat on the pond
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- be in motion due to some air or water current
- The leaves were blowing in the wind
- the boat drifted on the lake
- The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
- the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
- Synonym: drift be adrift blow
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- be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- Synonym: swim
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- circulate or discuss tentatively;test the waters with
- The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform
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There wasn 't enough water to float the ship .
水不够深，船浮动不起来。
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59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely .
59%的人认为应该允许英镑自由浮动。
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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。
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The company was floated on the stock market in 2001 .
这家公司于2001年上市。
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A plastic bag was floating in the water .
一个塑料袋在水中漂浮。
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If it 's made of wood it will float .
这要是木材做的就能浮在水面上。
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They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol .
他们建议提高酒税。
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The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen .
厨房里飘出新鲜面包的香味。
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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。
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They float the logs down the river to the towns .
他们把原木沿河漂流至城镇。
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His decapitated body was found floating in a canal .
人们发现他被斩首的尸体漂浮在一条水渠里。
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The leaves floated on the water .
叶片漂浮在水面上。
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Can you float on your back ?
你能仰浮吗？
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An idea suddenly floated into my mind .
我脑海里突然浮现出一个想法。
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She floated down the steps to greet us .
她轻盈地下楼来迎接我们。
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Survivors clung to pieces of floating debris .
生还者紧紧抱住一块块漂浮在水面上的残骸。
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A group of swans floated by .
一群天鹅缓缓游过。
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The canoe floated upside down on the lake .
独木舟底朝天漂浮在湖面上。
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Shares were floated at 585p .
股票最初上市价为5英镑85便士。
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Wood floats .
木头能浮起来。
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They floated the trial balloon of actually cutting Social Security .
他们推出了真正削减社会保障的试行方案。
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They 'll spend some time floating boats in the creek .
他们打算花些时间在溪流里放船模。。
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He floated his firm on the stock market
他让自己的公司上市了。
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They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water .
他们发现水中漂浮着50和20美元的纸币。
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A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float .
新鲜鸡蛋会沉下去而不新鲜的会浮在上面。
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The company was not financially strong enough to be floated on the Stock Exchange .
该公司资金不够雄厚，无法上市。
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They had to be careful of floating chunks of ice .
他们必须当心大块浮冰。
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The white cloud of smoke floated away .
白色的烟雾飘远了。
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A page came loose and floated onto the tiles .
有一页纸脱落下来，飘落到地砖上。
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There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious .
社会上还是有一些毫无根据的关于癌症会传染的恐惧。
指因有液体或气体的支撑而不沉，表示动态或静态，可用于形容具体事物或声音、气味等抽象事物。
The little boy was wondering why the raft could float.
这个小男孩很想弄清楚为什么那只木筏能浮起来。
Clouds are floating in the sky.
云朵飘浮在空中。
There isn't enough water to float the ship.
水不够多，船浮不起来。
Her voice came floating down from upstairs.
她的声音从楼上飘下来。
指随风或顺水缓慢移动，强调动态，常用于形容具体事物。
The boat drifted out to sea.
小船漂向大海。
Falling leaves drifted by her window.
落叶从她的窗前飘过。
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