单词 | float |
释义 | float (floʊt ) Word forms: floats , floating , floated 1. verb B1+ 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. [VERB + in] ...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks. [VERB preposition/adverb] They'll spend some time floating boats in the creek. [VERB noun] Synonyms: glide, sail, drift, move gently 2. verb B1+ 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. [VERB] Synonyms: be buoyant, stay afloat, be or lie on the surface, rest on water 3. countable noun A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float. 4. countable noun A float is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moves when a fish has been caught. 5. verb B1+ 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. [VERB preposition/adverb] ...the sun's rays lighting up the dust floating in the air. [VERB preposition/adverb] 6. verb If a sound or smell floats to a place quite far away, it can be heard or smelled there. [literary] Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass. [VERB preposition/adverb] The smells of delicious foods floated all around him. [VERB preposition/adverb] Synonyms: waft, coast, drift 7. verb If you float somewhere, you walk there very lightly and gracefully. [literary] Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm. [VERB preposition/adverb] 8. verb 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 U.N. [VERB noun] Synonyms: suggest, present, propose, recommend 9. verb If a company director floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public. [business] He floated his firm on the stock market. [VERB noun + on] The advisers decided to float 60 per cent of the shares. [VERB noun] Synonyms: launch, offer, sell, set up 10. verb 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. [business] ...the decision to float their currency. [VERB noun] 59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely. [VERB] 11. countable noun A float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession. 12. See also milk float 13. singular noun 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. [British] Phrasal verbs: float around phrasal verb 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. [VERB PARTICLE] Image of float © Dim154, Shutterstock Idioms: float someone's boat [informal] to seem exciting, attractive, or interesting to someone I can see its appeal. But it doesn't float my boat. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: float along You can snorkel alongside tropical fish, enjoy the zip-lines, relax in a hammock or just float along the river in an inflatable. The Sun Make sure your selections have something to play for because many sides in mid-table may float along merrily as players look to their hols. The Sun Then they float along the water and lodge further down the bank. Times, Sunday Times Some of them get the attention of senior leadership while others seem to float along under the radar. Christianity Today What's going to float along next? Times, Sunday Times I float the idea of me cooking for a change. Times,Sunday Times In a few years they plan to float their idea on the stock market. Times, Sunday Times It was also agreed to float the idea of a national network at the conference. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plan floats the idea of a 'right-tobuy shared equity scheme' for private tenants renting from large-scale landlords. Times, Sunday Times It has in the past floated the idea of developing a securitisation market as one alternative. Times, Sunday Times Those days appeared to have passed after sterling was allowed to float freely in 1971. Times, Sunday Times The rouble was allowed to float freely only last month. Times, Sunday Times Cartilaginous intra-articular bodies float freely within the synovial fluid, which they require for nutrition and growth. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The eggs float freely with the currents until hatching. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The eggs float freely, settling into the coral until hatching. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are simply too many excuses to float gently off. Times, Sunday Times Themes of parental expectation, friendship, betrayal and mortality float gently to the surface of the drama causing disquieting ripples. Times, Sunday Times They have a soft, plaintive 'too-ee' call that seems to float gently through the air. Times, Sunday Times An automatic release starts the drop, and the passengers float gently to the ground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We finished by floating gently on a bamboo raft down river. The Sun Houses built on stilts allow lower floors to be abandoned during a flood, while 'amphibious' houses contain foam-filled foundations, enabling them to float on water. Times, Sunday Times I stayed the night at a resort on an island that seemed to float on water hyacinths. Times, Sunday Times These are homes that float on water, but with a submerged basement that can give you a great view of the ocean floor. Times, Sunday Times Designed to deliver an almost intravenous supply of peace and tranquillity to stressed-out multimillionaires, the villas are oases of space and light that appear to float on water. Times, Sunday Times Some float on water, their purpose unclear. Times, Sunday Times Nicely layered arrangements float serenely by. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And you can do all this while floating serenely along at up to 186mph. Times, Sunday Times When a heart-shaped red balloon slips its owner's grasp and floats serenely up towards the top of the proscenium arch, the crowd watch it with smiles on their faces. Times, Sunday Times Alone in the inlet, our white boat floated serenely on electric-blue water, surrounded by craggy hills and a dramatic russet cliff. Times, Sunday Times We are a nation of ducks, floating serenely on the surface, paddling frantically underneath. Times, Sunday Times Just a floating sensation that wouldn't be out of place in a sci-fi movie. The Sun The panel said that the comment might indicate that the pilot also intended to induce a floating sensation during the descent. Times, Sunday Times He invited his audience to jump in the air and experience a strange floating sensation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If listeners were to jump into the air at that exact moment, they would find they felt a floating sensation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The rotation allows riders' experience to change throughout the entire ride, and at each swing's peak, a brief floating sensation can be felt. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It broke the previous record for the longest single-chassis parade float, which was set in 2010 by the same sponsor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They are both chosen for the parade float committee. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today, surrounding farms grow it in yellow forests for the cut-flower market; during the festival week, mimosa displays will line the streets, coat the buildings and hang off parading floats. Times, Sunday Times Parade floats still use original chassis from the early 1880s. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Many months before the actual parade residents are busy preparing the parade floats (which are often several metres high). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fine, airborne particles float in the atmosphere and lodge in the lungs, and have been linked to chronic bronchitis, lung cancer and heart disease. Times, Sunday Times This makes the marked gangue particles float off with the graphite, yielding impure concentrate. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Swarms of enemy objects named after various radioactive particles float around in the reactor arena, obeying simple physical laws. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 漂流物, 飘浮, 飘浮 Japanese: 浮き, 浮く, 浮かぶ |
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