| 释义 |
Adjective: floating flowting- Borne up by or suspended in a liquid
"the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed" - Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
"the floating population"
- aimless, drifting, vagabond, vagrant - Inclined to move or be moved about
"a floating crap game" - (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position
"floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney" - Not definitely committed to a party or policy
"floating voters"
Noun: floating flowting- The act of someone who floats on the water
- natation
Verb: float flowt- Be in motion due to some air or water current
- drift, be adrift, blow - Be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
- swim - Set afloat
"He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" - Circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
"The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" - Move lightly, as if suspended
"The dancer floated across the stage" - Put into the water
"float a ship" - Make the surface of level or smooth
"float the plaster" - Allow (currencies) to fluctuate
"The government floated the ruble for a few months" - Convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation
"float data"
Derived forms: floatings See also: afloat, floatation, floater, free-floating, mobile, uncommitted, unfixed, unsettled Type of: change over, convert, essay, examine, go, launch, locomote, move, prove, smooth, smoothen, swim, swimming, test, transport, travel, trial, try, try out, value Antonym: sink Encyclopedia: Float Floating |