英语词汇“float”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

floatverb

uk/fləʊt/us/floʊt/

float verb (NOT SINK)

B1 [ I ] to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink:

An empty bottle will float.

You can float very easily in/on the Dead Sea because it's so salty.

More examples

We lashed together anything that would float to make a raft.
The body hit the water, floated for a few seconds, and then sank to the bottom of the river.
In science we learned about density, and why oil floats on water.
In the pool, several ladies were floating on their backs, like starfish, with their arms and legs stretched out.
"My rubber duck won't float any more!" "Oh dear - it's all full of water, that's why."

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Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking

bail sth out
buoy
ducking
go
go under
ground
keel
keel over
refloat
resurface
ride
ride sth out
right
run
run aground/ashore idiom
sank
submerge
sunken
unsinkable
waterlogged

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float verb (MOVE)

B1 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to (cause to) move easily through, or along the surface of a liquid, or to (cause to) move easily through air:

We spent a lazy afternoon floating down/along the river.

He tossed the bottle into the waves and watched it float out to sea.

The children enjoy floating their boats on the pond in the park.

Fluffy white clouds were floating across the sky.

figurative The sound of piano-playing floated out through the open window.

[ I usually + adv/prep ] literary to move smoothly and attractively:

She sort of floats around, like a ballet dancer.

[ I usually + adv/prep ] to move or act without purpose:

Since he lost his job, he's just floated around/about doing nothing.

More examples

She stopped rowing and let the boat float with the stream.
He floated through his exams with no problems whatsoever.
From the riverbank he watched the boats float past.
He let go of the string and the balloon floated off into the distance.
He floats past defenders as if they weren't there.

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Movement on or through water

dabble
dip
hydroplane
paddle
raft
row 1
sail
surface
swim
tack
wade
wallow

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Movement through the air

Slow and moving slowly

Passive and not working

float verb (SUGGEST)

[ T ] to suggest a plan or an idea to be considered:

Laura has floated the idea that we should think about expanding into Europe next year.

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Suggestions & proposals

about
get at sth
grab
hint
how about...? idiom
how does... grab you? idiom
how/what about...? idiom
indication
it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom
might
offer
on the table idiom
point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom
posit
postulate
proposal
propose
put
put ideas into sb's head idiom
table

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float verb (CHANGE VALUE)

[ I or T ] specialized finance & economics to allow the value of a country's money to change according to the value of other countries' money:

Argentina decided to let its currency float freely against the dollar.

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Economics

autarchy
broad money
Chancellor of the Exchequer
consumer price index
credit crunch
depressed
downturn
expenditure
GDP per capita
GNI
hyperinflation
market forces
mixed economy
pecuniary
protectionism
retail price index
spending
stall
trade figures
upturn

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float verb (BUSINESS)

[ T ] to start selling shares in a business or company for the first time

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Success & failure in business

administration
axe
bankrupt
bankruptcy
branch
branch out
collapse
establish
fold
foreclose
growing pains
joint venture
liquidator
locate
moribund
official receiver
organic growth
receivership
shut (sth) down
spin

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Idiom(s)

be floating on air

float sb's boat

float sb a loan

Phrasal verb(s)

float around

floatnoun

uk/fləʊt/us/floʊt/

float noun (MONEY)

[ S ] UK a small amount of money kept by someone who works in a bar, etc., used for giving customers their change

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Amounts of money

ante
appropriation
balance
bank
blood money
bounty
buck
budget
capital
circumstance
have/get your snout in the trough idiom
living wage
money supply
nut
payout
pool
slush fund
spending money
sub
trough

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float noun (VEHICLE)

[ C ] a large vehicle with a flat surface that is decorated and used in festivals:

carnival floats

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Carnival, fairground & circus

acrobatics
amusement arcade
amusement park
big dipper
big top
big wheel
coconut shy
contortionist
custard pie
Dodgem (car)
fairground
Ferris wheel
Indian club
juggle
juggler
merry-go-round
midway
Punch and Judy show
tame
unicycle

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Trucks, vans & caravans

float noun (NOT SINK)

[ C ] a piece of wood or other light material that stays on the surface of water:

Fishing nets are often held in position by floats.

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Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking

bail sth out
buoy
ducking
go
go under
ground
keel
keel over
refloat
resurface
ride
ride sth out
right
run
run aground/ashore idiom
sank
submerge
sunken
unsinkable
waterlogged

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float noun (DRINK)

[ C ] a drink with ice cream on the top:

I'll have a root beer float, please.

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Soft drinks

apple juice
bitter lemon
bottled
bottled water
cider
cream soda
fizz
ginger
ginger ale
juice
lassi
lemonade
mixer
orangeade
peachick
pinta
root beer
sarsaparilla
squash
tonic

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单词	float
释义	Contents verb (5) float (NOT SINK) float (MOVE) float (SUGGEST) float (CHANGE VALUE) float (BUSINESS) noun (4) float (MONEY) float (VEHICLE) float (NOT SINK) float (DRINK) Contents verb (2) float (MOVE ON LIQUID) float (MONEY) noun (3) float (VEHICLE) float (DRINK) float (MOVE ON LIQUID) Contents verb (5) float (1) float (2) float (3) float (4) float (5) noun (5) float (1) float (2) float (3) float (4) float (5) English American Business floatverb uk/fləʊt/us/floʊt/ float verb (NOT SINK) B1 [ I ] to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink: An empty bottle will float. You can float very easily in/on the Dead Sea because it's so salty. More examples We lashed together anything that would float to make a raft. The body hit the water, floated for a few seconds, and then sank to the bottom of the river. In science we learned about density, and why oil floats on water. In the pool, several ladies were floating on their backs, like starfish, with their arms and legs stretched out. "My rubber duck won't float any more!" "Oh dear - it's all full of water, that's why." Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking *bail sth* out buoy ducking go go under ground keel keel over refloat resurface ride ride sth out right run run aground/ashore idiom sank submerge sunken unsinkable waterlogged See more results » float verb (MOVE) B1 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to (cause to) move easily through, or along the surface of a liquid, or to (cause to) move easily through air: We spent a lazy afternoon floating down/along the river. He tossed the bottle into the waves and watched it float out to sea. The children enjoy floating their boats on the pond in the park. Fluffy white clouds were floating across the sky. figurative The sound of piano-playing floated out through the open window. [ I usually + adv/prep ] literary to move smoothly and attractively: She sort of floats around, like a ballet dancer. [ I usually + adv/prep ] to move or act without purpose: Since he lost his job, he's just floated around/about doing nothing. More examples She stopped rowing and let the boat float with the stream. He floated through his exams with no problems whatsoever. From the riverbank he watched the boats float past. He let go of the string and the balloon floated off into the distance. He floats past defenders as if they weren't there. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Movement on or through water dabble dip hydroplane paddle raft row 1 sail surface swim tack wade wallow You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Movement through the air Slow and moving slowly Passive and not working float verb (SUGGEST) [ T ] to suggest a plan or an idea to be considered: Laura has floated the idea that we should think about expanding into Europe next year. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Suggestions & proposals about** get at sth grab hint how about...? idiom how does... grab you? idiom how/what about...? idiom indication it wouldn't hurt you to do sth idiom might offer on the table idiom point sb towards/in the direction of sth idiom posit postulate proposal propose put *put ideas into sb's* head idiom table See more results » float verb (CHANGE VALUE) [ I or T ] specialized finance & economics to allow the value of a country's money to change according to the value of other countries' money: Argentina decided to let its currency float freely against the dollar. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Economics autarchy broad money Chancellor of the Exchequer consumer price index credit crunch depressed downturn expenditure GDP per capita GNI hyperinflation market forces mixed economy pecuniary protectionism retail price index spending stall trade figures upturn See more results » float verb (BUSINESS) [ T ] to start selling shares in a business or company for the first time Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Success & failure in business administration axe bankrupt bankruptcy branch branch out collapse establish fold foreclose growing pains joint venture liquidator locate moribund official receiver organic growth receivership shut (sth) down spin See more results » Idiom(s) be floating on air float sb's boat float sb a loan Phrasal verb(s) float around floatnoun uk/fləʊt/us/floʊt/ float noun (MONEY) [ S ] UK a small amount of money kept by someone who works in a bar, etc., used for giving customers their change Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Amounts of money ante appropriation balance bank blood money bounty buck budget capital circumstance have/get your snout in the trough idiom living wage money supply nut payout pool slush fund spending money sub trough See more results » float noun (VEHICLE) [ C ] a large vehicle with a flat surface that is decorated and used in festivals: carnival floats Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Carnival, fairground & circus acrobatics amusement arcade amusement park big dipper big top big wheel coconut shy contortionist custard pie Dodgem (car) fairground Ferris wheel Indian club juggle juggler merry-go-round midway Punch and Judy show tame unicycle See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Trucks, vans & caravans float noun (NOT SINK) [ C ] a piece of wood or other light material that stays on the surface of water: Fishing nets are often held in position by floats. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Staying afloat, capsizing & sinking bail sth out buoy ducking go go under ground keel keel over refloat resurface ride ride sth out right run run aground/ashore idiom sank submerge sunken unsinkable waterlogged See more results » float noun (DRINK) [ C ] a drink with ice cream on the top: I'll have a root beer float, please. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Soft drinks apple juice bitter lemon bottled bottled water cider cream soda fizz ginger ginger ale juice lassi lemonade mixer orangeade peachick pinta root beer sarsaparilla squash tonic See more results » floatverb us/floʊt/ float verb (MOVE ON LIQUID) [ I/T ] to stay or move easily on or over the surface of a liquid, or to cause something to move in this way: [ I ] An empty bottle will float on water. [ I ] I’d float around for hours, just fishing. [ T ] Fill the cups with hot coffee and float heavy cream on top. [ I ] We spent a lazy afternoon floating down the river. [ I ] fig. She removes the pins and her hair floats (= moves gracefully) down around her. [ I ] fig. Reports have been floating around (= heard from various people) that the company might be for sale. [ I/T ] Float also means to move easily through air: [ I ] Fluffy white clouds were floating across the sky. float verb (MONEY) [ T ] to sell bonds (= official papers given to people who lend money to a government or company): Cities float bond issues that are payable from property taxes. floatnoun [ C ] us/floʊt/ float noun [ C ] (VEHICLE) a large vehicle that is decorated and used in parades (= public celebrations in which people march, walk, and ride along a planned route): Marching bands and elaborate floats will be featured in the parade. float noun [ C ] (DRINK) a sweet drink with ice cream floating in it: a root beer float float noun [ C ] (MOVE ON LIQUID) a piece of light material that stays on the surface of water: the float in a toilet tank floatverb uk/fləʊt/us [ I or T ] STOCK MARKET to offer new shares or bonds for sale on a financial market: The authority has recently floated a $170 million bond to pay for some of the installation costs. [ I or T ] STOCK MARKET to sell shares on a stock market for the first time in order to finance a new company: There are several new businesses looking to float. float (sth) on the stock market/stock exchange etc. The group is planning to float on the New York Stock Exchange later this year. float at $3/200p/ etc. (a share) The stock was floated at 233p a share last July and closed up 3.75p last night at 286.25p. Last January the chief executive said he would only float the company if there was a "dramatic" revival in the market. [ I or T ] ECONOMICS if a country floats its currency, or if the currency floats, the government no longer controls its value in relation to the value of other currencies: Central Bank is planning to stop letting the peso float freely. [ T ] to make a suggestion, especially one for doing something that is different from what has been done in the past: float an idea/proposal/suggestion The partnership idea was floated at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing last year. [ I ] FINANCE if a price or amount floats, it changes: In the space of a few weeks, stock valuation floated up by 15%. floatnoun uk/fləʊt/us [ C ] mainly UK also flotation STOCK MARKET a situation in which a company offers shares for sale on a stock market for the first time: The stock has been one of the great out-performers of recent times, rising more than 90% since the company's float 11 years ago. The planned flotation of the new Internet portal has been postponed. a $90 billion/£350 million, etc. float Bank of China is poised to file for $8 bn float. Shares are currently below their 330p-a-share float price. Companies must file an initial registration statement under the Exchange Act before commencing a public float. [ S ] ECONOMICS a situation in which a government no longer controls the value of its country's currency in relation to the value of other currencies: The float of the currency triggered a period of turbulence in Asian financial markets. See also dirty float [ U ] BANKING money that becomes available for a bank to spend before customers' cheques are paid: The speed of electronic processing has all but eliminated the need for float. [ C ] COMMERCE cash that is available to give as change to customers at the start of business each day [ C ] UK MONEY → petty cash**
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floatverb

float verb (NOT SINK)

float verb (MOVE)

float verb (SUGGEST)

float verb (CHANGE VALUE)

float verb (BUSINESS)

Idiom(s)

Phrasal verb(s)

floatnoun

float noun (MONEY)

float noun (VEHICLE)

float noun (NOT SINK)

float noun (DRINK)

floatverb

float verb (MOVE ON LIQUID)

float verb (MONEY)

floatnoun [ C ]

float noun [ C ] (VEHICLE)

float noun [ C ] (DRINK)

float noun [ C ] (MOVE ON LIQUID)

floatverb

floatnoun