| 单词 | floor |
| 释义 | floor n. & v. --n 1. a the lower surface of a room. b the boards etc. of which it is made. 2. a the bottom of the sea, a cave, a cavity, etc. b any level area. 3. all the rooms etc. on the same level of a building; a storey (lives on the ground floor; walked up to the sixth floor). 4. a (in a legislative assembly) the part of the house in which members sit and from which they speak. b the right to speak next in debate (gave him the floor). 5. Stock Exch. the large central hall where trading takes place. 6. the minimum of prices, wages, etc. 7. colloq. the ground. --vtr. 1. furnish with a floor; pave. 2. bring to the ground; knock (a person) down. 3. colloq. confound, baffle (was floored by the puzzle). 4. colloq. get the better of; overcome. 5. serve as the floor of (leopard skins floored the hall). Phrases and idioms first (US second) floor the floor above the ground floor. floor-lamp US a standard lamp. floor-leader US the leader of a party in a legislative assembly. floor manager 1 the stage manager of a television production. 2. a shopwalker. floor plan a diagram of the rooms etc. on one storey of a building. floor-polish a manufactured substance used for polishing floors. floor show an entertainment presented on the floor (as opposed to the stage) of a nightclub etc. floor-walker US a shopwalker. from the floor (of a speech etc.) given by a member of the audience, not by those on the platform etc. take the floor 1. begin to dance on a dance-floor etc. 2. speak in a debate. Derivatives floorless adj. Etymology: OE flor f. Gmc |
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