float

[fləut]

v.漂浮, 浮现, 飘动, 提出
n.浮标, 漂浮物, 漂浮
n.(游行中的)彩车, 浮有冰淇淋的饮料,周转零款

vi.

1. 浮

Wood floats on water.

木头浮在水面上。

2. 漂浮, 浮动; 飘动[Q]

The empty boat was floating on the sea.

那艘空船在海上漂浮。

3. 漂泊[Q]

The orphan floated from town to town.

那个孤儿在各个城市游荡。

4. (计划等)付诸实施

5. (票据等)在流通中

6. (谣言等)在传播中[(+about)]

Rumors floated about.

谣言流传。

7. 【经】货币浮动

Sterling should be allowed to float.

应当允许英镑浮动。

8. 摇摆[(+between)]

vt.

1. 使浮起

The divers tried to float the sunken ship.

潜水员想使沉船浮起。

2. 使漂浮, 使浮动; 使飘动[O]

They floated the canoe out into the middle of the river.

他们让独木舟漂浮到河中间。

3. (通过发行债券等方式)筹资开办(公司等)

They decided to float a new company.

他们决定筹资创办一家新公司。

4. 实行(计划等)

5. 提出, 建议

The idea was floated at the meeting held in June.

这项意见是在六月召开的那次会上提出的。

6. 【经】使(货币)浮动

n.[C]

1. 漂游物; 木筏; (钓鱼用的)浮标; 浮筒

2. (游行时用的)花车

3. 上面浮有冰淇淋的饮料

4. 【经】浮动

词形变化

形容词: floatable | 动词过去式: floated | 动词过去分词: floated | 动词现在分词: floating | 动词第三人称单数: floats |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.提出; 支持

sustain  buoy up  hold up

n.筏子

raft

n.(游行时用的)车

parade car  

同义参见:

hover  swim  boat  fly  sail  wander  ride  poise  drift  buoy  

反义参见:

sink  

英英释义

名词 float:

the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

a drink with ice cream floating in it

同义词：ice-cream soda, ice-cream float

an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

同义词：plasterer's float

something that remains on the surface of a liquid

动词 float:

be in motion due to some air or water current

同义词：drift, be adrift, blow

be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

同义词：swim

set afloat

circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

move lightly, as if suspended

put into the water

make the surface of level or smooth

allow (currencies) to fluctuate

convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation

补充

floatfloat英:[fləut] 美:[flot]vt. & vi.1.(使)漂浮[飘动]When you're tired of swimming, just float for a while.你游累了就漂浮一会儿。The boy was floating his boat.那男孩让他的小船在水上漂着。2.(使)浮动It was decided to float the pound because a fixed value was damaging exports.决定浮动英镑的汇率, 因为固定汇率不利于出口贸易。vi.1.游荡The old man floats from town to town with nowhere to go and nothing to do.这位老人从一个市镇游荡到另一个市镇, 无所事事, 也没有目的地。vt.1.提出, 提请考虑The idea was first floated before the war.这个意见最初是在战前提出的。n.1.漂浮物; 鱼漂When a fish bites the hook, the float bobs.当鱼上钩时, 鱼漂上下跳动。2.浮有冰淇淋的饮料I'll have a coke float please.请来一杯带冰淇淋的可口可乐。3.彩车An outsize cotton shoes was mounted on a huge float and paraded through the main street.一双特大的布鞋装在大型花车上在大街上通过。4.备用零钱The salesmen in this company have floats for their traveling expenses.这家公司的推销员准备了在路上用的零钱。

例句

1. They threw it in the water to see if it would float.他们把它扔到水里, 看它会不会浮起来。 2. Wood floats, stone doesn't.木头漂起来, 石头沉下去。 3. They noticed a five-pound note floating in the stream.他们看见小溪里漂着一张五英镑的钞票。 4. A branch was floating down the river.一根树枝浮在河里顺流而下。 5. The feather floated through the air.羽毛在空中飞舞。 6. The white cloud of smoke floated away.白色的烟雾飘散在空中。 7. The smells of delicious foods floated all around him.美食的香味弥漫在他的周围。 8. Music floated on the breeze to where I lay.音乐缓缓飘到了我躺卧的地方。 9. Sterling should be allowed to float.应该允许英镑汇率浮动。 10. They'll spend some time floating boats in the creek.他们要去小河里划船。 11. a decision by the Finns to float their currency芬兰人实行本国货币浮动汇率的决定 12. The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether to float 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares.顾问们在公司股份60%还是100%上市这个关键问题上迟迟不做出决策。 13. The French floated the idea of placing the work in the hands of the UN.法国人提议把这项工作交给联合国。 14. Getting up that early didn't really float his boat.起那么早可不是什么让他感兴趣的事。 15. Henrietta may not be as good-looking as her sister, but she certainly floats my boat.亨利埃塔也许没有她妹妹貌美, 但就是让我喜欢。 16. The hollow ball floated.空心球浮在水面上。 17. Dust floats in the air.灰土飘浮于空中。 18. The canoe floated downstream.独木舟顺流而下。 19. leaves floating down from the trees从树上飘落下来的叶子 20. Idle thoughts floated through his mind.莫名其妙地想法浮现在他心头。 21. A nasty rumour about her is floating around town.有关她的卑鄙谣言在城里到处流传着。 22. He floated from place to place.他到处漂泊。 23. The boat was floated by the tide.潮水使船漂流。 24. They floated the logs down the river.他们使木材顺流而下。 25. They floated the surface of the stone before grinding.在琢磨前他们先将石头浸没在水里。 26. to float a deceptive rumour散播欺骗性谣言 27. to float a bond issue发行债券 28. to float a new business company创办一个新公司 29. she relaxed, floating gently in the water.她全身放松，轻轻漂浮在水中。 30. trees were felled and floated downstream.树木伐倒后顺水漂流。 31. fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint.软骨碎片在关节中浮动。 32. clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky.云朵在灿烂的蓝天上飘动。 33. through the open window floated the sound of traffic.车辆噪音从敞开窗户传了进来。 34. the notion was floating around Capitol Hill.这种观念在美国国会传开了。 35. the advice his father had given him floated into his mind.父亲的劝告浮现在他脑海中。 36. he floated the kick into the net.他把球轻吊入网中。 37. a policy of letting the pound float.让英镑浮动的政策。 38. a small object attached to a fishing line to indicate by moving when a fish bites.（钓鱼线）渔漂，浮子。 39. a carnival float.狂欢节彩车。 40. ice-cream floats.浮有冰淇淋球的软饮料。 41. Kevin doesn't exactly float her boat.凯文并没有勾引她。 42. The boats were floating gently down the river.小船顺河悠悠漂下。 43. The smell of freshly-baked bread floated in through the window.刚出炉面包的香味从窗子飘进来。 44. Wood floats in water.木头浮在水上。 45. The company was floated on the stock market in 2001.该公司于2001年首次在股票市场发行股票。 46. a carnival float狂欢节花车 47. She was floating on her back.她仰面漂浮在水面上。 48. ice floating in the river河面上的浮冰 49. Will this material sink or float?这种材料会沉下去还是浮起来？ 50. The raft floated downstream.木筏顺流漂下。 51. dust floating through the air随空气浮动的灰尘 52. The incoming tide will eventually float the ship off the reef.涨潮最终会使那艘船漂起来，摆脱礁石。 53. They floated the logs down the river.他们使原木随河水漂流。 54. She floated gracefully across the stage.她轻盈优雅地走过舞台。 55. His voice floated to the back of the room.他的声音飘至房间的后面。 56. She floated off to sleep.她悄然入睡了。 57. He floated through life without ever settling down.他一生随波逐流，从未安定下来。 58. Someone floated this idea for a new book.有人为一本新书提出了这个想法。 59. They may have to float a loan to raise the money for renovations.为了筹集翻修资金，他们可能不得不申请贷款。 60. Could you float me a loan? [=could you lend money to me?]你能借给我一笔钱吗？ 61. The company has announced plans to raise capital by floating a new issue of securities next month.公司已宣布计划于下月发行新证券以筹集资金。 62. float a currency使货币汇率自由浮动 63. allow a currency to float允许货币汇率自由浮动 64. We are building a float for the homecoming parade.我们在为校友返校活动制作一辆花车。 65. a root beer float加冰激凌的根汁汽水