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英[fl??t]
美[flo?t]

基本釋義

v.
使漂浮; 飄蕩; 優(yōu)雅地走動(dòng); 提出; 使上市; 貨幣自由浮動(dòng)
n.
浮體; 魚漂浮子; 彩車; 備用零錢; 加冰激凌的飲料

詞性變化

實(shí)用例句

She floated down the steps to greet us.

她輕盈地下樓來迎接我們。

牛津詞典

They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol.

他們建議提高酒稅。

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The company was floated on the stock market in 2001.

這家公司于 2001 年上市。

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Shares were floated at 585p.

股票最初上市價(jià)為5英鎊85便士。

牛津詞典

You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.

無論你喜歡哪種音樂,你都可以聽。

牛津詞典

a carnival float

狂歡節(jié)彩車

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Beautiful music came floating out of the window.

美妙的樂聲從窗口傳出。

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(figurative)An idea suddenly floated into my mind.

我腦海里突然浮現(xiàn)出一個(gè)想法。

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(figurative)People seem to float in and out of my life.

不同的人在我的生命中出現(xiàn)和消失。

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Wood floats.

木頭能浮起來。

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A plastic bag was floating in the water.

一個(gè)塑料袋在水中漂浮。

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Can you float on your back?

你能仰浮嗎?

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There wasn't enough water to float the ship.

水不夠深,船浮動(dòng)不起來。

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They float the logs down the river to the towns.

他們把原木沿河漂流至城鎮(zhèn)。

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A group of swans floated by.

一群天鵝緩緩游過。

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The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen.

廚房里飄出新鮮面包的香味。

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They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.

他們發(fā)現(xiàn)水中漂浮著50和20美元的紙幣。

...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks...

青草萋萋的河岸邊靜靜漂浮著的駁船

Empty things float.

空的物體會(huì)在水中浮起。

The white cloud of smoke floated away.

白色的煙霧飄遠(yuǎn)了。

...the sun's rays lighting up the dust floating in the air.

陽光照亮了空氣中浮動(dòng)的灰塵

Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass...

你躺在綠草如茵的草地上,滌蕩心靈的樂聲隨著清香的夏日微風(fēng)飄到你的身邊。

The smells of delicious foods floated all around him.

美食的香味彌漫在他的四周。

Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm.

卡羅琳挽著父親的手臂從過道上優(yōu)雅地走過。

The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.

法國(guó)提出將外交工作交由聯(lián)合國(guó)處理的想法。

He floated his firm on the stock market...

他讓自己的公司上市了。

The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether to float 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares.

顧問們對(duì)于發(fā)行60%還是100%股份的關(guān)鍵問題遲遲未作決定。

A decision by the Finns to float their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges...

芬蘭允許其貨幣自由浮動(dòng)的決定在外匯市場(chǎng)上引起了震動(dòng)。

59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely.

59%的人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該允許英鎊自由浮動(dòng)。

There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious.

社會(huì)上還是有一些毫無根據(jù)的關(guān)于癌癥會(huì)傳染的恐懼。

真題例句

When Beijing allows its currency exchange rates to float.

出自-2012年12月閱讀原文

As a young man, he began walking over tens of thousands of miles during his lifetime, through the south to Florida, the west to California and north to Alaska, where readers are taken a long and particularly hair-raising adventure on a large mass of floating ice

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

The West Antarctic ice sheet was once floating ice.

出自-2010年12月聽力原文

Unlike floating ice shelves which have little impact on sea level when they break up, the ice sheet is anchored to bedrock will blow the sea surface

出自-2010年12月聽力原文

But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

His not-for-profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries, schools, and health clinics, and are equipped with solar panels and other communicating facilities.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to float on the sea?

2015年高考英語浙江卷 單項(xiàng)填空 原文

If you leave your arms out, they float free in zero gravity, often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny ballet dancer.

2015年高考英語湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Leroy Chiao describes what happens even before you float out of your seat, your inner ear thinks you're falling.

2015年高考英語湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Rezwan is creating floating connectivity to replace flooded roads and highways.

2017年高考英語江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

They float out of their seats unexpectedly.

2015年高考英語湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)

You can watch a movie while you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywhere you want.

2015年高考英語湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文

Because electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.

2013年考研真題(英語二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float" — it takes several days before a check is cashed and funds are withdrawn from the issuer's account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meant

2013年考研真題(英語二)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

  • 2. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

  • 3. a drink with ice cream floating in it

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

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

  • 6. something that remains on the surface of a liquid

Verb
  • 1. be in motion due to some air or water current;

    "The leaves were blowing in the wind"

    "the boat drifted on the lake"

    "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

    "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

  • 2. be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

  • 3. set afloat;

    "He floated the logs down the river"

    "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"

  • 4. circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with;

    "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"

  • 5. move lightly, as if suspended;

    "The dancer floated across the stage"

  • 6. put into the water;

    "float a ship"

  • 7. make the surface of level or smooth;

    "float the plaster"

  • 8. allow (currencies) to fluctuate;

    "The government floated the ruble for a few months"

  • 9. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation;

    "float data"

同義詞辨析

drift, float

這兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞均有"漂流,漂浮"之意。

  • drift: 多指隨風(fēng)或順?biāo)h蕩,表示動(dòng)態(tài)。
  • float: 可與drift換用,但側(cè)重指因有液體或氣體所支持而不下沉,可表動(dòng)態(tài)或靜態(tài)。

同義詞

n.筏子

raft

vt.提出;支持

sustainupholdbuoy

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