vi. 1.漂浮,浮起 (opp. sink); 飘流,漂流。 2.(谣言等)散布。 3.(公司)成立;(计划)实行。 4.(票据)流通。 5.(货币)浮动。 6.在数处投票;漂荡;旅行。 7.犹豫不决 (between)。 8.悠哉游哉地生活,对世事不关心,逍遥度日。 float before one's eyes [mind] 浮现眼前[心中]。 float through life 悠游岁月。 vt. 1.使漂浮;使浮动;使漂流。 2.淹没,以水注满。 3.创立(公司);实行(计划);筹(款);使(计划等)获得支持。 4.发行(公债等)。 5.(泥水工)把(灰泥等)用镘刀摊平。 6.散布(谣言)。 7.使(货币)浮动。 8.使平滑。 短语和例子 a ship floated by the tide 因涨潮而浮起的船。 float a loan 发行公债,筹集贷款。 float an issue of stock 发行一批股票。 float off (搁浅的船)浮起。 n. 1.漂浮。 2.浮游物;浮萍,浮冰;木筏,浮码头;浮船坞;浮筒;浮标;水箱浮球,救生圈;【机械工程】浮体;(钓鱼用的)浮子;(鱼的)浮囊。 3.(水车的)蹼板,承水板;(轮船的)轮翼。 4.【航空】(水上飞机的)浮舟。 5.(泥水工的)镘刀,单纹锉刀。 6.(装运展览物的) 平台卡车;彩车;花车;活动模型。 7.【经济学】(货币等的)浮动。 8.〔常 pl.〕(舞台的)脚灯。 9.(织物上的)浮丝,织疵,跳花。 10.土地许可证。 11.运煤车。 12.〔英国〕(店铺每晨开始营业时备用作找付等用的)周转零钱。 短语和例子 a joint currency float 货币共同浮动。 on the float 漂浮着。
an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy 同义词:air bladder, swim bladder,
something that floats on the surface of water
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,
an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
a drink with ice cream floating in it 同义词:ice-cream soda, ice-cream float,
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data"
allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster"
put into the water; "float a ship"
move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage"
set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
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" 同义词:drift, be adrift, blow,
be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom 同义词:swim,
circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
例句与用法
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We came up with a floating rebate plan . 我们想出了一个浮动回扣计划。
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There was n't enough water to float the ship . 没有足够的水让船浮起来。
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The next tide will float the ship . 下次满潮时船就可以浮起来了。
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The ship ran afoul of the floating seaweed . 船只和漂浮的海草纠缠在一起。
5.
The parachutist floated gently down to earth . 跳伞者轻飘飘地降落到地上。
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We watched the logs floating towards the mill .. 我们看着木头朝磨坊漂去。
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The swirling dust floated in the sky . 一团团的尘土打着旋儿,在空中飞扬。
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Sunset clouds float with the lone wild ducks . 落霞与孤鹜齐飞。
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This isle was then floating and unstable . 这座小岛漂浮在水面上并且不稳定。