1 V-ERG (使)漂浮;(使)浮动 If something or someone
is floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are being supported by it. You can also
float something on a liquid.
(使)漂浮;(使)浮动 [Also VERB n preposition/adverb] -
They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water. [VERB + in]
他们发现水中漂浮着50和20美元的纸币。
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...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks. [VERB prep./adv.]
青草萋萋的河岸边静静漂浮着的驳船
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They'll spend some time floating boats in the creek. [VERB noun]
他们打算花些时间在溪流里放船模。。
2 VERB 漂;浮 Something that
floats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink.
漂;浮 SYN be buoyant, stay afloat, be or lie on the surface, rest on water
3 N-COUNT 浮体;浮板;救生圈 A
float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float.
浮体;浮板;救生圈 4 N-COUNT (钓鱼用的)鱼漂浮子 A
float is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moves when a fish has been caught.
(钓鱼用的)鱼漂浮子 5 VERB (在空中)飘荡,飘浮 Something that
floats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it.
(在空中)飘荡,飘浮 6 VERB (声音或气味)飘到,传到 If a sound or smell
floats to a place quite far away, it can be heard or smelled there.
(声音或气味)飘到,传到 [literary] -
Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass. [VERB prep./adv.]
你躺在绿草如茵的草地上,涤荡心灵的乐声随着清香的夏日微风飘到你的身边。
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The smells of delicious foods floated all around him. [VERB prep./adv.]
美食的香味弥漫在他的四周。
7 VERB 优雅地走动;轻盈地走动 If you
float somewhere, you walk there very lightly and gracefully.
优雅地走动;轻盈地走动 [literary] 8 VERB 提出(计划、方案或想法) If you
float a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about.
提出(计划、方案或想法) 9 VERB 使(公司)发行股票;使上市 If a company director
floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public.
使(公司)发行股票;使上市 [business] -
He floated his firm on the stock market. [VERB noun + on]
他让自己的公司上市了。
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The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether to float 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares. [VERB noun]
顾问们对于发行60%还是100%股份的关键问题迟迟未作决定。
10 V-ERG (使)(货币)自由浮动 If a government
floats its country's currency or allows it to
float, it allows the currency's value to change freely in relation to other currencies.
(使)(货币)自由浮动 [business] -
A decision by the Finns to float their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges. [VERB noun]
芬兰允许其货币自由浮动的决定在外汇市场上引起了震动。
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59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely. [VERB]
59%的人认为应该允许英镑自由浮动。
11 N-COUNT (节日游行时的)彩车,花车 A
float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession.
(节日游行时的)彩车,花车 13 N-SING (商店的)备用零钱 A
float is a small amount of coins and notes of low value that someone has before they start selling things so that they are able to give customers change if necessary.
(商店的)备用零钱 [British] 14 PHRASAL VERB 传开;流传 A rumour or idea that
is floating around is often heard or talked about.
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