float
- IPA[fləʊt]
英式
- rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking；cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid
- a thing that is buoyant in water.；a small object attached to a fishing line to indicate by moving when a fish bites.
verb: float, 3rd person present: floats, gerund or present participle: floating, past tense: floated, past participle: floated
noun: float, plural noun: floats
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動詞
- 1. rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking she relaxed, floating gently in the water 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid trees were felled and floated downstream
- ▪ be suspended freely in a liquid or gas fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint
- 2. move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ (of a rumour, idea, etc.) circulate the notion was floating around Capitol Hill
- ▪ move in a casual or leisurely way Araminta floated down the stairs
- ▪ (in sport) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air he floated the kick into the net
- 3. put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions. 同義詞 反義詞
- ▪ offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time. 同義詞 反義詞
- 4. (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets a policy of letting the pound float
- ▪ allow (a currency) to float.
名詞
- 1. a thing that is buoyant in water.
- ▪ a small object attached to a fishing line to indicate by moving when a fish bites.
- ▪ a cork or buoy supporting the edge of a fishing net.
- ▪ a light object held for support by a person learning to swim.
- ▪ a hollow or inflated organ enabling an organism (such as the Portuguese man-of-war) to float in the water.
- ▪ a hollow structure fixed underneath an aircraft enabling it to take off and land on water.
- ▪ a floating device on the surface of a liquid which forms part of a valve apparatus controlling flow in and out of the enclosing container, e.g. in a water cistern or a carburettor.
- 2. British a small vehicle or cart, especially one powered by electricity.
- ▪ a platform mounted on a truck and carrying a display in a procession a carnival float
- 3. British a sum of money used for change at the beginning of a period of trading in a shop or stall etc., or for minor expenditures.
- 4. a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster.
- 5. North American a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it ice-cream floats
- 6. (in critical path analysis) the period of time by which the duration of an activity may be extended without affecting the overall time for the process.
- cause or allow (something) to float freely: logs were free-floated downriver
Oxford Dictionary
- cause or allow (something) to float freely: logs were free-floated downriver
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- an open-sided van, typically powered by electricity, that is used for delivering milk to houses.
Oxford Dictionary
- the hinged arm attached to the ball float in the ballcock of a water cistern.
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- the spherical float attached to the pivoting arm of the ballcock in a toilet tank.
Oxford American Dictionary
- plate glass made by allowing it to solidify on a layer of molten metal.
Oxford Dictionary
- a wooden or plastic block with tips of nails just protruding through its base, used to scratch ...
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- the hinged arm attached to the ball float in the ballcock of a toilet tank.
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- rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking: she relaxed, floating gently in the water
- a thing that is buoyant in water.
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