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floating

floating
[英] [ˈfləʊtɪŋ] [美] [ˈflotɪŋ] 生词本

adj.

v.

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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. 

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

    他们发现水中漂浮着50和20美元的纸币。

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

    青草萋萋的河岸边静静漂浮着的驳船

  • They'll spend some time floating boats in the creek.

    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. 

  • Empty things float.

    空的物体会在水中浮起。

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. 
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. 
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. 

  • The white cloud of smoke floated away.

    白色的烟雾飘远了。

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

    阳光照亮了空气中浮动的灰尘

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. 

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

    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。

  • The smells of delicious foods floated all around him.

    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. 

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

    卡罗琳挽着父亲的手臂从过道上优雅地走过。

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. 

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

    法国提出将外交工作交由联合国处理的想法。

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. 

  • He floated his firm on the stock market...

    他让自己的公司上市了。

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

    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. 

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

    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。

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

    59%的人认为应该允许英镑自由浮动。

11. N-COUNT See also: milk float; (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. 
12. 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. 
13. PHRASAL VERB 传开;流传 A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about. 

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

    社会上还是有一些毫无根据的关于癌症会传染的恐惧。

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float around 
Noun

1. the act of someone who floats on the water

Adjective

1. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another;

  • "a drifting double-dealer"
  • "the floating population"
  • "vagrant hippies of the sixties"

2. inclined to move or be moved about;

  • "a floating crap game"

3. (of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position;

  • "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"
  • "a floating kidney"

4. not definitely committed to a party or policy;

  • "floating voters"

5. borne up by or suspended in a liquid;

  • "the ship is still floating"
  • "floating logs"
  • "floating seaweed"

体育

  • 1.漂浮

水产

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  • 1.全浮动［筏式］养殖
  • 2.［raft］ culture 又称“浮流养殖(beta current culture)”。紫菜网帘水平张挂在梯形筏架内，始终淹没在水面以下的一种紫菜筏式养殖方式。
  • 3.浮头
  • 4.水体中溶解氧降至鱼类或水产动物不能正常呼吸时，鱼类等动物头部浮出水面的现象。

计算机

  • 1.【修】浮动，浮点(型)
  • 2.浮动的，浮点的
1. Alexander's engineers built floating rafts for the heavy catapults.
亚历山大的工兵修建了浮动的筏子来运载沉重的弩炮。

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2. Floating clouds cover the sun.
浮云蔽日。

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3. Gossamer is floating in calm air.
空中飘浮着游丝。

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4. Have you heard the rumor floating about that the shop is going to close?
你听到谣传说那家店要关门了吗？

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5. Have you heard the rumor floating around that the shop is going to close?
你听到谣传说那家店要关门了吗？

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6. Have you heard the rumor floating round that the shop is going to close?
你听到谣传说那家店要关门了吗？

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7. I reached for a floating log with my foot.
我用脚去钩取一段漂浮着的木头。

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8. My son hasn't been able to find a steady job. He's been floating about for the past year.
我的儿子不想找一份固定工作，他去年一直在换工作。

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9. My son hasn't been able to find a steady job. He's been floating around for the past year.
我的儿子不想找一份固定工作，他去年一直在换工作。

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10. My son hasn't been able to find a steady job. He's been floating round for the past year.
我的儿子不想找一份固定工作，他去年一直在换工作。

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11. Oil has the property of floating on water.
油有浮在水上的特性。

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12. Some leaves were floating about on the still lake.
一些树叶漂在宁静的湖面上。

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13. Some leaves were floating around on the still lake.
树叶飘落在平静的湖面上。

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14. Some leaves were floating round on the still lake.
树叶飘落在平静的湖面上。

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15. Songs were floating.; The sound of singing rang out.
歌声飞扬。

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16. The boy was floating his boat.
那男孩让他的小船在水上漂着。

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17. The flag is floating in the wind.
旗帜在风中飘扬。

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18. The great ship was like a floating building.
那艘巨轮活像一幢浮动的大楼。

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19. The harbour was blocked in by floating masses of ice.
大块大块的浮冰把港口堵塞了。

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20. The whirlpool sucked down everything floating on the water.
漩涡把水面上漂的东西都吸进去了。

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