float

float
verb
[no obj.]

rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking
浮，漂浮
she relaxed, floating gently in the water.
她全身放松，轻轻漂浮在水中。
■[with obj. and adverbial]cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move in such a way
使（有浮力物）漂浮，浮动
trees were felled and floated downstream.
树木伐倒后顺水漂流。
■be suspended freely in a liquid or gas
悬浮于（液体，气体）中
fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint.
软骨碎片在关节中浮动。
[with adverbial of direction]move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift
在（液体，空气）中浮动，飘动
clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky.
云朵在灿烂的蓝天上飘动。
through the open window floated the sound of traffic.
车辆噪音从敞开窗户传了进来。
■(float about/around)(of a rumour, idea, or substance) circulate
（谣言、想法或物质）传播，流传
the notion was floating around Capitol Hill.
这种观念在美国国会传开了。
■(of a sight or idea) come before the eyes or mind
（景象，想法）在眼前（或脑海中）漂浮
the advice his father had given him floated into his mind.
父亲的劝告浮现在他脑海中。
■[with obj. and adverbial of direction](in sport) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air
（体育用语）使（球）轻松飞动，使（球）飘起
he floated the kick into the net.
他把球轻吊入网中。
[with obj.]put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions
试探性提出（想法）
■[with obj.]offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time
首次发行（公司）股票
(of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets
（货币价值）浮动
a policy of letting the pound float.
让英镑浮动的政策。
■[with obj.]allow (a currency) to fluctuate in such a way
使（货币）浮动

noun

a thing that is buoyant in water, in particular
浮动物，尤指
a small object attached to a fishing line to indicate by moving when a fish bites.
（钓鱼线）渔漂，浮子。
■a cork or buoy supporting the edge of a fishing net
（渔网边）浮子
■a hollow or inflated organ enabling an organism (such as the Portuguese man-of-war) to float in the water
（葡萄牙僧帽水母等生物体的）浮囊
■a hollow structure fixed underneath an aircraft enabling it to take off and land on water
（水上飞机）浮筒
■a light object held for support by a person learning to swim
（学游泳用的）浮筒
■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 carburetor
（蓄水池、汽化器等阀门、气门部件）浮子
(Brit.)a small vehicle or cart, especially one powered by electricity
(英)（尤指电动）小车，轻型车。参见 milk float
■a platform mounted on a lorry and carrying a display in a procession
花车，彩车，展览车
a carnival float.
狂欢节彩车。
(Brit.)a sum of money used for change at the beginning of a period of selling in a shop or stall
(英)（商店开市时）备用零钱
■a small sum of money kept available for minor expenditure or petty cash
备用零钱
a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster
灰泥镘刀
a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it
浮有冰淇淋球的软饮料
ice-cream floats.
浮有冰淇淋球的软饮料。
(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
（关键路径分析用语）浮动期

常用词组
float someone's boat

(informal)appeal to or excite someone, especially sexually
(非正式)迎合；勾引，色诱
Kevin doesn't exactly float her boat.
凯文并没有勾引她。

语源

Old English flotian (verb), of Germanic origin and related to fleet, reinforced in Middle English by Old French floter, also from Germanic

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