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]
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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。。
SYN glide, sail, drift, move gently
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]
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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。
SYN waft, coast, drift
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)
SYN suggest, present, propose, recommend
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]
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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。
SYN launch, offer, sell, set up
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]
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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. 传开;流传
Phrasal verbs: - float around
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