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float/fləʊt/ v. & n.●v. 1 intr. & tr.a rest or move or cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking (使)漂浮；(使)浮动 b get afloat or set (a stranded ship) afloat 浮起；使(搁浅的船)浮起 2 intr. move with a liquid or current of air; drift 漂流；飘动 the clouds floated high up 高空中云彩飘过 3 intr. colloq. [口]a move in a leisurely or casual way 悠闲(或随意)地走动，游荡 floated about humming quietly 一边轻声哼唱一边溜达 b (often foll. by 常后跟 before) hover before the eye or mind (在眼前或脑海中)漂浮，浮现 the prospect of lunch floated before them 他们的脑子一直在想着午饭 4 intr. (often foll. by 常后跟 in) move or be suspended freely in a liquid or a gas (在液体或气体中自由)浮动，悬浮 5 tr.a bring (a company, scheme, etc.) into being; launch 开办(公司)；提出(计划等)；开始 b offer (stock, shares, etc.) on the stock market (在股票市场)发行(股票、股份等) 6 Commerce 【商业】a intr. (of currency) be allowed to have a fluctuating exchange rate (指货币)允许有浮动汇率 b tr. cause (currency) to float 使(货币)浮动 c intr. (of an acceptance) be in circulation (承兑汇票)在流通中 7 tr. (of water etc.) support; bear along (a buoyant object) (水等)支撑(浮体)，载起 8 intr. & tr. circulate or cause (a rumour or idea) to circulate (使) (流言或思想)流传，传播 9 tr. waft (a buoyant object) through the air 使(浮体)在空中飘荡 10 tr. archaic cover with liquid; inundate [古义]淹没；使满溢 ●n. 1 a thing that floats, esp. 漂浮物(尤指): a a raft 木筏 b a cork or quill on a fishing line as an indicator of a fish biting (钓线上的)鱼漂，浮子 c a cork supporting the edge of a fishing net (鱼网的)浮子 d a hollow or inflated part or organ supporting an organism in the water; an air bladder (水生物的)浮囊；气囊，鳔 e a hollow structure fixed underneath an aircraft enabling it to float on water (水上飞机的)浮筒 f a floating device on the surface of water, petrol, etc., controlling the flow (在液面上控制水、汽油等流动的)浮球 2 Brit. a small vehicle or cart, esp. one powered by electricity [英]小型车辆(尤指电瓶车) milk float 送奶电瓶车 3 a platform mounted on a lorry and carrying a display in a procession etc. (游行等时安装在卡车上装载展品的)展台；彩车 4 Brit. [英]a a sum of money used at the beginning of a period of selling in a shop, a fête, etc. to provide change (商店、义卖会等销售期开始时找零用的)备用零钱 b a small sum of money for minor expenditure; petty cash (一小笔)日常零用钱；零用现金 5 (in sing. or pl. 用单数或复数) Brit. Theatr. footlights [英]【戏】(舞台的)脚灯 6 a tool used for smoothing plaster (泥工用的)镘刀 7 a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it 里面漂有一勺冰淇淋的软饮料 □ floatable adj.□ floatability /-ˈbiliti/ n.[Old English flot, flotian ‘float’, flota ‘ship’, and Old Norse flota, floti related to FLEET5: in Middle English influenced by Old French floter] |