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| 1 | I to rest or move slowly on the surface of a liquid and not sink 浮；浮起；漂浮；浮动；漂动 |
| Their raft would not float. 他们的木筏浮不起来。 |
| +on/in Leaves and twigs floated on the water. 树叶和细枝漂在水上。 |
| +by/along/towards etc Miranda floated by on her back. 米兰达仰面漂了过去。 |
| | 1a | T to place something or make it move on the surface of a liquid 使漂浮；使浮起；使漂动 | | They were floating little paper boats on the lake. 他们正在湖上放小纸船玩。 | |
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| 2 | I to be lighter than air , and move slowly through it 飘浮；飘动；飘荡 |
| +in/through/across/over etc Bubbles floated in the air. 气泡漂浮在空中。 |
| A cloud floated across the moon. 一片云彩飘过月亮。 |
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| 3 | I if a sound or smell floats, it moves through the air so that it can be heard or smelt in different places （声音或气味）飘，飘荡 |
| +up/down/across/through etc Music floated up from the garden. 音乐声从花园里飘来。 |
| Perfume floated around her. 她周身散发着香水味。 |
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| 4 | I to move in a very soft and graceful way 飘然移动；翩然走动 |
| +down/up/across etc Fabia floated down the stairs in a long white dress. 法比亚穿着白色长裙从楼梯上飘然而下。 |
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| 5 | I to behave in a way that shows you do not have a clear plan for what you want to do 毫无计划地行事；悠闲度日；闲荡 |
| She just sort of floats through life. 她只是生活上有点得过且过。 |
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| 6 | T business to start to sell a company’ s shares on the stock market 开始发行（股票）；使上市 |
| The company was floated in 1993. 这家公司于1993年开始发行股票。 |
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| 7 | T to suggest an idea for people to consider to see how they will react 提出；提议 |
| Various explanations for his resignation are being floated. 对他的辞职正出现种种解释。 |
| | 7a | I if an idea floats, it is successful or accepted （思想）获得成功，被接受 | | Old TV shows refurbished as films rarely float. 由于电影几乎不被接受，旧电视剧重新登场。 | |
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| 8 | I/T business if a government floats its currency , its value is allowed to change in relation to other currencies （使）（货币）浮动 |
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| 9 | T mainly journalism to kick or hit a ball so that it moves slowly through the air 把（球）踢飞（或打飞） |
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| - | floating on air/on a cloud
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| very happy , as if you were dreaming |
| 飘飘然的；非常高兴的 |
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| - | whateverfloats your boat spoken
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| used for saying that although an idea or plan does not seem good to you , you can accept that someone else likes it |
| 虽然你不喜欢，但你能够接受别人喜欢 |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌfloat ˈaround |
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| 1 | if something is floating around , you have seen it somewhere near but you are not certain where it is 就在附近 | There’ s a pen floating around here somewhere. 就在这儿附近的某个地方有支钢笔。 | |
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| 2 | if an idea is floating around , it has been suggested but not yet considered 悬而未决 | We have various issues floating around that we need to discuss. 我们有各种各样的问题悬而未决，需要讨论。 | |
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