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| 1 | C the flat area that you walk on inside a building or room （建筑物或房间内的）地面，地板 |
| The house has polished wooden floors. 这幢房子有抛光的木地板。 |
| We were sitting on the floor watching TV. 我们坐在地板上看电视。 |
| | 1a | a flat area for dancing 舞场；舞池 | | He invited me onto the dance floor. 他邀请我到舞池跳舞。 | | take (to) the floor (=start dancing) They were the first couple to take the floor. 开始跳舞 | |
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| 2 | C one of the levels in a building （建筑物的）层 |
| The toilets are on the floor below. 盥洗间在下面那层楼。 |
| a first-floor flat 二楼的一套公寓 |
| on the ground/first/second/top floor The toy department is on the second floor. 玩具部在三楼。 |
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| 3 | C usually singular the ground at the bottom of a natural structure or area 底部 |
| +of The floor of the cave was slippery. 洞底很滑。 |
| forest/ocean/valley floor a map of the ocean floor 洋底地图 |
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| 4 | singular a place where discussions or debates take place , especially in a parliament （尤指议会的）议席 |
| There were angry exchanges on the floor of the House of Commons. 众议院议席上发出了愤怒的争辩。 |
| take the floor (=start talking in a discussion or debate) The chairman took the floor. （讨论或辩论中）开始发言 |
| have the floor (=be speaking in a discussion or debate) Excuse me, Mr Gregory, but Ms Barnes has the floor. （讨论或辩论中）在发言 |
| | 4a | the audience at a public discussion or debate （公开讨论或辩论的）听众 | | The speaker will now take questions from the floor. 讲话人现在将回答听众提出的问题。 | |
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| 5 | C business an area where shares in companies are bought and sold 股票交易场所 |
| the floor of the New York Stock Exchange 纽约证券交易所的股票交易厅 |
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| 6 | singular the lowest level that an amount is allowed to reach 最低水平；底线 |
| A floor was established below which workers’ wages would not fall. 确定了一个最低额，工人们的工资不得低于此线。 |
| PHRASE |
| - | go through the floor informal
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| to fall to an extremely low level |
| 降到最低限度 |
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| See also | | - factory floor | | - shop floor | | - wipe 1 | |
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