1
- the lower surface of a room, on which one may walk地面, 地板：
he dropped the cup and it fell to the floor
他一失手, 茶杯掉到了地上
the kitchen floor.
厨房地面。
1.1
- the bottom of the sea, a cave, or an area of land海底; 洞底; 平地：
the ocean floor.
海底。
1.2
- informal the ground〈非正式〉地面：
the best way to play is to pass the ball on the floor.
最佳打法是传地面球。
1.3
- figurative the minimum level of prices or wages〈喻〉（物价, 工资）最低额：
sterling's floor against the D-mark.
英镑对德国马克的最低价。
2
- all the rooms or areas on the same level of a building; a storey（建筑物）楼层; 同楼层所有房间（或地方）：
as modifier, in combination a third-floor flat.位于四楼的公寓。
2.1
- the bottom surface of a vehicle汽车内的地板：
she retrieved the groceries from the floor of the car.
她从车内地板上取下食品及家用杂货。
2.2
- a level area or space used or designed for a particular activity（用于特定活动或为此设计的）平面, 平面区域。
3
the floor
(in a legislative assembly) the part of the house in which members sit and from which they speak（议会）发言席。
3.1
- the right or opportunity to speak next in debate（辩论中）发言权; 发言机会：
other speakers have the floor.
其他演讲人在发言。
3.2
- (in the Stock Exchange) the large central hall where trading takes place（股票用语）交易大厅：
as modifier a floor trader.场内交易人。
with obj.
1
- （常作be floored）provide (a room or area) with a floor给（房间, 空地）铺地板（或地面）：
a hall floored in gleaming yellow wood
铺着锃亮的黄木地板的会堂
as adj., in combination -floored a stone-floored building.用石头铺地的建筑。
2
- informal knock (someone) to the ground, especially with a punch〈非正式〉（尤指拳击）将（某人）打倒在地。
2.1
- baffle or confound (someone) completely使不知所措（或困惑）：
that question floored him.
那问题难倒了他。
短语
cross the floor
- 见CROSS.
from the floor
- (of a speech or question) delivered by an individual member at a meeting, not by a representative on the platform（讲话, 提问）来自台下（观众, 听众）：
questions from the floor will be invited.
欢迎台下各位提问。
take the floor
1
- begin to dance on a dance floor（在舞池中）起步跳舞。
2
- speak in a debate or assembly（在辩论中或集会上）发言。
词源
Old English flōr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloer and German Flur.