floating
US
UK floating adj: (on surface of water, etc.)
SC 漂浮的 piāo fú de
SC 浮动的 piāo fú de ，fú dòng de
The beaver grabbed a floating stick and added it to her den.
海狸抓着了一根漂浮着的棍子并把它用到了她的窝里。
floating adj: figurative (not fixed)
SC 非固定的 fēi gù dìng de
SC 不固定的 fēi gù dìng de，bú gù dìng de
John was a floating support worker who would go and help wherever he was needed.
约翰是个不固定的帮工，在需要的时候就去帮忙工作。
floating adj: figurative (on air)
SC 飘浮在空中的
The floating leaves drifted slowly to the ground.
叶子在空中漂浮，慢慢地飘落到了地上。
floating adj: figurative (debt: unfunded) (债务)
SC 流动的，短期的，非长期的 liú dòng de ，duǎn qī de
TC 流動的
TC 流動的
The company had a lot of bad floating debt.
floating adj: figurative (available) (资金)
SC 流动的 liú dòng de
TC 流動的
TC 流動的
The company had some floating capital that they could invest in a new venture.
float vi: (bob on surface: of water, etc.)
SC 浮动 fú dòng
TC 浮動
TC 浮動
SC 漂浮 fú dòng，piāo fú
The science teacher showed the students that pumice can float.
科学课老师向学生们展示了浮石是可以漂浮在水上的。
float vi: (drift on wind)
SC 飘动 piāo dòng
SC 漂移 piāo dòng，piāo yí
TC 漂移
TC 漂移
The autumn leaves floated gently to the ground.
秋叶缓缓飘落到地上。
float [sth] vtr: (make bob on surface)
SC 浮出
SC 浮现 fú xiàn
The children were floating paper boats on the pond.
孩子们在池塘上放出了纸船。
float n: (swimming: flotation aid)
SC 救生圈 jiù shēng quān
SC 漂浮装置
The survivor was found clinging to a float in the ocean.
幸存者被发现时还在海里抓着救生圈。
float n: UK (decorated vehicle)
SC 彩车 cǎi chē
SC 游行花车 cǎi chē ，yóu xíng huā chē
Paul built one of the floats in the parade.
保罗做了游行队伍中其中一个花车。
float n: (on a fishing line)
SC 浮筒 fú tǒng
SC 浮子 fú tǒng，fú zi
Karen attached a float to her line to keep the lure from getting trapped on the lake bed.
卡伦往钓鱼线上栓了几个浮筒，避免鱼饵卡在湖床上。
float n: (device: measures water level)
SC 浮子 fú zi
SC 浮标 fú zi ，fú biāo
The gauge used a float to measure the water level.
测量装置用一个浮子来测量水位。
float n: UK (shop: money to use as change) (商店)
SC 零钱，备用零钱 líng qián
Don't take all the money from the till to the bank. We need to keep some back for tomorrow's float or we won't be able to give anyone any change!
别把钱柜里的钱都存到银行里去。我们需要留一些零钱明天用，否则我们没法给人找钱了！
float [sth] vtr: figurative (idea: propose)
SC 提议 tí yì
TC 提議
TC 提議
Agnes floated the idea of working a four-day week and closing the office on Fridays, but her boss wasn't keen.
艾格尼斯提议一周工作四天，周日不上班，但老板并不看好她的意见。
float [sth] to [sb], float [sth] by [sb] vtr + prep: (idea: suggest to [sb])
SC 向...提出...
SC 向...建议...
Ron went to his boss to float an idea by him, but he didn't get a meeting.
荣恩去找老板提出一个他自己的主意，但他没有得到会面的机会。
float n: uncountable (finance: currency) (比喻，金融)
SC 汇率浮动 huì lǜ fú dòng
TC 匯率浮動
TC 匯率浮動
The Federal Reserve keeps track of weekly and seasonal trends in the amount of float.
float n: figurative (finance: stocks) (比喻，金融)
SC 自由流通股 zì yóu liú tōng gǔ
The investor didn't have enough float to trade on the market.
float n: (thing that floats)
SC 漂浮物
Richard relaxed on a float in the pool.
float n: (for water landing) (水上飞机)
SC 浮筒 fú tǒng
The seaplane damaged a float as it landed.
float n: (platform on water)
SC 浮码头
Michael swam out to the float to dive.
float vi: figurative (exchange rate: fluctuate) (汇率)
SC 浮动 fú dòng
TC 浮動
TC 浮動
China doesn't allow its currency to float, but instead ties it to the value of the US Dollar.
float around, float about vi phrasal: (idea: widely discussed) (消息)
SC 广为流传
float around, float about vi phrasal: (be somewhere unknown)
SC 四处飘散，自由漂浮
float away vi phrasal: (on water: drift off)
SC 漂走 piāo zǒu
He didn't tie up the boat properly, so it began to float away.
float away vi phrasal: (in air: drift off)
SC 飘走
The girl let go of the string and her balloon floated away.
floating rate n: (fluctuating exchange rate)
SC 浮动汇率
free-floating adj: (not attached to anything)
SC 自由浮动的，自由活动的
SC 独立的，无党派的 dú lì de ，wú dǎng pài de
TC 獨立的，無黨派的
TC 獨立的，無黨派的