v.(动词)

1. 摇摆，动摇
2. 漂泊，（使）漂流，（使）漂浮，漂，（使）浮动，（使）浮起，浮现，浮
3. 付诸实施，实行
4. 在流通中，在传播中，散布，散播
5. 【经】（使）货币浮动
6. 筹资开办，成立
7. 提出，建议，提请考虑
8. 飘流，（使）飘动，飘逸
9. 淹没，以水注满
10. 轻盈走动，飘然移动
11. 游荡
12. 发行（股票）上市

n.(名词)

1. 浮标，浮筒，浮子
2. 木筏
3. 漂游物，浮游物，浮萍，浮冰
4. 花车，彩车
5. 上面浮有冰淇淋的饮料
6. 【经】浮动
7. 漂浮
8. 备用零钱
9. 浮码头，浮船坞
10. 水箱浮球
11. 救生圈
12. 【机】浮体
13. 浮动时间

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)漂浮 (cause to) stay at the top of liquid or be held up in air without sinking
2. vi. 浮动 vary freely in value against other countries' money from day to day

Noun:

1. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

2. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

3. a drink with ice cream floating in it

4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

5. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

6. something that floats on the surface of water

7. an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy

Verb:

1. be in motion due to some air or water current;

   "The leaves were blowing in the wind"
   "the boat drifted on the lake"
   "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"
   "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
   

2. be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom

3. set afloat;

   "He floated the logs down the river"
   "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
   

4. circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with;

   "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
   

5. move lightly, as if suspended;

   "The dancer floated across the stage"
   

6. put into the water;

   "float a ship"
   

7. make the surface of level or smooth;

   "float the plaster"
   

8. allow (currencies) to fluctuate;

   "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
   

9. convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation;

   "float data"
   

1.(使)漂浮;(使)浮动
If something or someoneis floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are being supported by it. You can alsofloat something on a liquid.

e.g. They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.
他们发现水中漂浮着50和20美元的纸币。
e.g. ...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks...
青草萋萋的河岸边静静漂浮着的驳船

2.漂;浮
Something thatfloats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink.

e.g. Empty thingsfloat.
空的物体会在水中浮起。

3.浮体;浮板;救生圈
Afloat is a light object that is used to help someone or something float.

4.(钓鱼用的)鱼漂浮子
Afloat is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moves when a fish has been caught.

5.(在空中)飘荡，飘浮
Something thatfloats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it.

e.g. The white cloud of smoke floated away.
白色的烟雾飘远了。
e.g. ...the sun's rays lighting up the dust floating in the air.
阳光照亮了空气中浮动的灰尘

6.(声音或气味)飘到，传到
If a sound or smellfloats to a place quite far away, it can be heard or smelled there.

e.g. Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass...
你躺在绿草如茵的草地上，涤荡心灵的乐声随着清香的夏日微风飘到你的身边。
e.g. The smells of delicious foods floated all around him.
美食的香味弥漫在他的四周。

7.优雅地走动;轻盈地走动
If youfloat somewhere, you walk there very lightly and gracefully.

float的反义词

e.g. Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm.
卡罗琳挽着父亲的手臂从过道上优雅地走过。

8.提出(计划、方案或想法)
If youfloat a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about.

e.g. The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.
法国提出将外交工作交由联合国处理的想法。

9.使(公司)发行股票;使上市
If a company directorfloats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public.

e.g. He floated his firm on the stock market...
他让自己的公司上市了。
e.g. The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether tofloat 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares.
顾问们对于发行60%还是100%股份的关键问题迟迟未作决定。

10.(使)(货币)自由浮动
If a governmentfloats its country's currency or allows it tofloat, it allows the currency's value to change freely in relation to other currencies.

e.g. A decision by the Finns tofloat their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges...
芬兰允许其货币自由浮动的决定在外汇市场上引起了震动。
e.g. 59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed tofloat freely.
59%的人认为应该允许英镑自由浮动。

11.(节日游行时的)彩车，花车
Afloat is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession.

12.(商店的)备用零钱
Afloat is a small amount of coins and notes of low value that someone has before they start selling things so that they are able to give customers change if necessary.

float的反义词

13.传开;流传
A rumour or idea thatis floating around is often heard or talked about.

e.g. There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious.
社会上还是有一些毫无根据的关于癌症会传染的恐惧。

相关词组：float around

1. float

1. 彩车：我们刚结束不久的游行演练是 parade rehearal,在国庆当天举行的群众欢庆游行是mass pageant,到时走在最前的是仪仗队或游行乐队,紧随其后的是方阵(square)和彩车(float).

2. 浮标：纪念品店也不少,许多都会以抓龙虾的圆形笼子(lobster trap)与五颜六色的大型浮标(float)作为装饰品吸引顾客. 所贩卖的商品少不了以龙虾为主题的周边产品,如龙虾造型冰箱磁铁,以及印有龙虾图案的T-shirt等. 最特别的地景是,

3. float

3. 漂浮

There is not enough water to float the ship.

没有足够的水使船漂浮起来。

These plants float on the surface of the water.

这些植物漂浮在水面上。

They float the canoe out into the middle of the river.

他们将独木舟漂浮到河中央。

Survival bobbing lets you float for a long time on your stomach.

救生浮游就是让你长时间地仰卧着漂浮在水上。

Idle thoughts floated through his mind.

莫名其妙地想法浮现在他心头。

Like drifting clouds, hilltops mirrored in a mirage appear to float behind a Land Rover.

在一辆路虎后山顶映在海市蜃楼中漂浮，像飘动的云那样。

A hybrid code genetic algorithms which efficiently combines float code with gray code is proposed in this paper.

本文提出了一种结合浮点数编码和格雷码编码的混合编码遗传算法。

Pay attention to your float!

注意你的浮标！

I use a float to mark the location of my crab pots.

我用浮标标注出蟹篓的位置。

The float bobbed up and down on the water.

漂浮物在水面上浮动。

There is not enough water to float the ship.

没有足够的水使船漂浮起来。

We take a step, float and down again.

我们迈了一步，漂浮又落下。

She floated down the steps to greet us.

她轻盈地下楼来迎接我们。

They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol.

他们建议提高酒税。

The company was floated on the stock market in 2001.

这家公司于 2001 年上市。

Shares were floated at 585p.

股票最初上市价为5英镑85便士。

You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.

无论你喜欢哪种音乐，你都可以听。

a carnival float

狂欢节彩车

Beautiful music came floating out of the window.

美妙的乐声从窗口传出。

(figurative)An idea suddenly floated into my mind.

我脑海里突然浮现出一个想法。

(figurative)People seem to float in and out of my life.

不同的人在我的生命中出现和消失。

Wood floats.

木头能浮起来。

A plastic bag was floating in the water.

一个塑料袋在水中漂浮。

Can you float on your back?

你能仰浮吗？

There wasn't enough water to float the ship.

水不够深，船浮动不起来。

They float the logs down the river to the towns.

他们把原木沿河漂流至城镇。

A group of swans floated by.

一群天鹅缓缓游过。

The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen.

厨房里飘出新鲜面包的香味。

They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.

他们发现水中漂浮着50和20美元的纸币。

...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks...

青草萋萋的河岸边静静漂浮着的驳船

Empty things float.

空的物体会在水中浮起。

The white cloud of smoke floated away.

白色的烟雾飘远了。

...the sun's rays lighting up the dust floating in the air.

阳光照亮了空气中浮动的灰尘

Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass...

你躺在绿草如茵的草地上，涤荡心灵的乐声随着清香的夏日微风飘到你的身边。

The smells of delicious foods floated all around him.

美食的香味弥漫在他的四周。

Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm.

卡罗琳挽着父亲的手臂从过道上优雅地走过。

The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.

法国提出将外交工作交由联合国处理的想法。

He floated his firm on the stock market...

他让自己的公司上市了。

The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether to float 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares.

顾问们对于发行60%还是100%股份的关键问题迟迟未作决定。

A decision by the Finns to float their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges...

芬兰允许其货币自由浮动的决定在外汇市场上引起了震动。

59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely.

59%的人认为应该允许英镑自由浮动。

There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious.

社会上还是有一些毫无根据的关于癌症会传染的恐惧。

用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

1. She floated down the walk.
   她沿着人行道滑下。
2. When you're tired of swimming, just float for a while.
   你游累了就漂行一会儿。
3. Rafts floated down the river.
   木筏顺流而下。
4. The logs float down the river to the paper factory.
   木头沿河漂流到纸厂。
5. Do we let Renminbi float?
   我们让不让人民币浮动?
6. It was decided to float the pound because a fixed value was damaging exports.
   决定浮动英镑的汇率,因为固定汇率不利于出口贸易。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The boy was floating his boat.
   那男孩让他的小船在水上漂着。
2. There was not enough water to float the ship.
   水太浅,船浮不起来。
3. They are trying to float the sunken ship.
   他们在试图把沉船浮出水面。
4. There is enough water in the harbour to float a fleet.
   海港的水域足够容纳一个舰队。
5. We float them there.
   我们把它们漂送到那里。
6. The current floated the logs to shore.
   水流使木头漂向岸边。
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7. The ship was floated by the tide.
   船被潮水冲走。

float about〔around, round〕 (v.+adv.)

〈非正〉经常换工作 move frequently from job to job

float in (v.+prep.)

在…中漂浮 (cause to) move liquid or air
float in sth

Dust floats in the air.

尘埃在空中浮动。

The feather floated lightly in the air.

羽毛轻盈地飘浮在空中。

A balloon floats in the air as a boat floats on water.

气球浮在空气中,就像船浮在水上一样。

The flag is floating in the wind.

旗帜在风中飘扬。

We watched the clouds floating in the sky.

我们望着白云在天空中飘动。

float into〔through〕 (v.+prep.)

慢慢产生(想法) pass lazily into or through one's mind
float into〔through〕 one's mind

An idea floated through his mind.

一个念头从他头脑中掠过。

Strange thoughts float into〔through〕 my mind when I am nearly asleep.

我快睡着时产生了奇怪的念头。

float on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

在(某团体或体系内)提出 offer sth within a group or system
float on〔upon〕 sth

A piece of wood is floating on the river.

一块木头在河上漂浮着。

float sth on〔upon〕 sth

The idea was first floated on the organization before the war.

这个设想最早是在战前由那个组织提出的。

～+副词

• float%20drowsily">float drowsily平静地漂流
• float%20gorgeously">float gorgeously称心地漂流
• float%20gracefully">float gracefully优美地漂流
• float%20lazily">float lazily懒散地漂流
• float%20majestically">float majestically壮丽地漂流

～+介词

• float%20about%20the%20square">float about the square在广场上空飘扬
• float%20across%20the%20sky">float across the sky飘过天空
• float%20around%20town">float around town满城流传
• float%20down%20the%20river">float down the river顺流漂下
• float%20down%20the%20stairs">float down the stairs从楼梯上飘然走下来
• float%20from%20place%20to%20place">float from place to place到处游荡
• float%20on%20water">float on water浮在水上
• float%20over%20the%20city">float over the city飘过城市上空

• A romantic float in a gondola.

  出自：A. Thackeray

• Her timbers yet are sound, And she may float again.

  出自：W. Cowper

• Ice floats readily on water.

  出自：T. H. Huxley

v.(动词)

1. float的基本意思是指在空气中、水面上或其他平滑的表面上轻盈地漂浮或不费力地迅速滑动,引申可指汇率、价格浮动,也可指人漫无目的地游来荡去。可用作不及物动词或及物动词,用作及物动词时,可接名词或代词作宾语。

v.(动词)

float, drift

这两个词都可表示“漂浮”,前者可动也可不动,后者只指“漂动”。试比较:

The logs float on the river.

圆木在河上漂浮着。

The logs floated down the river.

圆木沿河流而下。

The logs drifted down the river.

圆木沿河流而下。

drift，float

这两个动词均有“漂流，漂浮”之意。

drift多指随风或顺水飘荡，表示动态。

float可与drift换用，但侧重指因有液体或气体所支持而不下沉，可表动态或静态。

• ☆ 直接源自古英语的flot，意为浮，流动。