float
英 [fl??t]
美[flot]
- vt. 使漂?。粚?shí)行
- vi. 浮動(dòng)；飄動(dòng)，散播；搖擺；付諸實(shí)施
- n. 彩車，花車；漂流物；浮舟；浮萍
- n. (Float)人名；(英)弗洛特
CET4TEM4考研TOEFLCET6核心詞匯IELTS中頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?floats;第三人稱單數(shù):?floats;過(guò)去式:?floated;過(guò)去分詞:?floated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?floating;
助記提示
1. (水平)漂浮。
中文詞源
float 浮動(dòng)，飄浮，股票發(fā)行
來(lái)自PIE*pleu, 浮動(dòng)，飄動(dòng)，詞源同fleet, float, pluvial. 同時(shí)用于經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)名詞股票發(fā)行等。
英英釋意
- 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 remains on the surface of a liquid
英文詞源
- float
- float: [OE] Germanic *fleut-, which produced English fleet, had the so-called ‘weak grades’ (that is, variant forms which because they were weakly stressed had different vowels) *flot- and *flut-. The former was the source of Germanic *flotōjan, which passed into late Old English as flotian and eventually ousted flēotan (modern English fleet) from its original meaning ‘float’.
It also seems to have been borrowed into the Romance languages, producing French flotter, Italian fiottare, and Spanish flotar (a diminutive of the Spanish noun derivative flota gave English flotilla [18]). The latter formed the basis of Old Norse flytja, acquired by English as flit [12], and of Old English floterian, which became modern English flutter.
=> fleet, flit, flotilla, flutter - float (v.)
- late Old English flotian "to rest on the surface of water" (intransitive; class II strong verb; past tense fleat, past participle floten), from Proto-Germanic *flotan "to float" (cognates: Old Norse flota, Middle Dutch vloten, Old High German flozzan, German fl?ssen), from *flot-, from PIE *pleud-, extended form of root *pleu- "to flow" (see pluvial).
Meaning "drift about, hover passively" is from c. 1300. Transitive sense of "to lift up, cause to float" (of water, etc.) is from c. 1600; that of "set (something) afloat" is from 1778 (originally of financial operations). Of motion through air, from 1630s. Meaning "hover dimly before the eyes" is from 1775. Related: Floated; floating. A floating rib (by 1802) is so called because the anterior ends are not connected to the rest. - float (n.)
- apparently an early Middle English merger of three related Old English nouns, flota "boat, fleet," flote "troop, flock," flot "body of water, sea;" all from the source of float (v.). The early senses were the now-mostly-obsolete ones of the Old English words: "state of floating" (early 12c.), "swimming" (mid-13c.); "a fleet of ships; a company or troop" (c. 1300); "a stream, river" (early 14c.). From c. 1300 as an attachment for buoyancy on a fishing line or net; early 14c. as "raft." Meaning "platform on wheels used for displays in parades, etc." is from 1888, probably from earlier sense of "flat-bottomed boat" (1550s). As a type of fountain drink, by 1915.
Float.--An ade upon the top of which is floated a layer of grape juice, ginger ale, or in some cases a disher of fruit sherbet or ice cream. In the latter case it would be known as a "sherbet float" or an "ice-cream float." ["The Dispenser's Formulary: Or, Soda Water Guide," New York, 1915]
Few soda water dispensers know what is meant by a "Float Ice Cream Soda." This is not strange since the term is a coined one. By a "float ice cream soda" is meant a soda with the ice cream floating on top, thus making a most inviting appearance and impressing the customer that you are liberal with your ice cream, when you are not really giving any more than the fellow that mixes his ice cream "out of sight." ["The Spatula," Boston, July, 1908]
同義詞辨析
drift, float
這兩個(gè)動(dòng)詞均有"漂流，漂浮"之意。
drift： 多指隨風(fēng)或順?biāo)h蕩，表示動(dòng)態(tài)。
float： 可與drift換用，但側(cè)重指因有液體或氣體所支持而不下沉，可表動(dòng)態(tài)或靜態(tài)。
考試真題
- When Beijing allows its currency exchange rates to float.
出自-2012年12月閱讀原文
- As a young man, he began walking over tens of thousands of miles during his lifetime, through the south to Florida, the west to California and north to Alaska, where readers are taken a long and particularly hair-raising adventure on a large mass of floating ice
出自-2013年6月聽力原文
- The West Antarctic ice sheet was once floating ice.
出自-2010年12月聽力原文
- Unlike floating ice shelves which have little impact on sea level when they break up, the ice sheet is anchored to bedrock will blow the sea surface
出自-2010年12月聽力原文
- But he is also working at a far more fundamental level: his staff show people how to make floating gardens and fish ponds prevent starvation during the wet season.
2017年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- His not-for-profit organization runs 100 river boats that serve as floating libraries, schools, and health clinics, and are equipped with solar panels and other communicating facilities.
2017年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to float on the sea?
2015年高考英語(yǔ)浙江卷 單項(xiàng)填空 原文
- If you leave your arms out, they float free in zero gravity, often giving a sleeping astronaut the look of a funny ballet dancer.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- Leroy Chiao describes what happens even before you float out of your seat, your inner ear thinks you're falling.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- Rezwan is creating floating connectivity to replace flooded roads and highways.
2017年高考英語(yǔ)江蘇卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- They float out of their seats unexpectedly.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 選項(xiàng)
- You can watch a movie while you pedal by floating a microcomputer anywhere you want.
2015年高考英語(yǔ)湖北卷 閱讀理解 閱讀D 原文
- Because electronic payments are immediate, they eliminate the float for the consumer.
2013年考研真題（英語(yǔ)二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
- Third, the use of paper checks gives consumers several days of "float" — it takes several days before a check is cashed and funds are withdrawn from the issuer's account, which means that the writer of the check can earn interest on the funds in the meant
2013年考研真題（英語(yǔ)二）完形填空 Section Ⅰ
詞組搭配
float someone's boat
(informal)appeal to or excite someone, especially sexually
(非正式)迎合；勾引，色誘
Kevin doesn't exactly float her boat.
凱文并沒有勾引她。
實(shí)用場(chǎng)景例句
- She floated down the steps to greet us.
- 她輕盈地下樓來(lái)迎接我們。
牛津詞典
- They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol.
- 他們建議提高酒稅。
牛津詞典
- The company was floated on the stock market in 2001.
- 這家公司于 2001 年上市。
牛津詞典
- Shares were floated at 585p.
- 股票最初上市價(jià)為5英鎊85便士。
牛津詞典
- You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.
- 無(wú)論你喜歡哪種音樂，你都可以聽。
牛津詞典
- a carnival float
- 狂歡節(jié)彩車
牛津詞典
- Beautiful music came floating out of the window.
- 美妙的樂聲從窗口傳出。
牛津詞典
- (figurative)An idea suddenly floated into my mind.
- 我腦海里突然浮現(xiàn)出一個(gè)想法。
牛津詞典
- (figurative)People seem to float in and out of my life.
- 不同的人在我的生命中出現(xiàn)和消失。
牛津詞典
- Wood floats.
- 木頭能浮起來(lái)。
牛津詞典
- A plastic bag was floating in the water.
- 一個(gè)塑料袋在水中漂浮。
牛津詞典
- Can you float on your back?
- 你能仰浮嗎？
牛津詞典
- There wasn't enough water to float the ship.
- 水不夠深，船浮動(dòng)不起來(lái)。
牛津詞典
- They float the logs down the river to the towns.
- 他們把原木沿河漂流至城鎮(zhèn)。
牛津詞典
- A group of swans floated by.
- 一群天鵝緩緩游過(guò)。
牛津詞典
- The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen.
- 廚房里飄出新鮮面包的香味。
牛津詞典
- They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.
- 他們發(fā)現(xiàn)水中漂浮著50和20美元的紙幣。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- ...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks...
- 青草萋萋的河岸邊靜靜漂浮著的駁船
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Empty things float.
- 空的物體會(huì)在水中浮起。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- The white cloud of smoke floated away.
- 白色的煙霧飄遠(yuǎn)了。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- ...the sun's rays lighting up the dust floating in the air.
- 陽(yáng)光照亮了空氣中浮動(dòng)的灰塵
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass...
- 你躺在綠草如茵的草地上，滌蕩心靈的樂聲隨著清香的夏日微風(fēng)飄到你的身邊。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- The smells of delicious foods floated all around him.
- 美食的香味彌漫在他的四周。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm.
- 卡羅琳挽著父親的手臂從過(guò)道上優(yōu)雅地走過(guò)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.
- 法國(guó)提出將外交工作交由聯(lián)合國(guó)處理的想法。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- He floated his firm on the stock market...
- 他讓自己的公司上市了。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether to float 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares.
- 顧問(wèn)們對(duì)于發(fā)行60%還是100%股份的關(guān)鍵問(wèn)題遲遲未作決定。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- A decision by the Finns to float their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges...
- 芬蘭允許其貨幣自由浮動(dòng)的決定在外匯市場(chǎng)上引起了震動(dòng)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- 59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely.
- 59%的人認(rèn)為應(yīng)該允許英鎊自由浮動(dòng)。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典
- There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious.
- 社會(huì)上還是有一些毫無(wú)根據(jù)的關(guān)于癌癥會(huì)傳染的恐懼。
柯林斯高階英語(yǔ)詞典