Word · Frequency #3498
float
浮子；浮筒
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
- 1.
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
用于在水或其他液体中支撑物体的浮力装置。
- 2.
the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
支票存入银行到支付之间的时间间隔
- 3.
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
由木材或木板组成的木筏,通过水流运送。
- 4.
the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
公众可交易的流通股数量
- 5.
A float board.
浮板。
- 6.
a drink with ice cream floating in it
漂浮着冰淇淋的饮料
- 7.
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
类似锉刀的工具,用于各种行业。
- 8.
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
用于完成混凝土表面或抹平灰泥的抹子。
- 9.
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
用于游行或庆典展示的精心装饰的拖车或车辆。
- 10.
A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
用于游泳池的泡沫浮动玩具。
- 11.
Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
已承诺支付但尚未支付的资金。
- 12.
The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
已开出但尚未结算并记入账户的支票或其他汇票总额。
- 13.
Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
已收取但尚未支付的保险费。
- 14.
A floating-point number, especially one that has lower precision than a double.
浮点数,尤其是精度低于双精度的浮点数。
- 15.
A soft beverage with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
一种软饮料,里面漂浮着一勺冰淇淋。
- 16.
A small sum of money put in a cashier's till, or otherwise secured, at the start of business, to enable change to be made.
在营业开始时放入收银机的小额现金,以便找零。
- 17.
A maneuver where a player calls on the flop or turn with a weak hand, with the intention of bluffing after a subsequent community card.
一种策略,玩家在翻牌或转牌时用弱牌跟注,意图在后续公共牌出现后进行诈唬。
- 18.
A weft thread that passes over two or more warp threads (or less commonly, warp over weft).
一种纬线,跨过两个或多个经线(或较少见的,经线跨过纬线)。
- 19.
A loose strand of yarn that passes behind one or more stitches when knitting with multiple yarns.
在使用多种纱线编织时,穿过一个或多个针脚的松散纱线。
- 20.
A decorative rod that extends over the body of a basket without being attached for part of its length.
一种装饰性杆,部分长度不附着在篮子主体上。
- 21.
A car carrier or car transporter truck or truck-and-trailer combination.
汽车运输车或卡车和拖车组合。
- 22.
A lowboy trailer.
低板拖车。
- 23.
A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.
用于大理石加工的抛光块；跑道。
- 24.
A breakdancing move in which the body is held parallel to the floor while balancing on one or both hands.
一种霹雳舞动作,身体平行于地面,同时用一只或两只手支撑。
- 25.
A visual style on a web page that causes the styled elements to float above or beside others.
网页上的一种视觉风格,使样式元素漂浮在其他元素之上或旁边。
- 26.
The gas-filled sac, bag, or body of a siphonophore; a pneumatophore.
管水母的充气囊、袋或体；气囊。
- 27.
Any object (element) whose location in composition (page makeup, pagination) does not flow within body text but rather floats outside of it, usually anchored loosely (in buoy metaphor) to spots within it (citations, callouts): a figure (image), table, box, pull quote, ornament, or other floated element.
在版面设计中,其位置不在正文内流动,而是漂浮在外的任何对象(元素),通常松散地锚定在其中的某些位置(引用、标注):图形(图像)、表格、框、拉引语、装饰或其他漂浮元素。
游泳浮板；花车；彩车；冰淇淋漂浮；木筏；木排；流通股；公众持股量
In use
The bank's float policy determines when your check funds become available.
The company's stock float is relatively small, making it more volatile.
I ordered a root beer float with vanilla ice cream.
Connections
Collocations
- parade float
- 游行花车
- The parade float was covered in bright flowers.那辆游行花车上挂满了鲜艳的花朵。
- root beer float
- 根汁汽水冰淇淋饮料
- She bought a root beer float at the ice cream shop.她在冰淇淋店买了一杯根汁汽水冰淇淋饮料。
- pool float
- 泳池浮具
- The kids each had a pool float in the pool.孩子们在泳池里每人都有一个泳池浮具。
- fishing float
- 钓鱼浮标
- He attached a small fishing float to the line.他在鱼线上系了一个小鱼漂。
- stock float
- 股票流通量
- A small stock float can make a stock very volatile.流通股少会使股票波动很大。
- check float
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：小船boat在水面float，读起来押韵；float就是漂浮在水上的东西，如浮板、浮筒。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：fishing、swimming、boating 作名词表示“浮子/浮筒”等漂浮装置时，多用于钓鱼、游泳、船只设备等具体场景；属于中性常用词，口语和书面语都适用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with float (/floʊt/): boat, coat, goat, moat, bloat, and gloat share the same stressed vowel and final consonant, and they all use the spelling chunk "oat". Be careful: flout (/flaʊt/) looks similar but has the /aʊ/ vowel sound, so it does not rhyme with float.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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