Word · Frequency #6016
floating
漂浮的
That floats.
- 1.
That floats or float.
漂浮的
- 2.
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
位置、意见等不固定;自由移动或漂移
- 3.
that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
不附着于其词素内的任何辅音或元音
不固定的;流动的;浮动的;游离的;位置、意见等不固定;自由移动或漂移;不附着于其词素内的任何辅音或元音;浮动的
In use
The children watched the floating leaves on the pond.
The city has a large floating population of migrant workers.
A floating exchange rate changes according to market conditions.
Connections
Collocations
- floating island
- 漂浮岛;浮岛
- The lake is known for its floating islands of vegetation.这个湖以漂浮的植被岛屿而闻名。
- floating rate
- 浮动利率
- The loan has a floating rate, so the monthly payments can change.这笔贷款采用浮动利率,因此每月还款额可能会变化。
- floating point
- 浮点(数)
- This program uses floating point numbers for precise calculations.这个程序使用浮点数进行精确计算。
- floating voter
- 无固定立场的选民;游离选民
- Candidates try to win over floating voters before the election.候选人试图在选举前争取无固定立场的选民。
- floating dock
- 浮船坞;浮动码头
- The damaged ship was towed into a floating dock for repairs.这艘受损的船被拖进浮船坞进行修理。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 floating 拆成 float(漂浮)+ -ing,联想一物漂在水面、随波移动,位置不定;由此记住‘漂浮的、不固定的、浮动的’等意思。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:everyday talk about objects on water、scientific/technical descriptions of buoyancy 此处分析“漂浮的”(在水面或液体上不沉)义项。该义项通常为中性,日常口语和书面语都可使用,在科学或技术性描述中也比较常见。
Grammar Note
常作定语或表语,后接介词in/on表示位置
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 floating /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ 押韵的词有 voting /ˈvoʊtɪŋ/、coating /ˈkoʊtɪŋ/、doting /ˈdoʊtɪŋ/(重音在首音节,/oʊ/ + /tɪŋ/)。promoting /prəˈmoʊtɪŋ/ 和 denoting /dɪˈnoʊtɪŋ/ 重音虽不在首音节,但末尾 /tɪŋ/ 发音相同,也构成韵脚。注意 flouting /ˈflaʊtɪŋ/ 拼写相近,但元音是 /aʊ/,与 /oʊ/ 不同,不押韵;fluting /ˈfluːtɪŋ/ 的元音是 /uː/,同样不押韵。
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