Word · Frequency #3498
floating
漂浮;浮
floating is the present participle of float.
to rest or stay on the surface of a liquid without sinking, or to be able to do so
- 1.
To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
被密度更大的液体支撑
- 2.
To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
使某物悬浮在密度更大的液体中
- 3.
To be capable of floating.
能够漂浮
- 4.
To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
随所漂浮的液体朝某方向移动
- 5.
To drift or wander aimlessly.
漫无目的地漂流或游荡
- 6.
To drift gently through the air.
轻轻地在空中飘动
- 7.
To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
使轻轻飘过空中,飘送
- 8.
To move in a fluid manner.
流畅地移动
- 9.
To circulate.
流通
- 10.
To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
在着陆时因速度过快而长时间悬空不着地
- 11.
To propose (an idea) for consideration.
提出(想法)供考虑
- 12.
To automatically adjust a parameter as related parameters change.
随着相关参数变化自动调整参数。
- 13.
To not be tied to a reference.
不与参考点绑定。
- 14.
To issue or sell shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, followed by listing on a stock exchange.
向公众发行或出售公司股份(或信托单位),然后在证券交易所上市。
- 15.
To spread plaster over (a surface), using the tool called a float.
用抹子在表面上涂抹灰泥。
- 16.
To use a float (rasp-like tool) upon.
使用抹子(类似锉刀的工具)。
- 17.
To transport by float (vehicular trailer).
通过浮运(车辆拖车)运输。
- 18.
To perform a float.
进行漂浮。
- 19.
To cause (an element within a document) to float above or beside others.
使文档中的元素浮动在其他元素之上或旁边。
- 20.
To prepare a till (cash register) for operation, either by putting a float (cash amount) in the cash drawer to provide change for customers making cash payments or (by extension) by recording the time a till starts being used for card payments if it is card-only
准备收银机以便操作,通过在现金抽屉中放入备用金以便为现金支付的顾客找零,或(引申)记录收银机开始用于卡支付的时间(如果仅限卡支付)。
使漂浮;使浮起;漂流;顺流漂浮;游荡;漂泊;飘浮;飘荡;使飘荡;使飘动
In use
The leaves float on the surface of the pond.
A hot air balloon floated gracefully across the sky.
Strange ideas often float through my mind before I fall asleep.
Verb forms
base float · third person floats · -ing floating · past floated · past participle floated
规则动词,过去式加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- float on water
- 漂浮在水上
- The leaves floated on water.叶子漂浮在水上。
- float in the air
- 飘在空中
- The balloon floated in the air.气球飘在空中。
- float away
- 漂走
- The boat floated away from the shore.船漂离了岸边。
- float down
- 漂流而下
- The raft floated down the river.木筏顺着河流漂流而下。
- float up
- 浮上来
- The bubble floated up to the surface.气泡浮到了水面。
- float around
- 到处漂浮
Learner notes
Memory Tip
float音似'浮落特',联想轻物浮在水面,落下时也特轻。
Context & Register
动词用法,通常为中性语域,多用于描述物体在液体/空气中悬浮、金融价格浮动或非正式地提出想法(float an idea),在口语和书面语中均常见。
Grammar Note
常作及物或不及物动词,表示漂浮或使漂浮。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -oat (boat, coat, goat, moat, throat) rhyme with float /floʊt/. However, flout /flaʊt/ ends in -out and has a different vowel sound.
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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