Word · Frequency #6016
floatings
漂浮；浮动
floatings is the plural of floating.
The act or motion of floating.
- 1.
The motion of something that floats.
漂浮物的运动
- 2.
the act of someone who floats on the water
漂浮在水面上的行为
- 3.
Material that floats in a liquid.
漂浮在液体中的物质
- 4.
The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
在墙面上涂抹灰泥
- 5.
A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.
兽医牙科手术,通过磨平马齿的尖锐表面
漂浮物；悬浮物；抹平；镘平；马匹牙齿锉平术；漂浮物的运动；漂浮在水面上的行为
In use
Floating on the lake for an hour helped me relax completely.
The instructor taught us the basics of floating before we learned to swim.
After a long swim, he enjoyed a few minutes of floating on his back.
Connections
Collocations
- dental floating
- 马牙锉平术
- The vet recommended dental floating for the horse.兽医建议对这匹马进行牙齿锉平术。
- plaster floating
- 灰泥抹平
- Plaster floating is the final step in finishing a wall.灰泥抹平是墙面抹灰的最后一步。
Idioms & figurative uses
- floating on air
- 飘飘然；非常高兴After she received the scholarship, she was floating on air.她拿到奖学金后高兴得飘飘然。
- floating around
- （谣言、想法等）流传，散布There are rumors floating around that the office is moving.有谣言在流传说办公室要搬了。
- floating voter
- 摇摆不定的选民，中间选民Both parties are trying to attract floating voters in the final weeks.两党都在最后几周努力争取中间选民。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象叶子在水面漂浮：float 加 -ing 就是漂浮的动作或漂浮物。用这个画面记住核心义，专业义另记。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：everyday description of objects drifting on water、construction work: spreading plaster on walls、veterinary procedure: filing horse teeth 该词作名词时有多个义项：常见义指漂浮的动作或漂浮物，多用于日常描述；另外还有建筑抹灰泥和兽医磨平马齿的专业含义，通常出现在相关行业语境中。整体语域随义项变化，专业义项偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中，boating、coating、voting、noting、doting 都与 floating 押韵，结尾发音均为 /oʊtɪŋ/（其中 boating 和 coating 拼写还共享 -oating）。flouting 是常见的形近词，虽然也以 -ting 结尾，但读作 /ˈflaʊtɪŋ/，元音 /aʊ/ 与 /oʊ/ 不同，因此不押韵，需注意区别。
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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