on the floor
floor 指室内的地面；户外的地面一般用 ground。
The children were sitting on the floor.
孩子们坐在地板上。
地板；室内地面
floors — plural of floor
楼层；层；（海洋、森林等的）底部；地面；下限；最低限度；楼板；（桥梁等的）桥面；板面
The flat surface inside a room or building that you walk on.
房屋或建筑的内部底面；房间的支撑面。
The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
室内地面
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
自然结构、实体或空间的底部表面(如洞穴、森林、海洋、沙漠等)；地面(地球表面)。
The bottom surface of a natural structure, entity, or space (e.g. cave, forest, ocean, desert, etc.); the ground (surface of the Earth).
楼层
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
由梁、桁架等构成的带有适当覆盖物的结构,将建筑物水平分隔成楼层。
A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
下限
a lower limit
桥梁等结构的支撑面或平台。
The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.
建筑物的一层楼
A storey/story of a building.
议会中分配给议员的区域,与观众席相对
In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.
在辩论或其他公共活动中发言的权利
The right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.
船底靠近龙骨的水平部分
That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
水平或接近水平的矿体；分层或接近水平矿床下的岩石
A horizontal, flat ore body; the rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
坑、洞或矿井的底部
The bottom of a pit, pothole or mine.
小于或等于给定数的最大整数
The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.
在地毯表面进行的活动；地面体操
An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface; floor exercise
用于体操动作的地毯表面
A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements.
价格或费率的下限或最低限价,与上限相对
A lower limit or minimum on a price or rate, a price floor. Opposite of a cap or ceiling.
舞池
A dance floor.
证券交易所的交易大厅；会议或展览的业务区域
The trading floor of a stock exchange, pit; the area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition.
赌场的赌博区域
The area of a casino where gambling occurs.
餐饮场所为顾客提供食物和饮料的区域
The area of an establishment where food and drink are served to customers.
I dropped my keys and they hit the floor with a loud clatter.
我把钥匙掉在地上，它们哗啦一声砸到了地板上。
用法提示：这里'floor'指室内地面。
AI contextual example
Our office is on the fifth floor, so we have a nice view of the city.
我们的办公室在五楼，所以可以看到城市的美景。
用法提示：这里'floor'指建筑物的楼层。
AI contextual example
The teacher set a floor for the grade, so no one could get below a C.
老师设定了成绩的下限，所以没有人能低于C等。
用法提示：这里'floor'指最低限度或下限。
AI contextual example
floor 指室内的地面；户外的地面一般用 ground。
The children were sitting on the floor.
孩子们坐在地板上。
表示楼层用介词 on；英式英语的 ground floor 相当于美式英语的一楼。
Her office is on the tenth floor.
她的办公室在十楼。
用于洞穴、海洋、森林等自然结构的底部。
Sunlight rarely reaches the floor of the forest.
阳光很少照到森林的地面。
指在会议或辩论中获得发言权；have the floor 表示正拥有发言权。
The delegate took the floor to answer questions.
那位代表起立发言回答问题。
grammar · medium
易错句子I live in the third floor.
正确表达I live on the third floor.
表示住在某一层楼时，英语用 on the + 序数词 + floor，介词必须是 on，不能用 in。in 只用于有内部空间的名词，如 in the room、in the building。汉语“住在三楼”不区分介词，容易照搬成 in。
grammar · medium
易错句子My office is on the five floor.
正确表达My office is on the fifth floor.
英语的楼层用序数词表示：the fifth floor。汉语说“五楼”用的是基数词，直接翻译成 five floor 就错了。凡是用作楼层编号的数字都要变成序数词形式（first、second、third…）。
grammar · medium
易错句子The children were playing on the floor in the park.
正确表达The children were playing on the ground in the park.
floor 指建筑物内部的底面，即室内的地面；室外的地面要用 ground。汉语的“地面、地上”不分室内外，所以容易把公园、操场等户外地面也说成 floor，但户外并没有 floor。
与地板相对，指房间的上表面或上限
底层，一楼
The pharmacy is on the ground floor.
药房在一楼。
一楼（英式）或二楼（美式）
Her office is on the first floor.
她的办公室在二楼。
平面图
The architect drew a detailed floor plan.
建筑师画了一张详细的平面图。
占地面积
This store has 500 square meters of floor space.
这家商店有500平方米的占地面积。
地板覆盖物
They chose carpet as the floor covering.
他们选择地毯作为地板覆盖物。
落地灯
一开始就参与，抢占先机
She invested in the startup early and got in on the ground floor.
她很早就投资了这家初创公司，一开始就参与了进来。
起立发言，上台讲话
The senator took the floor to address the bill.
参议员起立发言，就该法案发表讲话。
彻底击败某人，使某人一败涂地
Our team wiped the floor with the competition.
我们队彻底击败了对手。
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She bought a stylish floor lamp for the living room.
她为客厅买了一盏时尚的落地灯。