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the flotation of sth on [liquid]
这个搭配常用于描述物体在液体表面漂浮的物理现象。
The flotation of oil on water is a natural phenomenon.
油漂浮在水面上是一种自然现象。
漂浮；浮动
flotations — plural of flotation
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
漂浮；浮动
the phenomenon of floating; remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking
The flotation of oil on water is a natural phenomenon.
油漂浮在水面上是一种自然现象。
漂浮状态。
A state of floating, or being afloat.
在软地面或雪上保持浮于表面的能力。
The ability (as of a tire or snowshoes) to stay on the surface of soft ground or snow.
用水和洗涤剂等搅动混合液以分离矿物,目标物质随气泡浮至表面。
A process of separating minerals by agitating a mixture with water and detergents etc; selected substances being carried to the surface in air bubbles.
The flotation of the empty bottle proved that the bottle was completely sealed.
空瓶子的漂浮证明这个瓶子完全密封了。
Salt water makes flotation easier for swimmers.
盐水使游泳者更容易漂浮。
The child's inflatable ring provides flotation in the swimming pool.
孩子的充气泳圈在泳池里提供浮力。
这个搭配常用于描述物体在液体表面漂浮的物理现象。
The flotation of oil on water is a natural phenomenon.
油漂浮在水面上是一种自然现象。
金融语境中指公司首次公开发行股票。
The flotation of the company was approved by the board.
公司上市获得了董事会批准。
Its flotation on the stock exchange happened in 2020.
它在证券交易所上市是在2020年。
Not this
The leaf flotation on the water.
Use this
The leaf floats on the water.
flotation 是名词，指“漂浮（现象）”或“股票发行”，不能用作谓语动词。要表达“漂浮在水面上”的动作，应使用动词 float，并根据主语用 floats。
Not this
There was a sudden flotation in the stock price.
Use this
There was a sudden fluctuation in the stock price.
flotation 不表示“波动”，价格等的起伏应用 fluctuation。flotation 指“漂浮”或“（股票的）上市发行”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
浮力装置；救生装置
Always wear a flotation device when you go kayaking.
去划皮划艇时一定要穿浮力装置。
漂浮舱
He booked an hour in a flotation tank to meditate.
他预订了一小时的漂浮舱来冥想。
浮选法；浮游选矿
The flotation process is widely used in the mining industry.
浮选法在采矿业中广泛使用。
发行成本；筹资费用
Flotation costs reduce the net proceeds of a new share issue.
发行成本减少了新股发行的净收益。
股票上市；证券交易所上市
The retailer announced its stock market flotation for next spring.
这家零售商宣布将于明年春天在证券交易所上市。
Use flotations naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
float（漂浮）加 -ation，记住物体浮在水面；公司上市筹资也像股票浮出水面。
语域：formal 常见场景：chemistry、medicine、mineral processing 在化学、医学或选矿等专业领域，flotation 通常指物体漂浮在液体表面而不下沉的现象，或相应的浮选工艺。它多用于学术或技术文献，属于比较正式的书面语；日常口语中表示一般的“漂浮”更常用 floating。
与 flotation 押韵的词以 -ation 结尾，重读元音为 /eɪ/，随后是 /ʃən/，如 rotation、notation、station、nation、donation、relation。其中 rotation 和 notation 还和 flotation 一样拼写含 -otation。注意：motion /ˈməʊʃən/、notion /ˈnəʊʃən/ 等词拼写相似，但元音是 /əʊ/，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.