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floor floor ★★★★☆/flɔ͟ː(r)/1[N-COUNT	可数名词]地面；地板 The floor of a room is the part of it that you walk on.   [usu the N in sing]Jack's sitting on the floor watching TV...杰克正坐在地板上看电视。We painted the wooden floor with a white stain.我们把木地板刷成了白色。2[N-COUNT	可数名词]层；楼层 A floor of a building is all the rooms that are on a particular level.   [usu supp N]It is on the fifth floor of the hospital...它位于医院的5层。They occupied the first two floors of the tower.他们占用了塔楼的头两层。Usage Note :In British English, the ground floor of a building is the floor which is level with the ground. The floor on the next level is called the first floor. In American English, the first floor is the floor which is level with the ground and the next floor up is the second floor.英国英语中，ground floor 指“底层；一层”，first floor 指“底层上面的一层，即二层”。美国英语中，first floor 指“底层；一层”，second floor 指“底层上面的一层，即二层”。3[N-COUNT	可数名词](海洋、山谷的)底部 The ocean floor is the ground at the bottom of an ocean. The valley floor is the ground at the bottom of a valley.   [usu sing]They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor.它们花好几个小时在海底进食。...a two-hour climb from the valley floor.从谷底向上攀登两个小时4[N-COUNT	可数名词]议事厅；(尤指)议员席 The place where official debates and discussions are held, especially between members of parliament, is referred to as the floor .   [usu the N in sing]The issues were debated on the floor of the House.这些问题在议院的议员席进行了讨论。5[N-SING-COLL	单数集合名词](辩论或讨论的)听众席 In a debate or discussion, the floor is the people who are listening to the arguments being put forward but who are not among the main speakers.   [the N]The president is taking questions from the floor.总统正接受来自听众席的提问。6[N-COUNT	可数名词](证券)交易大厅，交易所 The floor of a stock exchange is the large open area where trading is done.   [usu sing]...the dealing floor at Standard Chartered Bank.渣打银行的交易大厅7[N-COUNT	可数名词]舞池 The floor in a place such as a club or disco is the area where people dance. 8[VERB	动词]使困惑；使不知所措 If you are floored by something, you are unable to respond to it because you are so surprised by it.   [be V-ed]  [V-ed]  [usu passive]He was floored by the announcement...这个通告使他不知所措。He seemed floored by a string of scandals.他似乎被一连串的丑闻搞得茫然失措。9[VERB	动词]See also:floored；flooring；dance floor；first floor；ground floor；shop floor；(尤指在拳击比赛中)打倒，击倒 If someone is floored, especially in boxing, they are hit so hard that they fall over.   [be V-ed]  [usu passive]He was floored twice in the second round.在第二轮中他两次被打倒在地。10[PHRASE	短语](在辩论或讨论中)发言/给予…发言权 If you take the floor, you start speaking in a debate or discussion. If you are given the floor, you are allowed to do this.   [V inflects]Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule...几位部长发言谴责暂停宪制的决定。Only members would be given the floor.只有会员才拥有发言权。11[PHRASE	短语]起舞；开始跳舞 If you take to the floor, you start dancing at a dance or disco.   [V inflects]The happy couple and their respective parents took to the floor.这对幸福的新人和他们各自的父母在舞池中翩翩起舞。12[PHRASE	短语](价格或销售)突然下滑，陡降 If you say that prices or sales have fallen through the floor, you mean that they have suddenly decreased.   [PHR after v]Property prices have dropped through the floor...房地产价格骤降。Last year, sales went through the floor.去年，销售突然下滑。13[PHRASE	短语]See also:factory floor；彻底击败；完全打败 If you wipe the floor with someone, you defeat them completely in a competition or discussion.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]He could wipe the floor with the Prime Minister.他能彻底击败首相。 floor1 nounfloor2 verbfloorfloor1 /flɔː $ flɔːr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable]  Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1in a building the flat surface that you stand on inside a building:  a polished wooden floor a puddle of water on the kitchen floor a warehouse that has 410,000 square feet of floor space2in a car British English the part of a car that forms its inside floor SYN floorboard American English3level in building one of the levels in a building:  a ground floor flaton the top/first/tenth etc floor Our office is on the top floor.floor of We are located on the seventh floor of the building.4ocean/forest/cave floor etc the ground at the bottom of the ocean, the forest etc:  creatures that live on the ocean floor5for dancing an area in a room where people can dance:  There were two or three couples already on the dance floor.take (to) the floor (=begin dancing) Everyone took to the floor for the last waltz.6where people work a large area in a building where a lot of people do their jobs:  He wasn’t keen on the idea of working on the shop floor (=the part of a factory where people make things using machines). the busy trading floor (=area where stocks and shares are bought and sold)7limit an officially agreed limit below which something cannot go → ceiling:  Manufacturers have tried to put a floor under the price of their products.8the floor a)the people attending a public meeting:  Are there any questions from the floor? b)the part of a parliament, public meeting place etc where people sit:  The delegates crowded the floor of the House.9take the floor to begin speaking at an important public meeting:  The chairman then took the floor.10have the floor to be speaking or have the right to speak at an important public meeting:  He stepped aside to allow other speakers to have the floor.11go through the floor if a price, amount etc goes through the floor, it becomes very low  OPP  go through the roof:  Share prices have gone through the floor.COLLOCATIONSverbsclean the floor· Next he had to clean the floor.wash/mop the floor· The floor needs mopping.sweep the floor· He grabbed a broom and began sweeping the floor.wax/polish the floor· I washed and waxed the kitchen floor.sit/lie/sleep on the floor· Officers found her lying face down on the floor.fall/drop/sink to the floor· He let his cigarette fall to the floor.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + floorthe bathroom/kitchen/bedroom etc floor· I’ve still got to clean the bathroom floor.a wooden floor· The hut had a muddy wooden floor.a marble floor· He strode across the marble floor.a tiled floor· There were a couple of oriental rugs on the tiled floor.a carpeted floor· Barbara was sitting on the carpeted floor.a bare floor (=not covered by anything)· Father Murphy led me to a tiny room with a bare floor and a simple bed.floor + NOUNfloor tiles (=flat square pieces of clay or other material, used to cover floors)· When you buy floor tiles, always get a few extra.floor polish· The room smelt of floor polish.a floor covering (=a material, such as carpet, that covers a floor)· A carpet fitter can fit floor coverings quickly and inexpensively.floor space (=a measure of how big a room or building is, based on the size of the floor)· The shop has 33,000 square feet of floor space.THESAURUSfloor one of the levels in a building: · She lives in an apartment on the eighteenth floor.storey British English, story American English used when saying how many levels a building has: · a five-storey car park· The school is a single storey building.the ground floor (also the first floor American English) the floor of a building that is at ground level: · There is a shop on the ground floor.· The emergency room is on the first floor.the first floor British English, the second floor American English the floor of a building above the one at ground level: · She lives on the first floor.deck one of the levels on a ship, bus, or plane: · The Horizon Lounge is on the top deck of the ship.floor1 nounfloor2 verbfloorfloor2 verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know what to say or do:  A couple of the questions completely floored me.2to hit someone so hard that they fall down:  He was floored in the first round of the fight.3American English informal to make a car go as fast as possible:  I got into the car and floored it.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EV6V9bsso+ufk3es1mNc3WllVhUkLSUZDkT0+GQbItNTs94Yf2H1eBkNZOV6POsjLM0cHY5CY9xks5YKsRH79oZhPxIPeuchYYZAtngePSO5P06n3MY91oh1HxCqbEtg/g==             floor              ★                    /        flɔː(r)                ;          NAmE                flɔːr                /                              noun                ,                  verb                            floor      floors      floored      flooring                            noun        ★                                              of room        房间                    1        ★                  [countable                ,         usually singular          ]                          the surface of a room that you walk on            地板；地面                                    ◆          a            wooden/concrete/marble, etc. floor                    木质、水泥、大理石等地板                          ◆          ceramic floor tiles          陶瓷地板砖                          ◆          The body was lying on the kitchen floor.          尸体躺在厨房的地上。                          ◆          The alterations should give us extra floor space.          这些改动应该使我们有更大的居住面积。                            of vehicle        车辆                    2                  (                      NAmE also                    floor·board          )                          [countable                ,         usually singular          ]                          the bottom surface of a vehicle            （车厢内的）底板                                    ◆          The floor of the car was covered in cigarette ends.          小轿车内底板上满是烟蒂。                            level of building        楼层                    3        ★                  [countable          ]                          all the rooms that are on the same level of a building            楼层                                    ◆          Her office is            on the second floor.                    她的办公室在第二层。                          ◆          the Irish guy who lives two floors above          住在两层楼上面的爱尔兰人                          ◆          There is a lift to all floors.          有电梯通往各层楼。                          ◆          Their house is            on three floors            (= it has three floors).                    他们的房子有三层。                          ☞note at                                                    storey                                                              ☞see also                                                    ground floor                                                                of the sea/forests        海；森林                    4        ★                  [countable                ,         usually singular          ]                          the ground at the bottom of the sea, a forest, etc.            （海等的）底；（森林等的）地面                                    ◆          the            ocean/valley/cave/forest floor                    海底；谷底；洞底；森林的地面                            in parliament, etc.        议会等                    5        the floor                  [singular          ]                          the part of a building where discussions or debates are held, especially in a parliament; the people who attend a discussion or debate            议员席；全体议员；全体与会者                                    ◆          Opposition politicians registered their protest on the floor of the House.          反对党从政者在议院的议员席提出了抗议。                          ◆          We will now take any questions from the floor.          现在我们将接受会众席上的任何提问。                            area for work        工作区                    6                  [countable                ,         usually singular          ]                          an area in a building that is used for a particular activity            （建筑物内的）场地                                    ◆          on the floor of the Stock Exchange            (= where trading takes place)                    在证券交易所的交易厅                          ☞see also                                                    dance floor                                              ,                                                    factory floor                                              ,                                                    shop floor                                                     (1              )                                                  for wages/prices        工资；物价                    7                  [countable                ,         usually singular          ]                          the lowest level allowed for wages or prices            （工资或物价的）最低额，底价                                    ◆          Prices have            gone through the floor            (= fallen to a very low level).                    物价已经探底。                          ☞compare                                                    ceiling                                                     (2              )                                                  IDIOMS              get/be given/have the ˈfloor                              to get/be given/have the right to speak during a discussion or debate              （讨论或辩论中）取得发言权                                                  ˌhold the ˈfloor                              to speak during a discussion or debate, especially for a long time so that nobody else is able to say anything              发言；长篇大论地发言（尤指使他人无法发言）                                                  ˌtake (to) the ˈfloor                              to start dancing on a              dance floor              （在舞池）开始跳舞                                            ◆            Couples took the floor for the last dance of the evening.            双双对对开始跳晚会的最后一轮舞。                                      wipe/mop the ˈfloor with sb                              (              informal)                        to defeat sb completely in an argument or a competition              （在辩论或竞赛中）彻底打败对手，把对手打得一败涂地                                                  ☞more at                                    ground floor                                                    verb                    surprise/confuse        惊奇；困惑                    1                  floorsb                          to surprise or confuse sb so that they are not sure what to say or do            使惊奇；使困惑                                      hit        击中                    2                  [usually passive          ]                          floorsb                          to make sb fall down by hitting them, especially in a sport            （尤指体育运动中）击倒，打倒                                      building/room        建筑物；房间                    3                  [usually passive          ]                          floorsth                          to provide a building or room with a floor            给…安装地板；给…铺设地面                                      driving        驾驶                    4        ~ the accelerator                  to press the            acceleratorpedal of a car hard            把（汽车的油门踏板）踩到底                                              SYNONYMS 同义词辨析                                                  floor            ground              ◆land              ◆earth                                      These are all words for the surface that you walk on.                以上各词均指地面。                                                    ■              floor              the surface of a room that you walk on                指室内地板、地面：                                            ◆                She was sitting on the floor watching TV.                她坐在地板上看电视。                                                    ■              ground              (often                the ground) the solid surface of the earth that you walk on                （常作 the ground）指室外地、地面：                                            ◆                I found her lying on the ground.                我发现她躺在地上。                                                          ◆                The rocket crashed a few seconds after it                  left the ground.                                火箭离开地面几秒钟便坠毁了。                                                    ■              land              the surface of the earth that is not sea                指陆地、大地：                                            ◆                It was good to be back on                  dry landagain.                                回到陆地上真好。                                                          ◆                They fought both at sea and                  on land.                                他们在海上和陆上都打过仗。                                                    ■              earth              (often                the earth) the solid surface of the world that is made of rock, soil, sand, etc                （常作 the earth）指大地、陆地、地面：                                            ◆                You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer.                卡车开近时可感觉到地面在震动。                                      ground, land or earth?              用 ground、land 还是 earth？                                                      Groundis the normal word for the solid surface that you walk on when you are not in a building or vehicle. You can use                earthif you want to draw attention to the rock, soil etc. that the ground is made of.                Landis only used when you want to contrast it with the sea.                                  *ground 常指楼房或车辆外的地面。如果关注的是构成大地的岩石、土壤等可用 earth。land 只在与海相对照时使用：                                                            ◆                the land beneath our feet                                                          ◆                feel the land shake                                                          ◆                sight ground/earth                                                          ◆                travel by ground/earth                                                    PATTERNS                              ◆                                  on / on  the floor/ground/earth                                                            ◆                                  barefloor/ground/earth                                                            ◆                to                  drop / drop  the floor/the ground/(the) earth                                                            ◆                to                  reachthe floor/the ground/land                                                                                    BRITISH/AMERICAN 英式/美式英语                                      floor                      ■            In              BrEthe floor of a building at street level is the              ground floor,the one above it is the              first floorand the one below it is the              basement,or              lower ground floorin a public building.              在英式英语中，地面的楼层叫 ground floor，上面一层叫 first floor，下面一层叫 basement 或在公共建筑中叫 lower ground floor。                                            ■            In              NAmEthe floor at street level is usually called the              first floor,the one above it is the              second floorand the one below it is the              basement.In public buildings the floor at street level can also be called the              ground floor.              在美式英语中，地面的一层通常叫 first floor，上面一层叫 second floor，下面一层叫 basement。在公共建筑中，地面的一层亦可称为 ground floor。                                            ■            ➱ note at              storey                                                      floor              /        flɔː(r)                ;          NAmE                flɔːr                /             floor[flɔ:(r)]floored, flooring, floorsCET4CET6TEM4考研v2015643270170103818n6396723870953224913746103913757NOUN9431646291VERB2024512536Spoken:66988579floored[461] flooring[454] floors[6876]地板(79%)，地面(11%)，楼层(5%)，铺地板(2%)，底部(2%)，击倒(1%)n.地板，地面；楼层；基底；议员席vt.铺地板；打倒，击倒；（被困难）难倒

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Collins	floor ★★★★☆ /flɔ͟ː(r)/ 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]地面；地板 The floor of a room is the part of it that you walk on. [usu the N in sing] Jack's sitting on the floor watching TV... 杰克正坐在地板上看电视。 We painted the wooden floor with a white stain. 我们把木地板刷成了白色。 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]层；楼层 A floor of a building is all the rooms that are on a particular level. [usu supp N] It is on the fifth floor of the hospital... 它位于医院的5层。 They occupied the first two floors of the tower. 他们占用了塔楼的头两层。 Usage Note : In British English, the ground floor of a building is the floor which is level with the ground. The floor on the next level is called the first floor. In American English, the first floor is the floor which is level with the ground and the next floor up is the second floor. 英国英语中，ground floor 指“底层；一层”，first floor 指“底层上面的一层，即二层”。美国英语中，first floor 指“底层；一层”，second floor 指“底层上面的一层，即二层”。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词](海洋、山谷的)底部 The ocean floor is the ground at the bottom of an ocean. The valley floor is the ground at the bottom of a valley. [usu sing] They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor. 它们花好几个小时在海底进食。 ...a two-hour climb from the valley floor. 从谷底向上攀登两个小时 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]议事厅；(尤指)议员席 The place where official debates and discussions are held, especially between members of parliament, is referred to as the floor . [usu the N in sing] The issues were debated on the floor of the House. 这些问题在议院的议员席进行了讨论。 5 [N-SING-COLL 单数集合名词](辩论或讨论的)听众席 In a debate or discussion, the floor is the people who are listening to the arguments being put forward but who are not among the main speakers. [the N] The president is taking questions from the floor. 总统正接受来自听众席的提问。 6 [N-COUNT 可数名词](证券)交易大厅，交易所 The floor of a stock exchange is the large open area where trading is done. [usu sing] ...the dealing floor at Standard Chartered Bank. 渣打银行的交易大厅 7 [N-COUNT 可数名词]舞池 The floor in a place such as a club or disco is the area where people dance. 8 [VERB 动词]使困惑；使不知所措 If you are floored by something, you are unable to respond to it because you are so surprised by it. [be V-ed] [V-ed] [usu passive] He was floored by the announcement... 这个通告使他不知所措。 He seemed floored by a string of scandals. 他似乎被一连串的丑闻搞得茫然失措。 9 [VERB 动词]See also:floored ；flooring ；dance floor ；first floor ；ground floor ；shop floor ；(尤指在拳击比赛中)打倒，击倒 If someone is floored, especially in boxing, they are hit so hard that they fall over. [be V-ed] [usu passive] He was floored twice in the second round. 在第二轮中他两次被打倒在地。 10 [PHRASE 短语](在辩论或讨论中)发言/给予…发言权 If you take the floor, you start speaking in a debate or discussion. If you are given the floor, you are allowed to do this. [V inflects] Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule... 几位部长发言谴责暂停宪制的决定。 Only members would be given the floor. 只有会员才拥有发言权。 11 [PHRASE 短语]起舞；开始跳舞 If you take to the floor, you start dancing at a dance or disco. [V inflects] The happy couple and their respective parents took to the floor. 这对幸福的新人和他们各自的父母在舞池中翩翩起舞。 12 [PHRASE 短语](价格或销售)突然下滑，陡降 If you say that prices or sales have fallen through the floor, you mean that they have suddenly decreased. [PHR after v] Property prices have dropped through the floor... 房地产价格骤降。 Last year, sales went through the floor. 去年，销售突然下滑。 13 [PHRASE 短语]See also:factory floor ；彻底击败；完全打败 If you wipe the floor with someone, you defeat them completely in a competition or discussion. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] He could wipe the floor with the Prime Minister. 他能彻底击败首相。
Oxford	floor ★ / flɔː(r) ; NAmE flɔːr / noun , verb floor floors floored flooring noun ★ of room 房间 1 ★ [countable , usually singular ] the surface of a room that you walk on 地板；地面 ◆ a wooden/concrete/marble, etc. floor 木质、水泥、大理石等地板 ◆ ceramic floor tiles 陶瓷地板砖 ◆ The body was lying on the kitchen floor. 尸体躺在厨房的地上。 ◆ The alterations should give us extra floor space. 这些改动应该使我们有更大的居住面积。 of vehicle 车辆 2 ( NAmE also floor·board ) [countable , usually singular ] the bottom surface of a vehicle （车厢内的）底板 ◆ The floor of the car was covered in cigarette ends. 小轿车内底板上满是烟蒂。 level of building 楼层 3 ★ [countable ] all the rooms that are on the same level of a building 楼层 ◆ Her office is on the second floor. 她的办公室在第二层。 ◆ the Irish guy who lives two floors above 住在两层楼上面的爱尔兰人 ◆ There is a lift to all floors. 有电梯通往各层楼。 ◆ Their house is on three floors (= it has three floors). 他们的房子有三层。 ☞note at storey ☞see also ground floor of the sea/forests 海；森林 4 ★ [countable , usually singular ] the ground at the bottom of the sea, a forest, etc. （海等的）底；（森林等的）地面 ◆ the ocean/valley/cave/forest floor 海底；谷底；洞底；森林的地面 in parliament, etc. 议会等 5 the floor [singular ] the part of a building where discussions or debates are held, especially in a parliament; the people who attend a discussion or debate 议员席；全体议员；全体与会者 ◆ Opposition politicians registered their protest on the floor of the House. 反对党从政者在议院的议员席提出了抗议。 ◆ We will now take any questions from the floor. 现在我们将接受会众席上的任何提问。 area for work 工作区 6 [countable , usually singular ] an area in a building that is used for a particular activity （建筑物内的）场地 ◆ on the floor of the Stock Exchange (= where trading takes place) 在证券交易所的交易厅 ☞see also dance floor , factory floor , shop floor (1 ) for wages/prices 工资；物价 7 [countable , usually singular ] the lowest level allowed for wages or prices （工资或物价的）最低额，底价 ◆ Prices have gone through the floor (= fallen to a very low level). 物价已经探底。 ☞compare ceiling (2 ) IDIOMS get/be given/have the ˈfloor to get/be given/have the right to speak during a discussion or debate （讨论或辩论中）取得发言权 ˌhold the ˈfloor to speak during a discussion or debate, especially for a long time so that nobody else is able to say anything 发言；长篇大论地发言（尤指使他人无法发言） ˌtake (to) the ˈfloor to start dancing on a dance floor （在舞池）开始跳舞 ◆ Couples took the floor for the last dance of the evening. 双双对对开始跳晚会的最后一轮舞。 wipe/mop the ˈfloor with sb ( informal) to defeat sb completely in an argument or a competition （在辩论或竞赛中）彻底打败对手，把对手打得一败涂地 ☞more at ground floor verb surprise/confuse 惊奇；困惑 1 floorsb to surprise or confuse sb so that they are not sure what to say or do 使惊奇；使困惑 hit 击中 2 [usually passive ] floorsb to make sb fall down by hitting them, especially in a sport （尤指体育运动中）击倒，打倒 building/room 建筑物；房间 3 [usually passive ] floorsth to provide a building or room with a floor 给…安装地板；给…铺设地面 driving 驾驶 4 ~ the accelerator to press the acceleratorpedal of a car hard 把（汽车的油门踏板）踩到底 SYNONYMS 同义词辨析 floor ground ◆land ◆earth These are all words for the surface that you walk on. 以上各词均指地面。 ■ floor the surface of a room that you walk on 指室内地板、地面： ◆ She was sitting on the floor watching TV. 她坐在地板上看电视。 ■ ground (often the ground) the solid surface of the earth that you walk on （常作 the ground）指室外地、地面： ◆ I found her lying on the ground. 我发现她躺在地上。 ◆ The rocket crashed a few seconds after it left the ground. 火箭离开地面几秒钟便坠毁了。 ■ land the surface of the earth that is not sea 指陆地、大地： ◆ It was good to be back on dry landagain. 回到陆地上真好。 ◆ They fought both at sea and on land. 他们在海上和陆上都打过仗。 ■ earth (often the earth) the solid surface of the world that is made of rock, soil, sand, etc （常作 the earth）指大地、陆地、地面： ◆ You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer. 卡车开近时可感觉到地面在震动。 ground, land or earth? 用 ground、land 还是 earth？ Groundis the normal word for the solid surface that you walk on when you are not in a building or vehicle. You can use earthif you want to draw attention to the rock, soil etc. that the ground is made of. Landis only used when you want to contrast it with the sea. *ground 常指楼房或车辆外的地面。如果关注的是构成大地的岩石、土壤等可用 earth。land 只在与海相对照时使用： ◆ the land beneath our feet ◆ feel the land shake ◆ sight ground/earth ◆ travel by ground/earth PATTERNS ◆ on / on the floor/ground/earth ◆ barefloor/ground/earth ◆ to drop / drop the floor/the ground/(the) earth ◆ to reachthe floor/the ground/land BRITISH/AMERICAN 英式/美式英语 floor ■ In BrEthe floor of a building at street level is the ground floor,the one above it is the first floorand the one below it is the basement,or lower ground floorin a public building. 在英式英语中，地面的楼层叫 ground floor，上面一层叫 first floor，下面一层叫 basement 或在公共建筑中叫 lower ground floor。 ■ In NAmEthe floor at street level is usually called the first floor,the one above it is the second floorand the one below it is the basement.In public buildings the floor at street level can also be called the ground floor. 在美式英语中，地面的一层通常叫 first floor，上面一层叫 second floor，下面一层叫 basement。在公共建筑中，地面的一层亦可称为 ground floor。 ■ ➱ note at storey floor / flɔː(r) ; NAmE flɔːr /
LDC	floor1 noun floor2 verb floorfloor1 /flɔː $ flɔːr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] Entry menu Word Origin Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases 1in a building the flat surface that you stand on inside a building: a polished wooden floor a puddle of water on the kitchen floor a warehouse that has 410,000 square feet of floor space2in a car British English the part of a car that forms its inside floor SYN floorboard American English3level in building one of the levels in a building: a ground floor flaton the top/first/tenth etc floor Our office is on the top floor.floor of We are located on the seventh floor of the building.4ocean/forest/cave floor etc the ground at the bottom of the ocean, the forest etc: creatures that live on the ocean floor5for dancing an area in a room where people can dance: There were two or three couples already on the dance floor.take (to) the floor (=begin dancing) Everyone took to the floor for the last waltz.6where people work a large area in a building where a lot of people do their jobs: He wasn’t keen on the idea of working on the shop floor (=the part of a factory where people make things using machines). the busy trading floor (=area where stocks and shares are bought and sold)7limit an officially agreed limit below which something cannot go → ceiling: Manufacturers have tried to put a floor under the price of their products.8the floor a)the people attending a public meeting: Are there any questions from the floor? b)the part of a parliament, public meeting place etc where people sit: The delegates crowded the floor of the House.9take the floor to begin speaking at an important public meeting: The chairman then took the floor.10have the floor to be speaking or have the right to speak at an important public meeting: He stepped aside to allow other speakers to have the floor.11go through the floor if a price, amount etc goes through the floor, it becomes very low OPP go through the roof: Share prices have gone through the floor.COLLOCATIONSverbsclean the floor· Next he had to clean the floor.wash/mop the floor· The floor needs mopping.sweep the floor· He grabbed a broom and began sweeping the floor.wax/polish the floor· I washed and waxed the kitchen floor.sit/lie/sleep on the floor· Officers found her lying face down on the floor.fall/drop/sink to the floor· He let his cigarette fall to the floor.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + floorthe bathroom/kitchen/bedroom etc floor· I’ve still got to clean the bathroom floor.a wooden floor· The hut had a muddy wooden floor.a marble floor· He strode across the marble floor.a tiled floor· There were a couple of oriental rugs on the tiled floor.a carpeted floor· Barbara was sitting on the carpeted floor.a bare floor (=not covered by anything)· Father Murphy led me to a tiny room with a bare floor and a simple bed.floor + NOUNfloor tiles (=flat square pieces of clay or other material, used to cover floors)· When you buy floor tiles, always get a few extra.floor polish· The room smelt of floor polish.a floor covering (=a material, such as carpet, that covers a floor)· A carpet fitter can fit floor coverings quickly and inexpensively.floor space (=a measure of how big a room or building is, based on the size of the floor)· The shop has 33,000 square feet of floor space.THESAURUSfloor one of the levels in a building: · She lives in an apartment on the eighteenth floor.storey British English, story American English used when saying how many levels a building has: · a five-storey car park· The school is a single storey building.the ground floor (also the first floor American English) the floor of a building that is at ground level: · There is a shop on the ground floor.· The emergency room is on the first floor.the first floor British English, the second floor American English the floor of a building above the one at ground level: · She lives on the first floor.deck one of the levels on a ship, bus, or plane: · The Horizon Lounge is on the top deck of the ship. floor1 noun floor2 verb floorfloor2 verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples word sets Collocations Phrases 1to surprise or shock someone so much that they do not know what to say or do: A couple of the questions completely floored me.2to hit someone so hard that they fall down: He was floored in the first round of the fight.3American English informal to make a car go as fast as possible: I got into the car and floored it.
WDF	floor [flɔ:(r)]floored, flooring, floors CET4CET6TEM4考研 v20156 432 70 170 103 81 8 n639 67238 7095 32249 13746 10391 3757 NOUN943 1646291 VERB20245 12536 Spoken: 66988579 floored[461] flooring[454] floors[6876] 地板(79%)，地面(11%)，楼层(5%)，铺地板(2%)，底部(2%)，击倒(1%) n.地板，地面；楼层；基底；议员席 vt.铺地板；打倒，击倒；（被困难）难倒

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