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float v.漂浮；浮现；飘动；提出n.浮标；漂浮物；漂浮 (1) 没有足够的水使船漂浮起来。(2) 这些植物漂浮在水面上。(3) 救生浮游就是让你长时间地仰卧着漂浮在水上。(4) 莫名其妙地想法浮现在他心头。(5) 在一辆路虎后山顶映在海市蜃楼中漂浮，像飘动的云那样。(6) 本文提出了一种结合浮点数编码和格雷码编码的混合编码遗传算法。(7) 注意你的浮标！(8) 我用浮标标注出蟹篓的位置。(9) 漂浮物在水面上浮动。(10) 没有足够的水使船漂浮起来。(11) 我们迈了一步，漂浮又落下。 We typically think of the verb float as something you do on the surface of an ocean or pool, but it's possible to float in mid-air too. You just need to be attached to a parachute so you don't come crashing down to the ground. You can also "float on air" in a more figurative sense. For example, if the person you're in love with suddenly gives you flowers, you could float around for hours feeling like your feet aren't touching the ground.

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英 [fləʊt] 美 [floʊt] (1) There is not enough water to float the ship.(2) These plants float on the surface of the water.(3) Survival bobbing lets you float for a long time on your stomach.(4) Idle thoughts floated through his mind.(5) Like drifting clouds, hilltops mirrored in a mirage appear to float behind a Land Rover.(6) A hybrid code genetic algorithms which efficiently combines float code with gray code is proposed in this paper.(7) Pay attention to your float!(8) I use a float to mark the location of my crab pots.(9) The float bobbed up and down on the water.(10) There is not enough water to float the ship.(11) We take a step, float and down again. Float is what you do when you're lying on the water. Hopefully you know how to swim, so you can float suspended on the surface of the water, rather than sinking straight to the bottom. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)漂浮；(使)浮动 If something or someone is floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are being supported by it. You can also float something on a liquid.   [V in n]  [V prep/adv]  [V n]  [Also V n prep/adv]They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.他们发现水中漂浮着50和20美元的纸币。...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks...青草萋萋的河岸边静静漂浮着的驳船They'll spend some time floating boats in the creek.他们打算花些时间在溪流里放船模。。2[VERB 动词]漂；浮 Something that floats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink.   [V]Empty things float.空的物体会在水中浮起。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]浮体；浮板；救生圈 A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float. 4[N-COUNT 可数名词](钓鱼用的)鱼漂浮子 A float is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moves when a fish has been caught. 5[VERB 动词](在空中)飘荡，飘浮 Something that floats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it.   [V prep/adv]The white cloud of smoke floated away.白色的烟雾飘远了。...the sun's rays lighting up the dust floating in the air.阳光照亮了空气中浮动的灰尘6[VERB 动词](声音或气味)飘到，传到 If a sound or smell floats to a place quite far away, it can be heard or smelled there.   [V prep/adv]  [LITERARY 文]Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass...你躺在绿草如茵的草地上，涤荡心灵的乐声随着清香的夏日微风飘到你的身边。The smells of delicious foods floated all around him.美食的香味弥漫在他的四周。7[VERB 动词]优雅地走动；轻盈地走动 If you float somewhere, you walk there very lightly and gracefully.   [V prep/adv]  [LITERARY 文]Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm.卡罗琳挽着父亲的手臂从过道上优雅地走过。8[VERB 动词]提出(计划、方案或想法) If you float a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about.   [V n]The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.法国提出将外交工作交由联合国处理的想法。9[VERB 动词]使(公司)发行股票；使上市 If a company director floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public.   [V n on n]  [V n]  [BUSINESS 商]He floated his firm on the stock market...他让自己的公司上市了。The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether to float 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares.顾问们对于发行60%还是100%股份的关键问题迟迟未作决定。10[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(货币)自由浮动 If a government floats its country's currency or allows it to float, it allows the currency's value to change freely in relation to other currencies.   [V n]  [V]  [BUSINESS 商]A decision by the Finns to float their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges...芬兰允许其货币自由浮动的决定在外汇市场上引起了震动。59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely.59%的人认为应该允许英镑自由浮动。11[N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:milk float；(节日游行时的)彩车，花车 A float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession. 12[N-SING 单数名词](商店的)备用零钱 A float is a small amount of coins and notes of low value that someone has before they start selling things so that they are able to give customers change if necessary.   [BRIT 英]13[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]传开；流传 A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about.   [V P]There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious.社会上还是有一些毫无根据的关于癌症会传染的恐惧。相关词组：float around

英语单词	float
英美音标	英 [fləʊt] 美 [floʊt]
中文释义	v.漂浮；浮现；飘动；提出 n.浮标；漂浮物；漂浮
英语例句	(1) There is not enough water to float the ship. (2) These plants float on the surface of the water. (3) Survival bobbing lets you float for a long time on your stomach. (4) Idle thoughts floated through his mind. (5) Like drifting clouds, hilltops mirrored in a mirage appear to float behind a Land Rover. (6) A hybrid code genetic algorithms which efficiently combines float code with gray code is proposed in this paper. (7) Pay attention to your float! (8) I use a float to mark the location of my crab pots. (9) The float bobbed up and down on the water. (10) There is not enough water to float the ship. (11) We take a step, float and down again.
中文例句	(1) 没有足够的水使船漂浮起来。 (2) 这些植物漂浮在水面上。 (3) 救生浮游就是让你长时间地仰卧着漂浮在水上。 (4) 莫名其妙地想法浮现在他心头。 (5) 在一辆路虎后山顶映在海市蜃楼中漂浮，像飘动的云那样。 (6) 本文提出了一种结合浮点数编码和格雷码编码的混合编码遗传算法。 (7) 注意你的浮标！ (8) 我用浮标标注出蟹篓的位置。 (9) 漂浮物在水面上浮动。 (10) 没有足够的水使船漂浮起来。 (11) 我们迈了一步，漂浮又落下。
vocabulary简明	Float is what you do when you're lying on the water. Hopefully you know how to swim, so you can float suspended on the surface of the water, rather than sinking straight to the bottom.
vocabulary扩展	We typically think of the verb float as something you do on the surface of an ocean or pool, but it's possible to float in mid-air too. You just need to be attached to a parachute so you don't come crashing down to the ground. You can also "float on air" in a more figurative sense. For example, if the person you're in love with suddenly gives you flowers, you could float around for hours feeling like your feet aren't touching the ground.
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)漂浮；(使)浮动 If something or someone is floating in a liquid, they are in the liquid, on or just below the surface, and are being supported by it. You can also float something on a liquid. [V in n] [V prep/adv] [V n] [Also V n prep/adv] They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water. 他们发现水中漂浮着50和20美元的纸币。 ...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks... 青草萋萋的河岸边静静漂浮着的驳船 They'll spend some time floating boats in the creek. 他们打算花些时间在溪流里放船模。。 2 [VERB 动词]漂；浮 Something that floats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink. [V] Empty things float. 空的物体会在水中浮起。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]浮体；浮板；救生圈 A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float. 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](钓鱼用的)鱼漂浮子 A float is a small object attached to a fishing line which floats on the water and moves when a fish has been caught. 5 [VERB 动词](在空中)飘荡，飘浮 Something that floats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it. [V prep/adv] The white cloud of smoke floated away. 白色的烟雾飘远了。 ...the sun's rays lighting up the dust floating in the air. 阳光照亮了空气中浮动的灰尘 6 [VERB 动词](声音或气味)飘到，传到 If a sound or smell floats to a place quite far away, it can be heard or smelled there. [V prep/adv] [LITERARY 文] Sublime music floats on a scented summer breeze to the spot where you lie on the lush grass... 你躺在绿草如茵的草地上，涤荡心灵的乐声随着清香的夏日微风飘到你的身边。 The smells of delicious foods floated all around him. 美食的香味弥漫在他的四周。 7 [VERB 动词]优雅地走动；轻盈地走动 If you float somewhere, you walk there very lightly and gracefully. [V prep/adv] [LITERARY 文] Caroline floated up the aisle on her father's arm. 卡罗琳挽着父亲的手臂从过道上优雅地走过。 8 [VERB 动词]提出(计划、方案或想法) If you float a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about. [V n] The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN. 法国提出将外交工作交由联合国处理的想法。 9 [VERB 动词]使(公司)发行股票；使上市 If a company director floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public. [V n on n] [V n] [BUSINESS 商] He floated his firm on the stock market... 他让自己的公司上市了。 The advisers are delaying the key decision on whether to float 60 per cent or 100 per cent of the shares. 顾问们对于发行60%还是100%股份的关键问题迟迟未作决定。 10 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(货币)自由浮动 If a government floats its country's currency or allows it to float, it allows the currency's value to change freely in relation to other currencies. [V n] [V] [BUSINESS 商] A decision by the Finns to float their currency sent a shudder through the foreign exchanges... 芬兰允许其货币自由浮动的决定在外汇市场上引起了震动。 59 per cent of people believed the pound should be allowed to float freely. 59%的人认为应该允许英镑自由浮动。 11 [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:milk float ；(节日游行时的)彩车，花车 A float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a festival procession. 12 [N-SING 单数名词](商店的)备用零钱 A float is a small amount of coins and notes of low value that someone has before they start selling things so that they are able to give customers change if necessary. [BRIT 英] 13 [PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]传开；流传 A rumour or idea that is floating around is often heard or talked about. [V P] There are still some unfounded fears floating around out there about cancer being contagious. 社会上还是有一些毫无根据的关于癌症会传染的恐惧。相关词组： float around

Float [V N Verb 动词 Prep/Adv Ing Ed