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float

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float1 /fləʊt $ floʊt/ ●●● S3 W2 verb  
1  on water 在水上
a) ON/ON TOP OF[intransitiveI] to stay or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking 浮，漂
 I wasn’t sure if the raft would float.
我不能肯定这只木筏是否浮得起来。
 She spent the afternoon floating on her back in the pool.
整个下午她都仰面浮在泳池里。
float along/down/past etc
 A couple of broken branches floated past us.
几根断枝从我们身边漂过。
b) [transitiveT] to put something on the surface of a liquid so that it does not sink 使浮起
 The logs are trimmed and then floated down the river.
这些原木经修整后被放进河里顺流漂下。
2  in the air 在空中 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]SLOW if something floats, it moves slowly through the air or stays up in the air 飘浮
 I looked up at the clouds floating in the sky.
我仰望着天上的浮云。
 Leaves floated gently down from the trees.
叶子从树上轻轻飘落。
3  music/sounds/smells etc 音乐/声音/气味等 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]HEAR if sounds or smells float somewhere, people in another place can hear or smell them 〔声音、气味等〕飘动
 The sound of her voice came floating down from an upstairs window.
她的声音从楼上的一个窗户飘下来。
→4  See picture of 见图 FISHING
4  walk gracefully 步态优美 [intransitiveI]GRACEFUL to walk in a slow light graceful way 轻盈地走动 SYN glide
 Rachel floated around the bedroom in a lace nightgown.
蕾切尔穿着蕾丝睡袍，在卧室里轻盈地走来走去。
5  ideas 想法 [transitiveT]SUGGEST to suggest an idea or plan in order to see if people like it 提出〔想法或计划〕
 We first floated the idea back in 1992.
我们最早是在1992年提出这个想法的。
6  money 货币 [transitiveT] technicalPEC if the government of a country floats its money, the value of the money is allowed to change freely in relation to money from other countries 使浮动
 Russia decided to float the rouble on the foreign exchange market.
俄罗斯决定让卢布在外汇市场上自由浮动。
7  company 公司 [transitiveT]BFS to sell shares in a company or business to the public for the first time 首次发行〔股票〕
float something on something
 The company will be floated on the stock market next year.
这家公司将于明年上市。
→ flotation(1)
8. cheque 支票 [transitiveT] American EnglishAmEPAY FOR to write a cheque when you do not have enough money in the bank to pay it 开〔空头支票〕
9  whatever floats your boat informal used to say that someone can do or use whatever they like 你想干[用]啥就干[用]啥
 You can add raisins, nuts, chocolate chips – whatever floats your boat.
你可以加葡萄干、果仁、碎巧克力——想加什么就加什么。
10 float around phrasal verbphr v informal to be present in a place 出现，浮现
 There’s a lot of cash floating around in the economy at the moment.
当前的经济领域中有大量现金在流通。
Examples from the Corpus
float• Ice is less dense than water, which is why it floats.• And mostly I am like this, floating and remote.• She turned, her hair floating around her face.• They are back in play now at 88p, but were floated at a quid each in 1983.• It doesn't need brakes so much as mooring ropes to stop it floating away.• Ace floated back to the doorway.• If the egg floats in a glass of water, it's not fresh.• Speck was a drifter who had floated in and out of trouble for most of his life.• The pitch came, and the ball floated in as big as a basketball.• They could see something pale and white floating in the water.• The empty boat floated off down the river.• Annie was floating on her back in the water.• Tim was floating on his back in the pool.• a cup of coffee with black bits floating on the surface• Butler floated proposals for a number of films.• Children were floating small boats made of banana leaves.• For example, Wynns floated the idea of eliminating surface street parking near the museum in exchange for a parking garage.• The administration had floated the idea of increased taxes on beer, spirits and tobacco.• The following month, David floated the possibility of launching a new TV company.• The drizzle was the ash of his burned offerings floating up into the sky.
float along/down/past etc• Memory was a great open channel she could float down.• The forms on the ceiling floated down and prowled around her.• A chair and me float past each other.• The trees, two white and one pink, were an extravaganza of blossom which floated down on to the chequered tablecloths.• Just a few of them floated down on to the lino.• A few flakes of snow floated past the deck and vanished in the water.• For a playground the children wade through the debris that floats along the shoreline.• It simply floats along with billions of other cells through miles of veins, arteries and capillaries.
Related topics: Drink, Other sports, Swimming
float2 ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  TTCvehicle 车辆 a large vehicle that is decorated to drive through the streets as part of a special event 〔游行时用的〕彩车，花车
 We stood and watched the Carnival floats drive past.
我们站着观看狂欢节彩车经过。
2. drink 饮料 American EnglishAmEDFD a sweet drink that has ice cream floating in it 浮有冰激凌的饮料
3. float.jpg DSOfor fishing 用于钓鱼 a small light object that floats on the surface of the water, used by people trying to catch fish to show where their line is 鱼漂，浮子 →5 see picture at 见图 fishing
4. DSSfor swimming 用于游泳 a flat light object that you can rest part of your body on in water to help you learn to swim 〔学游泳用的〕浮板
5. BBTmoney 金钱 a small amount of money that someone in a shop keeps so that they have enough money to give change to people 〔商店的〕备用零钱
6. business 商业 a time when shares in a company are made available for people to buy for the first time 〔公司股票的〕发行，上市 SYN flotation
7. relaxation 放松 a time when you sit in a flotation tank in order to treat illness or injury, or to relax 坐浮箱〔以治病、疗伤或放松〕
Examples from the Corpus
float• The floral extravaganza featured 55 floats, 30 equestrian units and 24 marching bands.• a root-beer float• The amount provided in the original cash float is deducted and placed in a separate banker's bag.• A glass fishing float, five hundred miles from the sea.• She might even make room for Louise on her float.• There were to be no marching bands, no floats, no politicians waving from convertibles, no clowns tossing candy.• They came back on a parade float of prodigal love and public money, promising entertainment, nostalgia and success.• You can see the Rose Parade floats being made.
From Longman Business Dictionary
floatfloat1 /fləʊtfloʊt/ verb
1[intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINANCE to sell new shares, bonds etc on a financial market
To finance the expansion, the airport has floated $30 billion in bonds, which should cover 75% of construction costs.
2float a company on the stockmarketFINANCE to sell shares in a company on a stockmarket for the first time
The price of the company’s shares on the day it floated on the stock market beat all expectations.
3[intransitiveI, transitiveT]FINANCE if the government of a country floats its currency, or if the currency floats, its value is allowed to change in relation to other currencies after a period of time when it has been fixed
He had been responsible for sweeping economic reforms, including floating the Australian dollar and deregulating the financial system.
4[intransitiveI]FINANCE if a price, amount etc floats, it moves up or down slowly
The oil market let crude prices float lower.
Throughout the 1970s, the stock and bond markets floated up.
→ see also float a cheque under cheque
floatfloat2 noun [countableC usually singular]FINANCE
1when shares, bonds etc are sold on a financial market, or when a company sells shares for the first timeSYN FLOTATION
The board is still talking with its investment bankers about the timing and terms of the float, which is expected to value the company at between $3 billion and $4 billion.
2when a currency is allowed to change in value in relation to others
Until the float of sterling in 1972 there were few restrictions on investment within the sterling area.
→ dirty float
3BANKING the money made available to banks while customers’ cheques go through the banking system
Many consumers have long believed that bankers have lengthened the check-clearing process to use the float for their own benefit.
4the amount of notes and coins in the TILL of a shop, restaurant etc when they open for business
Cash floats should be rechecked to ensure that cashiers have enough change for the evening business.
5British EnglishBrEOFFICE a small amount of money that is kept in an office for making small paymentsSYN PETTY CASH
A business credit card removes the need for a cash float.
Origin float1
Old English flotian
float1 verbfloat2 noun
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