英汉词典

float 基本解释

• vt. 使漂浮；实行
• vi. 浮动；飘动，散播；摇摆；付诸实施
• n. 彩车，花车；漂流物；浮舟；浮萍
• n. (Float)人名；(英)弗洛特

float 词态变化

float 中文词源

来自PIE*pleu, 浮动，飘动，词源同fleet, float, pluvial. 同时用于经济学名词股票发行等。

float 英文词源

float

float: [OE] Germanic *fleut-, which produced English fleet, had the so-called ‘weak grades’ (that is, variant forms which because they were weakly stressed had different vowels) *flot- and *flut-. The former was the source of Germanic *flotōjan, which passed into late Old English as flotian and eventually ousted flēotan (modern English fleet) from its original meaning ‘float’.

It also seems to have been borrowed into the Romance languages, producing French flotter, Italian fiottare, and Spanish flotar (a diminutive of the Spanish noun derivative flota gave English flotilla [18]). The latter formed the basis of Old Norse flytja, acquired by English as flit [12], and of Old English floterian, which became modern English flutter.
=> fleet, flit, flotilla, flutter

float (v.)

late Old English flotian "to rest on the surface of water" (intransitive; class II strong verb; past tense fleat, past participle floten), from Proto-Germanic *flotan "to float" (cognates: Old Norse flota, Middle Dutch vloten, Old High German flozzan, German flössen), from *flot-, from PIE *pleud-, extended form of root *pleu- "to flow" (see pluvial).

Meaning "drift about, hover passively" is from c. 1300. Transitive sense of "to lift up, cause to float" (of water, etc.) is from c. 1600; that of "set (something) afloat" is from 1778 (originally of financial operations). Of motion through air, from 1630s. Meaning "hover dimly before the eyes" is from 1775. Related: Floated; floating. A floating rib (by 1802) is so called because the anterior ends are not connected to the rest.

float (n.)

apparently an early Middle English merger of three related Old English nouns, flota "boat, fleet," flote "troop, flock," flot "body of water, sea;" all from the source of float (v.). The early senses were the now-mostly-obsolete ones of the Old English words: "state of floating" (early 12c.), "swimming" (mid-13c.); "a fleet of ships; a company or troop" (c. 1300); "a stream, river" (early 14c.). From c. 1300 as an attachment for buoyancy on a fishing line or net; early 14c. as "raft." Meaning "platform on wheels used for displays in parades, etc." is from 1888, probably from earlier sense of "flat-bottomed boat" (1550s). As a type of fountain drink, by 1915.

Float.--An ade upon the top of which is floated a layer of grape juice, ginger ale, or in some cases a disher of fruit sherbet or ice cream. In the latter case it would be known as a "sherbet float" or an "ice-cream float." ["The Dispenser's Formulary: Or, Soda Water Guide," New York, 1915]

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Few soda water dispensers know what is meant by a "Float Ice Cream Soda." This is not strange since the term is a coined one. By a "float ice cream soda" is meant a soda with the ice cream floating on top, thus making a most inviting appearance and impressing the customer that you are liberal with your ice cream, when you are not really giving any more than the fellow that mixes his ice cream "out of sight." ["The Spatula," Boston, July, 1908]

float 词组搭配

float 英文释义

1. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

2. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

3. a drink with ice cream floating in it

4. an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

5. a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

6. something that remains on the surface of a liquid

float 同义词解析

drift, float

这两个动词均有"漂流，漂浮"之意。

drift： 多指随风或顺水飘荡，表示动态。

float： 可与drift换用，但侧重指因有液体或气体所支持而不下沉，可表动态或静态。

float 双语例句

1. A fresh egg will sink and an old egg will float.

新鲜鸡蛋会沉下去而不新鲜的会浮在上面。

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2. Empty things float.

空的物体会在水中浮起。

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3. Strange thoughts float through my mind when I am nearly asleep.

我快睡着时产生一种奇怪的念头.

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4. When you're tired of swimming, just float for a while.

你游累了就漂浮一会儿.

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5. When a fish bites the hook, the float bobs.

当鱼上钩时, 鱼漂上下跳动.

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float 实用场景例句

She floated down the steps to greet us.

她轻盈地下楼来迎接我们。

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They floated the idea of increased taxes on alcohol.

他们建议提高酒税。

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The company was floated on the stock market in 2001.

这家公司于 2001 年上市。

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Shares were floated at 585p.

股票最初上市价为5英镑85便士。

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You can listen to whatever kind of music floats your boat.

无论你喜欢哪种音乐，你都可以听。

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a carnival float

狂欢节彩车

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Beautiful music came floating out of the window.

美妙的乐声从窗口传出。

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(figurative)An idea suddenly floated into my mind.

我脑海里突然浮现出一个想法。

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(figurative)People seem to float in and out of my life.

不同的人在我的生命中出现和消失。

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Wood floats.

木头能浮起来。

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A plastic bag was floating in the water.

一个塑料袋在水中漂浮。

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Can you float on your back?

你能仰浮吗？

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There wasn't enough water to float the ship.

水不够深，船浮动不起来。

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They float the logs down the river to the towns.

他们把原木沿河漂流至城镇。

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A group of swans floated by.

一群天鹅缓缓游过。

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The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen.

厨房里飘出新鲜面包的香味。

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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。

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...barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks...

青草萋萋的河岸边静静漂浮着的驳船

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Empty things float.

空的物体会在水中浮起。

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The white cloud of smoke floated away.

白色的烟雾飘远了。

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...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

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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。

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The smells of delicious foods floated all around him.

美食的香味弥漫在他的四周。

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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。

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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。

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He floated his firm on the stock market...

他让自己的公司上市了。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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