时间: 2025-04-23 08:37:44
美: [flot]
英: [fləʊt]
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
最后更新时间:2025-04-23 08:37:44
词源分析:该单词来源于古英语“flōtan”,意为“漂浮”或“漂移”。其词根“flot-”与“flūtan”(意为“流动”)相关,表示与水或气体的流动有关。
历史背景:该词在英语词汇中可以追溯到公元前的日耳曼语族,反映出古人在观察自然现象时的语言表达。
课本:在**的英语教材中,尤其是初中和高中阶段,常见于与自然科学、环境相关的单元中。牛津和美国的教材也通常在初中或高中的物理、生物等课程中提到。
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引证:
The leaves floated down the river.
树叶漂浮在河上。
(作者:未知)
The concept of buoyancy explains why objects float.
浮力的概念解释了物体为何漂浮。
(来源:科学教材)
She watched the balloons float into the sky.
她看着气球漂浮到天空中。
(作者:未知)
The idea of floating in space fascinates many scientists.
在太空漂浮的想法吸引了许多科学家。
(来源:科学杂志)
He felt like he was floating on air after the news.
听到这个消息后,他感觉像是在空中漂浮。
(作者:未知)
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通过这些分析和示例,学*者可以更全面地理解和使用“float”这个单词。
[V-T/V-I] 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. 漂浮
例:They noticed fifty and twenty dollar bills floating in the water.他们注意到水中漂浮着一些50和20美元的纸币。
例:It's below freezing and small icebergs are floating by.气温在冰点以下,一座座小冰山正漂过。
[V-I] Something that floats lies on or just below the surface of a liquid when it is put in it and does not sink. (在水面或水中) 漂浮
例:They will also float if you drop them in the water.如果你把它们丢进水里,它们也会浮起来。
[V-I] Something that floats in or through the air hangs in it or moves slowly and gently through it. (在空中) 飘浮
例:The white cloud of smoke floated away.那团白色的烟雾飘走了。
[V-T] If you float a project, plan, or idea, you suggest it for others to think about. 提出
例:The French had floated the idea of placing the diplomatic work in the hands of the UN.法国人提出了将外交工作交由联合国处理的意见。
[[商业]] If a company director floats their company, they start to sell shares in it to the public. 使 (公司) 上市
例:He floated his firm on the stock market.他让自己的公司上市了。
[[商业]] 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. 使 (货币) 自由浮动
例:On January 15th Brazil was forced to float its currency.1月15日巴西被迫让其货币自由浮动。
[N-COUNT] A float is a light object that is used to help someone or something float. 救生圈
例:Floats will provide confidence in the water.救生圈可以增强在水中的信心。
[N-COUNT] A float is a truck on which displays and people in special costumes are carried in a parade. 游行彩车
例:...a procession of makeshift floats bearing loudspeakers and banners.…临时代用的装有高音喇叭、挂有横幅的游行彩车队列。