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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3498 COCA: 3140
floatverbuk/fləʊt/ us/floʊt/

float verb NOT SINK

B1 [ I ] to stay on the surface of a liquid and not sink漂浮

An empty bottle will float.空瓶子能浮起来。
You can float very easily in/on the Dead Sea because it's so salty.因为死海含盐量很高，人可以轻松浮在水面上。

More examples

We lashed together anything that would float to make a raft.

The body hit the water, floated for a few seconds, and then sank to the bottom of the river.

In science we learned about density, and why oil floats on water.

In the pool, several ladies were floating on their backs, like starfish, with their arms and legs stretched out.

"My rubber duck won't float any more!" "Oh dear - it's all full of water, that's why."

float verb MOVE

B1 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to (cause to) move easily through, or along the surface of a liquid, or to (cause to) move easily through air（使）漂流；（使）浮动；（使）飘动；（使）飘移

We spent a lazy afternoon floating down/along the river.我们沿河漂流而下，懒洋洋的度过了一个下午。
He tossed the bottle into the waves and watched it float out to sea.他把瓶子扔到浪中，看着它漂向大海。
The children enjoy floating their boats on the pond in the park.孩子们喜欢把玩具船放在公园的池塘里玩。
Fluffy white clouds were floating across the sky.绒毛似的白云在天空中飘过。
figurative The sound of piano-playing floated out through the open window.从开着的窗户中飘出钢琴的声音。

[ I usually + adv/prep ] literary to move smoothly and attractively优雅地移动，飘然移动

She sort of floats around, like a ballet dancer.她像个芭蕾舞演员，步态轻盈。

[ I usually + adv/prep ] to move or act without purpose漂泊；游荡

Since he lost his job, he's just floated around/about doing nothing.自从失业后，他就四处游荡，无所事事。

More examples

She stopped rowing and let the boat float with the stream.

He floated through his exams with no problems whatsoever.

From the riverbank he watched the boats float past.

He let go of the string and the balloon floated off into the distance.

He floats past defenders as if they weren't there.

float verb SUGGEST

[ T ] to suggest a plan or an idea to be considered提出，提请考虑（计划或想法）

Laura has floated the idea that we should think about expanding into Europe next year.劳拉提议，我们应该考虑明年拓展打入欧洲市场。

float verb CHANGE VALUE

[ I or T ] specialized finance & economics to allow the value of a country's money to change according to the value of other countries' money（使）（货币）实现汇率自由浮动

Argentina decided to let its currency float freely against the dollar.阿根廷政府决定让其货币汇率对美元自由浮动。

float verb BUSINESS

[ T ] to start selling shares in a business or company for the first time（公司或企业）首次发行（股票）上市

Idiom(s)

be floating on air
float sb's boat
float sb a loan

Phrasal verb(s)

float around
floatnounuk/fləʊt/ us/floʊt/

float noun MONEY

[ S ] UK a small amount of money kept by someone who works in a bar, etc., used for giving customers their change（酒吧等用于给顾客找零的）备用零钱

float noun VEHICLE

[ C ] a large vehicle with a flat surface that is decorated and used in festivals彩车，花车

carnival floats狂欢节彩车

float noun NOT SINK

[ C ] a piece of wood or other light material that stays on the surface of water浮板；漂浮物；浮子

Fishing nets are often held in position by floats.渔网常常用浮子固定。

float noun DRINK

[ C ] a drink with ice cream on the top加冰激凌的饮料

I'll have a root beer float, please.请给我来一杯加冰激凌的根汁汽水。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3498 COCA: 3140
float

verb¹

 1on water/in air在水上；在空中ADVERB | VERB + FLOAT | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤gently輕輕漂浮➤slowly慢慢漂浮➤downstream順流漂浮▸➤downwards/downward飄落▸➤upwards/upward向上飄浮◇In the dream my feet leave the ground and I start to float upwards / upward.在夢裏，我雙腳離開地面，人開始往上飄。➤about, around, away, back, down, off, out, up四處漂移；漂走；飄回；飄落；飄離；飄出去；向上飄；VERB + FLOAT➤seem to似乎在浮動◇Her voice seemed to float gently on the water.她的聲音好像在水面輕輕漂動。PREPOSITION➤across飄過⋯◇A few small clouds floated across the sky.幾小片雲彩飄過天空。➤down沿着⋯漂流◇chunks of ice floating down the river順流而下的大塊冰➤in在⋯中漂浮◇pieces of wood floating in the water水裏漂着的木頭➤on在⋯上面漂浮◇A few leaves floated on the surface of the water.水面上漂浮着幾片樹葉。
float

verb²

 2currency貨幣ADVERB | VERB + FLOAT ADVERB➤freely自由浮動◇The government decided to allow the peso to float freely.政府決定讓比索自由浮動。VERB + FLOAT➤allow sth to允許⋯浮動
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3498 COCA: 3140
float

verb

float ♦︎ hang ♦︎ drift ♦︎ hoverThese words all mean to move slowly or remain still on water or in the air. 这些词均表示漂浮或悬浮。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to float / hang / drift / hover over sth◆to float / hang / hover above / overhead / in the air / in the sky◆a boat floats / drifts◆clouds float / hang / drift / hover◆a smell floats / hangs / drifts◆smoke hangs / drifts◆to float / drift slowly / gently■ float [intransitive] to move slowly on water or in the air; to stay on or near the surface of a liquid and not sink 浮动；漂流；飘动；漂浮◆A group of swans floated by.一群天鹅缓缓游过。◆We tried to make a raft but it wouldn't float.我们设法做了一只筏子，但它浮不起来。ⓘ When it means 'to move on water or in the air', float is always used with an adverb or preposition. 表示“在水中或空中浮动、飘动”之义时，float总是与副词或介词连用。 OPP sink ⓘ To sink is to go below the surface or towards the bottom of a liquid or soft substance, especially when this is an accident. * sink指下沉、下陷，尤指沉没事故◆The Titanic sank about 400 miles south of Newfoundland in 1912.泰坦尼克号客轮1912年在纽芬兰以南约400英里处沉没。 ■ hang (hung, hung) [intransitive] (always used with an adverb or preposition 总是与副词或介词连用) to stay in the air, especially for a long time （尤指长时间）悬浮（在空中）◆Smoke hung in the air above the city.城市上空烟雾弥漫。◆The smell of burning plastic hung in the air.空气里弥漫着烧塑料的气味。◆The question seemed to hang in the space between them.问题仿佛悬在两人之间。ⓘ You usually use hang when you are talking about clouds, mist, smoke, dust and smells. You can also use hang to describe the moon, sun or stars. * hang的主语通常是cloud、mist、smoke、dust和smell，亦可是moon、sun和star。■ drift [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to move along smoothly and slowly in water or air 漂流；漂移；飘◆The boat drifted out to sea.船向海上漂去。◆White clouds drifted across the sky.朵朵白云在空中飘过。NOTE 辨析 Float or drift?In many cases you can use either word. Float places slightly more emphasis on the idea of sth being supported on the surface of the water or in the air. Drift places more emphasis on the fact that sth is moving slowly in a particular direction, often without any control. 在许多情况下这两个词可以通用。float略微强调某物受水面或空气支撑，drift更多强调不受控制地朝某一方向缓慢移动。■ hover ˈhɒvə(r); NAmE ˈhʌvər [intransitive] (usually used with an adverb or preposition 通常与副词或介词连用) to stay in the air in one place 翱翔；盘旋◆The hawk hovered in the air and then plunged to the ground.鹰在空中盘旋，然后向地面俯冲。◆A police helicopter hovered overhead.一架警用直升机在头上方盘旋。ⓘ Birds, insects and helicopters hover, but not planes. * hover的主语可以是鸟、昆虫和直升机，但不能是飞机。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3498 COCA: 3140

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