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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   float

   • IPA[flōt]

   美式

   • v.
     rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking；cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking
   • n.
     a thing that is buoyant in water.；a small object attached to a fishing line to indicate by moving when a fish bites.

   • verb: float, 3rd person present: floats, gerund or present participle: floating, past tense: floated, past participle: floated

   • noun: float, plural noun: floats

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking she relaxed, floating gently in the water 同義詞 stay afloat, stay on the surface, be buoyant, be buoyed up反義詞 sink
   • ▪ cause (a buoyant object) to rest or move on the surface of a liquid without sinking trees were felled and floated downstream
   • ▪ be suspended freely in a liquid or gas fragments of chipped cartilage floated in the joint
   • 2. move or hover slowly and lightly in a liquid or the air; drift clouds floated across a brilliant blue sky through the open window floated the sound of traffic 同義詞 hover, levitate, be suspended, hang, defy gravity, ... 更多drift, glide, sail, slip, slide, waft, flow, stream, move, travel, be carried反義詞 rush
   • ▪ (of a rumor, idea, etc.) circulate the notion was floating around Capitol Hill
   • ▪ (in sports) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air he floated the kick into the net
   • ▪ (of a sight or idea) come before the eyes or mind the advice his father had given him floated into his mind
   • 3. put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions. 同義詞 suggest, put forward, come up with, submit, raise, ... 更多moot, propose, advance, offer, proffer, posit, present, table, test the popularity of, table, informalrun something up the flagpole (to see who salutes)反義詞 withdraw
   • ▪ offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time. 同義詞 launch, get going, get off the ground, offer, sell, ... 更多introduce, establish, set up, institute, promote反義詞 wind up, buy back
   • 4. (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets a policy of letting the pound float
   • ▪ allow (a currency) to fluctuate in value.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a thing that is buoyant in water.
   • ▪ a small object attached to a fishing line to indicate by moving when a fish bites.
   • ▪ a cork or buoy supporting the edge of a fishing net.
   • ▪ a hollow or inflated organ enabling an organism (such as the Portuguese man-of-war) to float in the water.
   • ▪ a hollow structure fixed underneath an aircraft enabling it to take off and land on water.
   • ▪ a device floating on the surface of a liquid that forms part of a valve apparatus controlling flow in and out of the enclosing container, e.g., in a toilet tank or a carburetor.
   • ▪ a platform mounted on a truck and carrying a display in a parade a carnival float
   • 2. a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster or concrete.
   • 3. North American a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it root-beer floats
   • 4. (in critical path analysis) the period of time by which the duration of an activity may be extended without affecting the overall time for the process.

   片語

   • float someone's boat