每日一词 | float
高中 CET4 CET6 考研
英 [fləʊt] 美 [floʊt]
例句
1. There wasn’t enough water to float the ship.
没有足够的水让船浮起来。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
2. We floated the idea to my mum of sharing a house.
我们向我妈妈提出了合用一所房子的想法。
——2020高考全国卷Ⅲ
3. Beautiful music came floating out of the window.
优美的音乐飘出窗外。
——《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
4. Former swimming teacher, Michael, 28, developed the original turtle Pack Swimming Aid, a turtle-shell shaped float which keeps the child’s arms free to learn proper swimming technique.
28岁的前游泳教练迈克尔开发了原创的海龟包游泳辅助设备，这是一种海龟壳形状的浮板，可以帮助孩子自由地运用手臂学习正确的游泳技术。
——21-22《英语周报·高考阅读综合版》第21期
文章标题：Turtle-shell shaped float to help children swim
基本释义
[verb]
1. to make something move on or near the surface of a liquid
2. to suggest an idea or a plan for other people to consider
3. to move slowly on water or in the air
[noun]
a light object that floats in the water and is held by a person who is learning to swim
[动词]
1. 使浮动；使漂流
2. 提出想法
3. 浮动；漂动；游过；漂移
[名词]
（学游泳用的）浮板
习惯用语
float on air: to feel very happy 感到非常开心 / 幸福
例如：
Most couples feel they are floating on air on their wedding day.
大部分新人在他们的的婚礼那天都感到非常开心。
近义词
drift: to move along smoothly and slowly in water or air
hang: to stay in the air
sail: (of a boat or ship or the people on it) to travel on water using sails or an engine
互动问题
1. 下边这句话中的float为何意？
The smell of new bread floated up from the kitchen.
2. 你能否准确翻译出这句话的含义呢？试一试，在留言区写下来吧！
3. 你对哪个词感兴趣，也可以留言告诉我们！
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