float
verb · adjective · nounA2- Tiếng Việt:
- nổi
nổi. Họ từ FLOAT — động từ: float; tính từ: floating.
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)(intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).
Helium balloons float in air, while air-filled balloons don't.
Đồng nghĩa: ride
- 2.
(transitive)To cause something to be suspended in a fluid of greater density.
to float a boat
- 3.
(intransitive)To be capable of floating.
That boat doesn't float.
Oil floats on vinegar.
- 4.
(intransitive)To move in a particular direction with the liquid in which one is floating.
I’d love to just float downstream.
- 5.
(intransitive)To drift or wander aimlessly.
I’m not sure where they went... they're floating around here somewhere.
Images from my childhood floated through my mind.
- 6.
(intransitive)To drift gently through the air.
The balloon floated off into the distance.
Đồng nghĩa: stream
- 7.
(transitive)To cause to drift gently through the air, to waft.
Đồng nghĩa: stream
- 8.
(intransitive)To move in a fluid manner.
The dancer floated gracefully around the stage.
- 9.
(figuratively, intransitive)(intransitive, figurative) To circulate.
There's a rumour floating around the office that Jan is pregnant.
- 10.
(intransitive)(intransitive, aviation) To remain airborne, without touching down, for an excessive length of time during landing, due to excessive airspeed during the landing flare.
- 11.
(colloquial, intransitive)Of an idea or scheme, to be viable.
That's a daft idea... it'll never float.
- 12.
(transitive)To propose (an idea) for consideration.
I floated the idea of free ice cream on Fridays, but no one was interested.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
A buoyant device used to support something in water or another liquid.
Attach the float and the weight to the fishing line, above the hook.
- 2.
A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.
- 3.
A float board.
- 4.
A tool similar to a rasp, used in various trades.
- 5.
A sort of trowel used for finishing concrete surfaces or smoothing plaster.
When pouring a new driveway, you can use a two-by-four as a float.
- 6.
An elaborately decorated trailer or vehicle, intended for display in a parade or pageant.
That float covered in roses is very pretty.
- 7.
A floating toy made of foam, used in swimming pools.
- 8.
(British)A small vehicle used for local deliveries, especially in the term milk float.
- 9.
(finance) Funds committed to be paid but not yet paid.
Our bank does a nightly sweep of accounts, to adjust the float so we stay within our reserves limit.
- 10.
(Australia)(finance, Australia, and other Commonwealth countries?) An offering of shares in a company (or units in a trust) to members of the public, normally followed by a listing on a stock exchange.
- 11.
(banking) The total amount of checks/cheques or other drafts written against a bank account but not yet cleared and charged against the account.
No sir, your current float is not taken into account, when assets are legally garnished.
- 12.
(insurance) Premiums taken in but not yet paid out.
We make a lot of interest from our nightly float.
Cụm từ thường dùng
float on
giới từ đi kèm
float on water
cụm thông dụng
floating idea
cụm thông dụng
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ine-pro From Middle English floten, from Old English flotian (to float), from *flotōn, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (to float), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-, *plew- (to float, swim, fly). Compare flow, fleet.