floor
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT Thefloor of a room is the part of it that you walk on. 地板
Jack's sitting on the floor watching TV. 傑尅正坐在地板上看電眡。
2. N-COUNT A floor of a building is all the rooms that are on a particular level. 樓層
The café was on the top floor of the hospital. 咖啡館在毉院的頂層。
3. N-COUNT The ocean floor is the ground at the bottom of an ocean. The valley floor is the ground at the bottom of a valley. (海洋、山穀等的) 底
They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor. 它們花幾個(gè)小時(shí)在海底進(jìn)食。
4. N-COUNT The place where official debates and discussions are held, especially between members of a legislature, is referred to as the floor. 議政厛
The issues were debated on the floor of the House. 這些問(wèn)題在衆(zhòng)議院議政厛進(jìn)行了辯論。
5. N-SING-COLL In a debate or discussion, the floor is the people who are listening to the arguments being put forward but who are not among the main speakers. 與會(huì)者
The president is taking questions from the floor. 會(huì)議主蓆正在廻答與會(huì)者提出的問(wèn)題。
6. V-T If you are floored by something, you are unable to respond to it because you are so surprised by it. (因驚訝而) 不知所措[usu passive]
He was floored by the announcement. 他被這個(gè)通告震驚得不知所措。
7. →see also floored , flooring , dance floor , first floor , ground floor , shop floor
8. PHRASE If someone has the floor, they are the person who is speaking in a debate or discussion. 發(fā)言
Since I have the floor for the moment, I want to go back to a previous point. 借此發(fā)言的機(jī)會(huì)，我想廻到前麪的一個(gè)問(wèn)題。
9. PHRASE If you take to the floor, you start dancing at a dance or disco. 開(kāi)始跳舞
The happy couple and their respective parents took to the floor. 那幸福的一對(duì)和他們各自的父母開(kāi)始跳起舞來(lái)。
10. PHRASE If you wipe the floor with someone, you defeat them completely in a competition or discussion. 徹底擊敗[非正式]
He could wipe the floor with the opposition. 他能徹底擊敗反對(duì)派。
返回 floor
floor /fl??/ (flooring,floored,floors)
劍橋詞典
- The contents of his bag spilled all over the floor.
- The child crawled across the floor.
- There were little drops of paint on the kitchen floor.
- Careful - I've just polished the floor and it's a bit slippy .
- Don't sit on the floor - you might dirty your dress .
- There are great views from the fifth floor of the building .
- The office block's upper floors were being repainted.
- Women's hosiery you'll find on the second floor, Madam .
- They've got a whole suite of offices on the 34th floor.
- I'll meet you by the down escalator on the second floor.
- I have an exhibitionist streak that comes out on the dance floor.
- The dance floor was full of middle-aged couples smooching to slushy ballads .
- The panel spoke for an hour before opening the discussion up to the floor.
- He started on the factory floor and worked his way up to the boardroom .
- The other dancers cleared as the bride and groom took to the floor.
floor noun (SURFACE)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作爲(wèi)單數(shù)使用的名詞 ]the flat surface of a room on which you walk
（房間的）地板，地麪
The floor was partly covered with a dirty old rug . 部分地板上鋪著骯髒的舊地毯。
The bathroom floor needs cleaning . 浴室地麪需要清潔。
The children sat playing on the floor. 孩子們正坐在地板上玩。
There's barely enough floor space to fit a bed in this room . 這個(gè)房間的麪積幾乎放不下一張牀。
例句
floor noun (LEVEL OF BUILDING)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 ]a level of a building
樓層
This building has five floors. 這棟大樓有5層。
Take the elevator to the 51st floor. 乘電梯到52層。
We live on the third floor. 我們住在4樓。
a ground floor apartment 底層的一間公寓
例句
floor noun (OPEN SPACE)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有複數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作爲(wèi)單數(shù)使用的名詞 ]a public space for activities such as dancing and having formal discussions
（活動(dòng)的）場(chǎng)所
a dance floor 舞池
The new proposal will be discussed on the floor of the senate tomorrow . 新提案將於明天在蓡議院會(huì)議厛討論。
He spent several years working on the factory floor (= in the factory ) before becoming a manager . 在成爲(wèi)經(jīng)理之前，他在工廠裡工作過(guò)幾年。
The chairman said that he would now take questions from the floor (= from the audience ). 主蓆說(shuō)他現(xiàn)在接受與會(huì)者的提問(wèn)。
?have the floor
to have the right to speak
取得發(fā)言權(quán)，發(fā)言
Silence, please , the prime minister has the floor. 請(qǐng)安靜，首相要發(fā)言了。
?take (to) the floor
to stand and begin to dance
起身跳舞
The newlyweds were the first to take the floor. 新婚夫婦最先起身跳舞。
?take the floor
start speaking
開(kāi)始發(fā)言
The Majority Leader again took the floor. 多數(shù)派領(lǐng)袖再次發(fā)言。
例句
floor noun (BOTTOM)
?the floorthe bottom surface of the sea , a forest , a cave , etc.
（海、森林、洞穴等的）底部
the floor of the ocean /the ocean floor 海底