新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

floor

英  [flɔː]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • floors

    1[C 可数名词] 地板

    The floor of a room is the part of it that you walk on.

    双语例句

    例:

    Jack's sitting on the floor watching TV.

    杰克正坐在地板上看电视。

    2[C 可数名词] 楼层

    A floor of a building is all the rooms that are on a particular level.

    近义词

    storey

    双语例句

    例:

    The café was on the top floor of the hospital.

    咖啡馆在医院的顶层。

    3[C 可数名词] (海洋、山谷等的)底

    The ocean floor is the ground at the bottom of an ocean. The valley floor is the ground at the bottom of a valley.

    双语例句

    例:

    They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor.

    它们花几个小时在海底进食。

    4[C 可数名词] 议政厅

    The place where official debates and discussions are held, especially between members of a legislature, is referred to as the floor.

    双语例句

    例:

    The issues were debated on the floor of the House.

    这些问题在众议院议政厅进行了辩论。

    5[SING 单数型名词] 与会者

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    The president is taking questions from the floor.

    会议主席正在回答与会者提出的问题。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • have the floor

    1发言

    If someone has the floor, they are the person who is speaking in a debate or discussion.

    双语例句

    例:

    Since I have the floor for the moment, I want to go back to a previous point.

    借这个发言的机会,我想谈谈前面提到的一个问题。

  • take to the floor

    1开始跳舞

    If you take to the floor, you start dancing at a dance or disco.

    双语例句

    例:

    The happy couple and their respective parents took to the floor.

    那幸福的一对和他们各自的父母开始跳起舞来。

  • wipe the floor with someone

    1彻底击败

    If you wipe the floor with someone, you defeat them completely in a competition or discussion.

    双语例句

    例:

    He could wipe the floor with the opposition.

    他能彻底击败反对派。

    VERB. 动词
  • floors , flooring , floored

    1[T 及物动词] (因惊讶而)不知所措

    If you are floored by something, you are unable to respond to it because you are so surprised by it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He was floored by the announcement.

    他被这个通告震惊得不知所措。

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