vi.

1. 浮
   Wood floats on water.

   木头浮在水面上。

2. 漂浮，浮动；飘动[Q]
   The empty boat was floating on the sea.

   那艘空船在海上漂浮。

3. 漂泊[Q]
   The orphan floated from town to town.

   那个孤儿在各个城市游荡。

4. （计划等）付诸实施
5. （票据等）在流通中
6. （谣言等）在传播中[（+about）]
   Rumors floated about.

   谣言流传。

7. 【经】货币浮动
   Sterling should be allowed to float.

   应当允许英镑浮动。

8. 摇摆[（+between）]

vt.

1. 使浮起
   The divers tried to float the sunken ship.

   潜水员想使沉船浮起。

2. 使漂浮，使浮动；使飘动[O]
   They floated the canoe out into the middle of the river.

   他们让独木舟漂浮到河中间。

3. （通过发行债券等方式）筹资开办（公司等）
   They decided to float a new company.

   他们决定筹资创办一家新公司。

4. 实行（计划等）
5. 提出，建议
   The idea was floated at the meeting held in June.

   这项意见是在六月召开的那次会上提出的。

6. 【经】使（货币）浮动

n.[C]

1. 漂游物；木筏；（钓鱼用的）浮标；浮筒
2. （游行时用的）花车
3. 上面浮有冰淇淋的饮料
4. 【经】浮动

v.

1. rest or cause to rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking.
   ▸be suspended freely in a liquid or gas.
2. move slowly or hover in a liquid or the air.
   ▸move in a casual or leisurely way.
   ▸(in sport) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air.
3. put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions.
4. offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time.
5. (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value.

n.

1. any hollow or lightweight object or device used to achieve buoyancy in water.
   ▸a small floating object attached to a fishing line to signal the bite of a fish.
   ▸a floating device which forms part of a valve apparatus controlling a flow of water.
2. Brit. a small vehicle or cart powered by electricity.
   ▸a platform mounted on a truck and carrying a display in a procession.
3. Brit. a sum of money used for change at the beginning of a period of selling in a shop, stall, etc.
4. chiefly N. Amer. a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
5. a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster.