v (1) 1) 漂(飘)浮(rest or remain on the surface of a liquid;be held up in air or gas) [I，I+prep]：When you're tired of swimming，just～for a while. 当你游累了的时候，就漂浮一会儿。seaweed/cork/wood～ing on the surface of the water 飘浮在水面上的海草/软木塞/木头;Dust/Balloon～s in the air. 灰尘/气球在空中飘浮。～ing capital 流动资金(本);～ing dock 浮动船坞;〖同〗drift;slide;〖反〗 sink;settle;2) 慢慢飘动(行) (move lightly and easily，as on water or in the air) [I+prep]：The canoe～ed downstream. 那只独木舟顺流而下。the logs/raft～ing gently down the river 顺流缓缓而下的圆木/木筏;a bill～ing down on to the table 慢慢落向桌面的一张钞票;a feather～ing on the wind 随风飘起的一根羽毛;a balloon～ing on high 高高飘动的汽球;(thoughts/ideas)～through one's mind (fig) (想法/主意)浮现在某人脑海中;

(2) 使飘浮(动)(cause(sth)to move lightly and easily，as on water or in the air;bring(sth) to the surface of a liquid) [T+n，T+n+prep]：try to～the sunken ship/boat 试图使沉舰/沉船浮起来;(water/current)～the raft (boat) down the river/to shore/off the sandbank (水/水流)使木筏(小船)顺流而下/漂向岸边/漂离沙滩;〖反〗sink，settle;

(3) (指人)游荡((of a person) move with little purpose from place to place;drift) [I，I+prep (about/around)，I+adv(about/around)] (infml)：～from town to town/from job to job 从一个城市游荡到另一城市/不断换工作;～about/around the house/the street 在家/街道附近闲逛;You've been～ing around/ about for over six months now and you must look for a job. 你已经闲逛六个多月了，现在你必须去找一个工作。

(4) 1) 使(外汇率)浮动(let (a currency) rise and fall in the foreign-exchange market) [T+n]：try to improve trade by～ing the pound 试图通过使英镑的汇率浮动来促进贸易; 2) (货币)汇率浮动((of a currency) to be allowed to rise and fall freely in the foreign exchange market instead of being exchanged at a fixed rate) [I]：The pound started～ing. 英镑汇率开始浮动。

(5) 建立;筹资开办(start (a new business) or set going (a company，scheme)) [T+n](fml)：～a fund to aid developing countries 建立一种基金来援助发展中国家;raise enough money to～one's own business/an oil company 筹足款项建自己的商行/一个石油公司;

(6) 建议，提出(suggest (a plan，project or an idea)) [T+n]：～a couple of ideas 提出几点想法;

float about/around (v adv) 放在 (vi)：Have you seen my dictionary～ing about anywhere? 你看见我的字典放在什么地方了吗?

→′floating adj 不定的，流动的;移位;

n (1) 鱼漂，漂子(piece of cork or other material for supporting a baited line in the water and indicating by its movements when a fish bites) [C]：If the～moves，there is probably a fish on the hook. 如果渔漂动了，很可能鱼上钩了。

(2) 浮板，救生圈(inflated bag to sustain a person in water;life preserver) [C]：A raft is a～. 木筏可以救生。

(3) 游行花车(vehicle bearing a display in a parade or procession) [C]：Each class prepared a～for the football pageant. 每班都为足球开幕式准备了一辆彩车。