n (1) 地板，室内地面(surface in a room or the like on which one walks) [C，通常sing]：sit/shatter on the～坐/散落在地上;fall to the～掉在地板上;scrub the～擦地板;The～of this room is made of hardwood. 这个房间的地板是由硬木做成的。the concrete/tiled/rough～水泥/瓷砖/粗糙的地面;A Turkey carpet adorned the～. 地上铺了一块土耳其地毯。～space 建筑面积;〖同〗ground;

(2) 楼层(continuous，supporting surface extending horizontally throughout a building，having a number of rooms，apartments or the like;storey) [C]：My flat/apartment/office is on the top/14th～. 我那套单元房/公寓/办公室在顶层/14层。The elevator stops at every～. 电梯在每层都停。The library has seven～s. 这座图书馆有七层。〖同〗storey，stage，level，deck;

(3) 场地(所) (platform or prepared level area for a particular use) [C，通常sing]：the threshing/shop～打谷场/车间场地;the～of the Stock Exchange 证券交易场所;When the band started playing，people went onto the～to dance. 当乐队开始演奏乐曲时，人们步入舞池翩翩起舞。take the～起来跳舞;～show 歌舞节目;

(4) 1) 发言处，议员席(main part of hall where ordinary members of a (law-making) assembly，etc sit) [C，the～]：The Member of Parliament spoke from the～. (英国)下院议员在议员席上发言。2) 发言权(right of one member to speak from such a place in preference to other members) [C，the～]：get/have the～取得发言权;demand/want the～要求得到发言权;hold the～对听众讲话;take the～起立发言;

(5) 海(洞)底(surface at the bottom of the sea，a cave，etc;a more or less flat extent of surface) [C，通常sing]：drop the net to the～of the ocean/the sea 向海洋/海底撒网;the～of a tunnel/a valley/a cave 隧道的底部/谷底/洞底;

(6) 最低价(lower limit (of prices)) [C]：fix a wage～限定工资的最低额;

wipe the～with击败(infml)：Our team wiped the floor with the visiting team. 我们队击败了客队。

→ flooring n 用于铺设地面的材料;′floor-board n 地板板材;

【用法】在英国英语中，the ground floor 为楼房的第一层，the first floor 为楼房的第二层，依此类推。而在美国英语中the first floor 为楼房的第一层，the second floor 为楼房的第二层。

vt (1) 安装(铺设)地板(面)(cover or furnish with a floor) [T+n]：～a house/a porch 给房子/走廊铺上地板;～the kitchen with plastic tiles 给厨房地面铺上塑料花砖;

(2) 使困惑，难(驳)倒 (confuse or defeat sb) [T+n]：be～ed by the knotty problem/sb's argument 被棘手的问题难倒/被某人的论据驳倒;

(3) (拳击中)击倒 (knock sb to the ground in a fight) [T+n]： ～one's opponent/an attacker/the thief with one heavy blow/a fine punch 以一记重拳/一记漂亮的重拳将对手/攻击者/贼击倒;〖同〗knock down，ground，fell