| 单词 | floor |
| 释义 | floor (flɔːʳ ) Word forms: floors , flooring , floored 1. countable noun A1 The floor of a room is the part of it that you walk on. Jack's sitting on the floor watching TV. We painted the wooden floor with a white stain. Synonyms: ground 2. countable noun A2 A floor of a building is all the rooms that are on a particular level. It is on the fifth floor of the hospital. [+ of] They occupied the first two floors of the tower. [+ of] Synonyms: storey, level, stage, tier 3. countable noun [usually singular, oft noun NOUN] The ocean floor is the ground at the bottom of an ocean. The valley floor is the ground at the bottom of a valley. They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor. ...a two-hour climb from the valley floor. 4. countable noun The place where official debates and discussions are held, especially between members of parliament, is referred to as the floor. The issues were debated on the floor of the House. [+ of] 5. singular noun [with singular or plural verb] 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. The president is taking questions from the floor. 6. countable noun [usually singular] The floor of a stock exchange is the large open area where trading is done. ...the dealing floor at Standard Chartered Bank. 7. countable noun B1+ The floor in a place such as a club or disco is the area where people dance. 8. verb [usually passive] If you are floored by something, you are unable to respond to it because you are so surprised by it. He was floored by the announcement. [be VERB-ed] He seemed floored by a string of scandals. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: disconcert, stump, baffle, confound 9. verb [usually passive] If someone is floored, especially in boxing, they are hit so hard that they fall over. He was floored twice in the second round. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: knock down, fell, knock over, prostrate 10. See also dance floor, first floor, floored, flooring, ground floor, shop floor 11. take the floor phrase If you take the floor, you start speaking in a debate or discussion. If you are given the floor, you are allowed to do this. Ministers took the floor to denounce the decision to suspend constitutional rule. Only members would be given the floor. 12. take to the floor phrase If you take to the floor, you start dancing at a dance or disco. The happy couple and their respective parents took to the floor. 13. through the floor phrase If you say that prices or sales have fallen through the floor, you mean that they have suddenly decreased. Property prices have dropped through the floor. Last year, sales went through the floor. 14. to wipe the floor with someone phrase If you wipe the floor with someone, you defeat them completely in a competition or discussion. [informal] He could wipe the floor with the Prime Minister. 15. See also factory floor Idioms: get in on the ground floor to get involved from the very beginning with something, especially something that is likely to be profitable for you These smaller companies are getting in on the ground floor of what will be a gigantic industry. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers wipe the floor with someone to prove that you are much better than someone else at doing something, or to defeat them totally in a competition, fight, or discussion When you play against people whose technique is superior and who can match your courage and commitment, they're going to wipe the floor with you. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers fall through the floor to suddenly decrease to a very low level On the fateful day, Oct. 19, the value of those stocks fell through the floor. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: entire floor Department stores have entire floors devoted to these clothes. Times, Sunday Times (2012) A lodger can occupy a single room or an entire floor of your home. The Sun (2015) The floors here, in the bedroom and the entire first floor are made from engineered oak from Austria. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Then locate the timber floor joist you are going to fix into. Times, Sunday Times Still standing to almost its full height, a single window, and some floor joist holes, are clearly visible within the structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A royal source said that the work included replacing defective wooden ceiling beams and floor joists as well as outdated heating systems and wiring. Times,Sunday Times The structure was in such a parlous state that they had to remove the badly bowed floor joists. Times, Sunday Times Jackdaws have made their nest between floor joists in the old butler's bedroom. Times, Sunday Times I had to leave the car outside my apartment with the keys under the floor mat. Times, Sunday Times Now, the floor mat was very profitable. Times, Sunday Times A news report said that the mascot remains evident throughout the building, including at the entrance on floor mat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Next, make sure the floor mats are dry and don't leave wet items, such as umbrellas, in the car overnight. Times, Sunday Times That scare came just four months after nearly four million vehicles were recalled worldwide over fears the pedals could get trapped in floor mats. The Sun Television footage from inside the cathedral showed its floor strewn with debris, much of it from the platform where the organ stood. Times,Sunday Times Three quarters of the store was closed off, the shelves long emptied, the floor strewn with discarded wires and cardboard rubbish. Times, Sunday Times He was first taken to the track's first aid centre, where he waited on a stretcher, which was placed on a floor strewn with cigarette ends and other rubbish. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She points to the varnished hallway floor of imported exotic wood boards. Times, Sunday Times An open suitcase filled with clothes could be seen lying on the hallway floor of his apartment. Times, Sunday Times He didn't just fall down the stairs, he frontflipped over the top bannister, hitting the bannister down below and then the table, before landing face down on the hallway floor. The Sun Her keys, purse and phone were in the flat - and unusually her boots and jacket were lying on the hallway floor. The Sun Fireplaces and hallway floors featured brown ceramic tile; black glazed ceramic tile was used in the master bathroom while black, red and yellow tiles were used in the breakfast bay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's another deck on the main floor, as well as hardwood floors throughout the open-concept living and dining room. Globe and Mail (2003) She walked smartly to the door, her heels clicking on the hardwood floor. GALILEE (2001) He left a slick red smear on the hardwood floor as he crawled sidestroke toward the bathroom. VAPOR TRAIL (2003) We're taking no chances and are wearing ours: if the siren sounds and there's a rocket attack, the drill is to hit the floor. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Did it hurt when you and the chandelier hit the floor? The Sun (2008) My jaw hit the floor when the results came back that I was carrying a dormant cystic fibrosis gene. The Sun (2011) I hit the floor and came up with my camera. Times, Sunday Times (2016) But we have yet to see that moment of maximum pessimism when values hit the floor. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The kitchen floor is wobbly, the kitchen above the cooker has gone a bit melty. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I speak of the kitchen floor and the quarry tiles from hell. Times, Sunday Times (2014) `No, the lady who comes in by the day to clean my kitchen scrubs the kitchen floor at Angel House once a week. COFFIN ON THE WATER (2001) Suitcases litter the floor and clothes are strewn on every available surface. The Sun A wellused stroller sits in the hall and bits of toy train tracks litter the floor. Times, Sunday Times The crowds have thinned and snapped tags litter the floor. Times, Sunday Times Plastic water bottles litter the floor. canada.com Bottles and balloons litter the floor. The Sun They rode up to the thirty-fifth floor, rising past the bank offices on the lower floors to the executive offices of Cossack Holdings. MURDER SONG Earlier in the day Zachary had brought in armfuls of flowering dogwood, which Sara herself had arranged about the lower floor of the house. LASTING TREASURES (1993) The lower floor is dug into the hillside, a ploy that persuaded the planners to give consent for a two-storey home that echoes local agricultural buildings. Times, Sunday Times (2015) There would have been room for lots of well-behaved animals on the lower floor. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Either you ascend the steps to the main floor and into a pine-panelled lobby feeling like a cigar box. Times, Sunday Times You don't want to be a muggle - one of the common folk on the main floor. The Sun The balcony and main floor were already full, and chairs were being added to the aisle. Christianity Today The 2,659 sq ft property has an open-plan living, dining and kitchen area on the main floor, with a terrace overlooking the river. Times, Sunday Times All the rooms on the main floor are panelled. Times, Sunday Times Lift the carpet tiles in the hall and an elaborate stone and marble floor is visible. Times, Sunday Times (2007) It's also available with a clear top, should you wish your marble floor to be unobscured. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The antique Persian rug, spread on the marble floor, was probably priceless. NIMITZ CLASS (1997) He crashed back into the chair, whose legs screeched across the marble floor. INSTRUMENTS OF DARKNESS (2002) You enter on the middle floor, straight into the reception room. Times, Sunday Times I'm on the middle floor of a three-storey apartment house. Times, Sunday Times We had the middle floor. Times, Sunday Times On the middle floor are the main bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and living and dining rooms, then, from the sun room, a staircase goes down to the basement. Times, Sunday Times The three bedrooms in the standard 31ft-wide villa are on the middle floor. Times, Sunday Times He clenches his hands as he gets up to pace the floor. Times, Sunday Times He held the toy in his arm and started to pace the floor. Times, Sunday Times They paced the floor together, eager for news from the surgical team. Christianity Today I can see him as he paces the floor of that carpenter shop night and day dialoguing with himself. Christianity Today I paced the floor in agitation. Christianity Today There's a thatched roof with exposed beams, and polished hardwood floors. Times, Sunday Times (2013) This city-centre café is a bright, inviting space with its white walls, polished wood floor and counter heaving with baked goodies. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It will have a polished concrete floor, an aluminium roof, solar panels and a gigantic wind turbine in the garden. Times, Sunday Times (2010) I scrub the floor and use ear buds in the corners to get them free of dirt. The Sun Work until you sweat, do something, scrub the floor, go to the park and pick up the litter. Times, Sunday Times Those among them with better things to do with their time than scrub the floor could hire a cleaner for a shilling a week. Times, Sunday Times I've met the people who scrub the floors of iconic art galleries, the teachers who have to engage pupils in stuffy classrooms. Times, Sunday Times He was wearing an apron and scrubbing the floor. Times, Sunday Times The main predators on the sea floor are slow-moving sea stars and giant, floppy ribbon-worms. Times, Sunday Times (2008) The sand bars quickly become coral, which grows mountainous as the sea floor drops further and further into a deeper, darker blue. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The bug lives on the sea floor, where it feasts on the oil that seeps from the huge reservoirs under the ground. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Swimming becomes flight as the ocean's surface becomes the sea floor above which figures float. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The earliest eruptions took place on the sea floor and quickly built up a subaerial lava plateau. 2017, 'Lithostratigraphy, geology and geochemistry of the volcanic rocks of the Vaigat Formation on Disko and Nuussuaq, Paleocene of West Greenland', Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland Bulletin The reception has a nice shiny wooden floor. Times, Sunday Times (2008) This is primarily because museums and art galleries have very shiny floors. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The coach house is self-consciously modern, all white walls and shiny wooden floors. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They didn't understand that you had to sweep the floor sometimes at work or even travel to work. Times, Sunday Times It's a very small industry and you have to be prepared to muck in and sweep the floor. Times, Sunday Times Empty bins, clean the oven, sweep the floor and wipe worktops to keep the kitchen clean and tidy and a place in which you will enjoy preparing food. Times, Sunday Times I stock the shelves, sweep the floor and make sure everything looks tidy. The Sun Being a good housekeeper, many say she will sweep the floor before she leaves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Bring the knee back up and then straighten your leg again, without letting the foot touch the floor. Times, Sunday Times Make sure your feet don't touch the floor. The Sun Try to touch the floor with your nose. Times, Sunday Times We have a keepy-uppy session and whoever lets the ball touch the floor gets his ears flicked. The Sun Take turns to walk your wobbly course, balancing as you go; don't let your feet touch the floor more than three times per circuit. Times, Sunday Times Ramon took a table on the terrace overlooking the valley floor and ordered a bottle of chilled Chilean chardonnay. BLACK EAGLES (1993) He ended with a long descent to the valley floor. Times, Sunday Times (2014) A deep gorge had sliced down through the valley floor and left a shelf hanging on either side. The Crossing-Place (1993) The village itself is on the valley floor, so you need to ride the gondola up and down from the ski area. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The Harshini settlement sat within a valley; the Keep tunnelled into the hills, its broad, open archways looking down to the valley floor. TREASON KEEP (2001) Many were for minor mishaps such as slipping on a wet floor or falling off a climbing frame. The Sun Was there a wet floor without one of those irritating yellow signs warning you not to fall over? The Sun A colleague pocketed the same sum after falling over on a wet floor. The Sun We splash across the wet floor of a room 12 feet wide and 60 feet tall, where a steam engine once stood. Globe and Mail He was believed to have been hit by a cleaner's 'wet floor' sign. Times, Sunday Times It had a beautiful old wooden floor which helped with acoustics, all the old apparatus and a badminton court, which made it a fun environment. The Sun (2014) Three mighty bearskin rugs covered the polished wooden floor. NIMITZ CLASS (2002) But it passed by as any uncomfortable night sleeping on a wooden floor in a draughty house. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Just inside the doors there was room to park a van on the wooden floor, but there was no trace of tyre tracks or oil drippings. THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE PIRATE Translations: Chinese: 地面, 楼层, 不知所措因惊讶而 Japanese: 床, 階, あぜんとさせる |
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