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单词 floor
释义
noun | verb
floorfloor1 /flɔr/ ●●● S1 W1 noun Etymology
ETYMOLOGYfloor1
Origin: Old English flor
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 I just mopped the kitchen floor.
 My office is on the third floor.
 These sea creatures live on the ocean floor.
 Mr. Springer took the floor to explain his plan.
 The senator from Wyoming has the floor.
 There were two or three couples on the floor.
 The bride and groom took the floor for the first dance.
 The manager’s office is above the shop floor (=the area in a factory where people work using machines).
 The Federal Bank was accused of putting a floor under share prices.
Thesaurus
THESAURUSearth
a)the surface of the Earth:  The ground was covered with snow. A large branch was lying on the ground.b)the soil on and under the surface of the Earth:  The ground is too hard to plant trees now. Most of the surrounding area is marshy ground.
the solid part of the Earth’s surface that is not covered by water:  After a week on the ship, it was nice to be back on land.
the surface of the planet that we live on:  The huge explosion made the earth shake.
a particular type of land:  We hiked across the rocky terrain.
the ground in an ocean, forest, or cave:  The forest floor was covered with pine needles.
the ground at the bottom of a river, lake, ocean, etc.:  The sandy bed of the river felt nice on her toes.
the substance that plants grow in. Dirt sounds more informal than soil:  The soil in this part of the country is excellent for growing crops.
very wet soil:  The fields turned to mud after the rain.
1SURFACE YOU STAND ON [countable] the flat surface on which you stand indoors:  a dirt floorthe kitchen/bathroom/bedroom etc. floor I just mopped the kitchen floor.2LEVEL IN BUILDING [countable] one of the levels in a building SYN story:  My office is on the third floor. a fourth-floor apartment3OCEAN/FOREST/CAVE ETC. earth science, geography the ground at the bottom of the ocean, a forest, a cave, etc.:  The floor of the cave was wet.the ocean/forest/valley floor These sea creatures live on the ocean floor.► see thesaurus at ground14the floor a)the place where discussions or debates take place in a government institution or public meeting place:  The delegates crowded the floor of the House. b)the people attending a public meeting:  Are there any questions from the floor? c)the right to speak at an important public meeting, or the action of speaking:  Mr. Springer took the floor to explain his plan. The senator from Wyoming has the floor.5FOR DANCING [countable] an area in a restaurant, hotel, etc. where people can dance SYN dance floor:  There were two or three couples on the floor. The bride and groom took the floor for the first dance.6AREA FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE [countable] a large area on one level in a building, used for a particular purpose, especially work:  The stock market floor was wildly busy. The manager’s office is above the shop floor (=the area in a factory where people work using machines).7LIMIT [singular] an officially agreed limit so that something cannot go below a certain value OPP ceiling:  The Federal Bank was accused of putting a floor under share prices.8go through the floor if a price, amount, etc. goes through the floor, it becomes very low OPP go through the roof:  In the past year, stock prices have gone through the floor.[Origin: Old English flor] → see also be/get in on the ground floor at ground floor (2), wipe the floor with somebody at wipe1 (7)
noun | verb
floorfloor2 verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
floor
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyfloor
he, she, itfloors
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyfloored
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave floored
he, she, ithas floored
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad floored
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill floor
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have floored
Continuous Form
PresentIam flooring
he, she, itis flooring
you, we, theyare flooring
PastI, he, she, itwas flooring
you, we, theywere flooring
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been flooring
he, she, ithas been flooring
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been flooring
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be flooring
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been flooring
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 I jumped in the car and floored it.
1to surprise or shock someone so much that he or she does not know what to say or do:  His response totally floored me.2to hit someone so hard that he or she falls down:  The champion floored Watson with a single punch.3informal to make a car go as fast as possible by pressing the accelerator all the way down:  She floored the Audi and took off. I jumped in the car and floored it.4to put down some type of material to make or cover the floor of a room
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