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floating

/floh-ting/US // ˈfloʊ tɪŋ //UK // (ˈfləʊtɪŋ) //

浮动,浮动的,漂浮,漂浮的

Related Words

soaring高涨的,高昂的,高扬,高扬的light光,光线,光明,光照loose松散的,松散,松动,松脱free免费的,免费,自由的,自由hollow中空,空心的,空心,空洞的volatile挥发性,波动,挥发性的,波动性inflated膨胀的,膨大的,膨胀,膨胀型swimming游泳,游泳馆,游泳运动,饮水wafting飘逸的,飘飘然,飘逸,飘香sailing帆船,航行,出海,帆船运动hovering徘徊,悬停,徘徊不前,徘徊的unattached无附属关系,无附属物,无附庸,无所属unsubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,不真实的nonsubmersible非潜航式,非潜水器,非潜水艇,非潜航型unsinkable不沉的,不沉,不可沉没的,不可沉没

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : being buoyed up on water or other liquid.
    • : having little or no attachment to a particular place; moving from one place to another: a floating workforce.
    • : Pathology. away from its proper position, especially in a downward direction: a floating kidney.
    • : not fixed or settled in a definite place or state: a floating population.
    • : Finance. in circulation or use, or not permanently invested, as capital.composed of sums due within a short time: a floating debt.
    • : Machinery. having a soft suspension greatly reducing vibrations between the suspended part and its support.working smoothly.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.buoyant
Synonyms
soaring高涨的,高昂的,高扬,高扬的free免费的,免费,自由的,自由hollow中空,空心的,空心,空洞的hovering徘徊,悬停,徘徊不前,徘徊的inflated膨胀的,膨大的,膨胀,膨胀型light光,光线,光明,光照loose松散的,松散,松动,松脱sailing帆船,航行,出海,帆船运动swimming游泳,游泳馆,游泳运动,饮水volatile挥发性,波动,挥发性的,波动性wafting飘逸的,飘飘然,飘逸,飘香nonsubmersible非潜航式,非潜水器,非潜水艇,非潜航型unattached无附属关系,无附属物,无附庸,无所属unsinkable不沉的,不沉,不可沉没的,不可沉没unsubstantial不实在的,不切实际,不切实际的,不真实的

Examples

  • Once a glacier backs off its moraine and becomes free floating, it can collapse catastrophically.

  • He observes the bodies floating away on the river, pulling on his cigarette with a sneer.

  • Search teams find dozens of people and jet debris floating in the Java Sea, as the airline confirms the wreckage is from QZ8501.

  • The last time there was a raid of this scale was in 2001, when 52 men were arrested on Queen Boat, a floating disco on the Nile.

  • Not exactly a happy quotation over a nature background like some of the images floating around in the blogosphere!

  • The fore and aft have beautiful decks carved into them, and windows from various rooms too: it looks like a floating Apple device.

  • After a bit of waiting, Mac decided that the smoke was floating from a certain direction, and we began to edge carefully that way.

  • The fire crackled around the Dutch ovens, and the odor of coffee came floating by.

  • It was like a dream of beauty suspended in the air before you—floating there—and you didn't want to disturb it.

  • She wore a gown of white tulle upon whose floating surface were a few dark-blue lilies.

  • The pole was, therefore, continually floating or rising and falling in steam of ever-varying pressure.

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