floor UK [flɔ:r] US [flɔ:r] noun SURFACE 表面 ESSENTIAL countable usually singular ■the flat surface of a room on which you walk (房间的)地板,地面•The floor was partly covered with a dirty old rug.部分地板上铺着肮脏的旧地毯。 •The bathroom floor needs cleaning.浴室地面需要清洁。 •The children sat playing on the floor.孩子们正坐在地板上玩。 •There's barely enough floor space to fit a bed in this room.这个房间的面积几乎放不下一张床。 UK [flɔ:r] US [flɔ:r] noun LEVEL OF BUILDING 楼层 ESSENTIAL countable ■a level of a building 楼层•This building has five floors.这栋大楼有五层。 •Take the elevator to the 51st floor.乘电梯到52层。 •We live on the third floor.我们住在四楼。 •a ground floor apartment底层的一间公寓 Common Learner Errors floorRemember: to talk about the particular level of a building where something is, the correct preposition is on.Don't say 'in the... floor' or 'at the... floor', say on the... floor : ✗ Their office is in the 12th floor.Their office is on the 12th floor. UK [flɔ:r] US [flɔ:r] noun OPEN SPACE 开放的空间 ADVANCED countable usually singular ■a public space for activities such as dancing and having formal discussions (活动的)场所•a dance floor舞池 •The new proposal will be discussed on the floor of the House of Commons (= in Parliament) tomorrow.新提案将于明天在下议院会议厅讨论。 •He spent several years working on the factory floor (= in the factory) before becoming a manager.在成为经理之前,他在工厂里工作过几年。 •The chairman said that he would now take questions from the floor (= from the audience).主席说他现在接受与会者的提问。 have the floor ■to have the right to speak 取得发言权,发言•Silence, please, the Prime Minister has the floor.请安静,首相要发言了。 take (to) the floor ■to stand and begin to dance 起身跳舞•The Prince and Princess were the first to take the floor.王子与王妃最先起身跳舞。 take the floor ■start speaking 开始发言•The Chancellor of the Exchequer will take the floor for his Budget speech at 3.00 p.m.下午三点财政大臣将会作财政预算报告。 UK [flɔ:r] US [flɔ:r] noun BOTTOM 底部 the floor ■the bottom surface of the sea, a forest, a cave, etc (海、森林、洞穴等的)底部•the floor of the ocean/the ocean floor海底 UK [flɔ:r] US [flɔ:r] noun go through the floor ■to fall to very low levels 降至很低的程度•House prices have gone through the floor this year.今年房价已经降到了极低的水准。 UK [flɔ:r] US [flɔ:r] verb HIT 击倒 transitive ■to hit someone and cause them to fall 击倒;打倒•He was floored with a single punch to the head.打中头部的一拳就把他击倒在地。 UK [flɔ:r] US [flɔ:r] verb SURPRISE/CONFUSE 惊奇/困惑 transitive often passive informal ■to surprise or confuse someone so much that they are unable to think what to say or do next 使惊讶得不知所措;使困惑•I didn't know what to say - I was completely floored.我不知道说甚么——我完全被弄糊涂了。 |