vi.

1. 浮
   Wood floats on water.

   木頭浮在水面上。

2. 漂浮，浮動；飄動[Q]
   The empty boat was floating on the sea.

   那艘空船在海上漂浮。

3. 漂泊[Q]
   The orphan floated from town to town.

   那個孤兒由一個城鎮漂泊到另一個城鎮。

4. （計畫等）付諸實施
5. （票據等）在流通中
6. （謠言等）在傳播中[（+about）]
   Rumors floated about.

   謠言流傳。

7. 【經】貨幣浮動
   Sterling should be allowed to float.

   應當允許英鎊浮動。

8. 搖擺[（+between）]

vt.

1. 使浮起
   The divers tried to float the sunken ship.

   潛水員想使沉船浮起。

2. 使漂浮，使浮動；使飄動[O]
   They floated the canoe out into the middle of the river.

   他們將獨木舟漂浮到河中央。

3. （透過發行債券等方式）籌資開辦（公司等）
   They decided to float a new company.

   他們決定籌資創辦一家新公司。

4. 實行（計畫等）
5. 提出，建議
   The idea was floated at the meeting held in June.

   這項意見是在六月召開的那次會上提出的。

6. 【經】使（貨幣）浮動

n.[C]

1. 飄遊物；木筏；（釣魚用的）浮標；浮筒
2. （遊行時用的）花車
3. 上面浮有冰淇淋的飲料
4. 【經】浮動

v.

1. rest or cause to rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking.
   ▸be suspended freely in a liquid or gas.
2. move slowly or hover in a liquid or the air.
   ▸move in a casual or leisurely way.
   ▸(in sport) make (the ball) travel lightly and effortlessly through the air.
3. put forward (an idea) as a suggestion or test of reactions.
4. offer the shares of (a company) for sale on the stock market for the first time.
5. (of a currency) fluctuate freely in value.

n.

1. any hollow or lightweight object or device used to achieve buoyancy in water.
   ▸a small floating object attached to a fishing line to signal the bite of a fish.
   ▸a floating device which forms part of a valve apparatus controlling a flow of water.
2. Brit. a small vehicle or cart powered by electricity.
   ▸a platform mounted on a truck and carrying a display in a procession.
3. Brit. a sum of money used for change at the beginning of a period of selling in a shop, stall, etc.
4. chiefly N. Amer. a soft drink with a scoop of ice cream floating in it.
5. a hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster.