ground at the bottom of the sea, a forest, etc..(..海等 的）底；（森林等的）地面：ocea〇/vaZky/cave/ /orestjloor#/谷/洞底；森林的地面

►                 IN PARLIAMENT, ETC. i^余等 5 the floor [sing.] the part of a building where discussions or debates are held, especially in a parliament; the people who attend a discussion or debate议员席；全在议貞；全体与会者： Opposition politicians registered their protest on the floor 〇/the House.反对党从政者在议院的议员席提出了抗议。

〇 We will now take any questions from the floor.

们将接受会众席上的任何提问。

►                 AREA FOR WORK 工作区 6 [C, usually sing.] an area in a building that is used for a particular activity (■建筑物 内的厂场地：on.'the floor of the Stock Exchange {= where trading takes piace)在证券交易所的交易•厅 —see also dance floor, factory floor, shop floor

►                 FOR WAGES/PRICES 工资;物价 7 [C，usuaJly sing.] the lowest level allowed for wages or prices .(□!资或物价 的）最低额，底价：Mces have gone through the Jloor .(=fallen to a very low level)•物价已经探底。.一com­pare ceiling(2)

H»TO1 get/be given/bave the floor to get/be given/ have the right to speak during a discussion or debate (讨论或辩论中）取得发言权,hokf the ’floor to speak during a discussion or debate, especially for a long time so that nobody else is able to say anything 发言； 长篇大论地发言.（尤指使他人无法发言^,take (to) the •floor to start dancing on a dance floor (在舞池）弁 始跳舞：Coupies toofc the _/7oor/or the iast dance 〇/ the evening•双双对对开始跳晚会的最后一支舞。wipe/mop the 'floor with sb [informal) to defeat sb completely in an argument or a competition (在辩论或竞赛中）也底 打败对手，把对手打得一败涂地一more at ground

FLOOR

■ verb [VN]

►                 SURPRISE/CONFUSE 惊奇;•赶困惑 1 to surprise or confuse sb so that they are not sure what to say or do 使惊奇；

使困惑

►                 HIT 山h中 2 [usually passive] to make sb fall down by hitting them, especially in a sport (尤指体育运动中）

击倒，打倒

►                 BUILDING/ROOM 建筑物；房间 3 [usually passive] to provide a building or room with a floor 给…•去装地板；

给…铺设地面

BRITISH/AMERICAN英国/美国英语 floor

■                  In BrE the floor of a building at street level is the ground floor, the one above it is the first floor and the one below it is the basement, or lower ground floor in a public building.在英国英语中，地面的楼 ...犀叫 ground floor，上面一—叫 first floor，.下面一—

叫basement或在公共建筑中叫lower ground floor。

■                  In /VAmf the floor at street level is usually called the first floor, the one above it is the second floor and the one below it is the basement. In public buildings the floor at street level can also be called the ground floor.在北美英语中，地面的一层通常叫 first floor,上面一层叫 second floor,下面一层叫 basement。在公共建筑中，地面的一层亦可称为 ground floor 〇

d> note at storey

floorboard /'flo:bo:d; NAmE 'flo:rbo:rd/ noun 1 a long flat piece of wood in a wooden floor 木■质地板条： bare^po^shed月oorboards 素面/ 打了蜡的地板 2 [usually sing.] (NAmt) = floor(2) ： a car floorboard 汽车底板◊ He had his foot to the floorboard (= was going very fast). 他猛踩油门飞速驾驶。

ftoor-doth /'flo:klD0; NAmE 'floirklo:©/ noun [Br£) a cloth for cleaning floors 擦地布

floor-ing /'floirir)/ noun [U] material used to make the floor of a room 铺室内地面的材料.：vinyl/vvooden /looring 乙烯基塑料 / 木地板◊ fcftchen/bathroom_/Iooring

厨房/浴室地砖

'floor lamp noun = standard lamp

YNONYMS同义词辨析 floor

ground ♦ land • earth ♦ soil

These are all words for the surface that you walk on.

以上各词均指地面。

floor the surface of a room that you walk on 指室.内 地板、堆面：■ S心 was   沩e//oor vvflfch/ng 7V.

她坐在地板上看电视。

ground (often the ground) the solid surface of the earth, that you .walk on (舍作 the ground )■指室外 地、地面：//ownd her /y/ng o/7 ffje growfld,義发现她 躺在池上。.◊ The rocket crashed a few seconds after it 火箭离开地面几秒钟便坠毁亍6 land the surface of the earth that is not sea 指陆地、

大地:/f 而s goorf to be bflc/r o/7 /and       回到

::陆地上真好。：.◊ T/jey/owghf foo沩 of sea anc/ on tond.

.他们在海上和陆上都打过仗。 earth (often the earth) the solid surface of the world that is made of rock, soil, sand, etc.(常作 the earth.) 指大地、陆地、地面：yowcowW/ee/fheecwt/is/uj/re as theimcA: came c/oser.:卡车开近时可感觉到地面在： 震动。

GROUND, LAND OR EARTH?用 ground、land 还是 earth?

Ground is the normal word for the solid surface that you walk on when you are not in a building or vehicle. You can use earth if you want to draw attention to the rock, soil etc. that the ground is made of, but ground can also be used in any of these examples. Land is only used when you want to contrast it with the sea. * ground为通用词，指建筑物或车辆外的地面。如果重 点是构成大地的岩石、土壤等可用earth表示，不过 ground亦可用于此义。land只在与海对比时使用：t hmt beneath our feet o feel the ktnd shake o sight grouml/s&rth o travel by ground/earth SiO" ("tera〇/) a country; an area of land 指国土、领：

土、土地：It was the first time I had set foot on Amer/cflrj so//.那是我第一次踏足美洲大地。CEDI This meaning of soil is almost always used in the phrase on African/British/Indian, etc. soil, meaning *in Africa/Britain/lndia, etc.’ * soil‘这一含义凡乎总是 用于 _on_ African/British/Indian soil 等短语中，表示在_ 非洲/英国/印度等。

PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 禪 under the floor/ground/earth

►                 on the floor/ground/earth 鼸 bare floor/ground/earth

►                 to drop to/fall to/hit the floor/the ground/(the) earth

►                 to reach the floor/the ground/land

'floor manager ziotv/i the person responsible for the lighting and other technical arrangements for a televi­sion production (电视节目的 ） 现场指导 'floor plan noun {technical a drawing of the shape of a room or building, as seen from above, showing the position of the furniture, etc.楼层平面图 'floor show noun a series of performances by singers, dancers, etc. at a restaurant or club < 旅馆或疼总会 的）系列表演

floozy (also flooz-ie)7'flu:zx/ noun (p/. -ies) {old-fashioned, informal, disapproving) ' a woman who has sexual relationships with many different men 荡妇 flop /flop; NAmE £la:p/ verb, noun

• verb (-pp-) [V] 1 ~ into/on sth | - (down/back) t〇 sit or lie down in a heavy and sudden way because you are very tired (因疲惫而）猛然坐下，沉重地躺下： Exhausted, fie/topped down into a chai’r.他筋疲力尽， —屁股坐到椅手上。2 [+<7办./^/印.]to fall, move or hang