floor 1 S1 W1 / flɔ $ flɔr / 名词 [可数名词]
1 in a building the flat surface that you stand on inside a building :
a polished wooden floor
a puddle of water on the kitchen floor
a warehouse that has 410,000 square feet of floor space
2 in a car British English the part of a car that forms its inside floor 同义词 floorboard American English
3 level in building one of the levels in a building :
a ground floor flat
on the top/first/tenth etc floor
Our office is on the top floor.
floor of
We are located on the seventh floor of the building.
4 ocean/forest/cave floor etc the ground at the bottom of the ocean, the forest etc :
creatures that live on the ocean floor
5 for dancing an area in a room where people can dance :
There were two or three couples already on the dance floor .
take (to) the floor (= begin dancing )
Everyone took to the floor for the last waltz.
6 where people work a large area in a building where a lot of people do their jobs :
He wasn’t keen on the idea of working on the shop floor (= the part of a factory where people make things using machines ) .
the busy trading floor (= area where stocks and shares are bought and sold )
7 limit an officially agreed limit below which something cannot go → ceiling :
Manufacturers have tried to put a floor under the price of their products.
8 the floor
a) the people attending a public meeting :
Are there any questions from the floor?
b) the part of a parliament, public meeting place etc where people sit :
The delegates crowded the floor of the House.
9 take the floor to begin speaking at an important public meeting :
The chairman then took the floor.
10 have the floor to be speaking or have the right to speak at an important public meeting :
He stepped aside to allow other speakers to have the floor.
11 go through the floor if a price, amount etc goes through the floor, it becomes very low 反义词 go through the roof :
Share prices have gone through the floor.
COLLOCATIONS
动词
clean the floor Next he had to clean the floor.
wash/mop the floor The floor needs mopping.
sweep the floor He grabbed a broom and began sweeping the floor.
wax/polish the floor I washed and waxed the kitchen floor.
sit/lie/sleep on the floor Officers found her lying face down on the floor.
fall/drop/sink to the floor He let his cigarette fall to the floor.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + floor
the bathroom/kitchen/bedroom etc floor I’ve still got to clean the bathroom floor.
a wooden floor The hut had a muddy wooden floor.
a marble floor He strode across the marble floor.
a tiled floor There were a couple of oriental rugs on the tiled floor.
a carpeted floor Barbara was sitting on the carpeted floor.
a bare floor (= not covered by anything ) Father Murphy led me to a tiny room with a bare floor and a simple bed.
floor + NOUN
floor tiles (= flat square pieces of clay or other material, used to cover floors ) When you buy floor tiles, always get a few extra.
floor polish The room smelt of floor polish.
a floor covering (= a material, such as carpet, that covers a floor ) A carpet fitter can fit floor coverings quickly and inexpensively.
floor space (= a measure of how big a room or building is, based on the size of the floor ) The shop has 33,000 square feet of floor space.
THESAURUS
floor one of the levels in a building : She lives in an apartment on the eighteenth floor.
storey British English , story American English used when saying how many levels a building has : a five-storey car park | The school is a single storey building.
the ground floor ( also the first floor American English ) the floor of a building that is at ground level : There is a shop on the ground floor. | The emergency room is on the first floor.
the first floor British English , the second floor American English the floor of a building above the one at ground level : She lives on the first floor.
deck one of the levels on a ship, bus, or plane : The Horizon Lounge is on the top deck of the ship.