- [countable, usually singular]
the surface of a room that you walk on 地板；地面 a wooden/concrete/tiled floor 木质/混凝土/瓷砖地板 His glass fell to the floor and broke. 他的玻璃杯掉在地上摔碎了。 - on the floor
The body was lying on the kitchen floor. 尸体躺在厨房的地上。 ceramic floor tiles 陶瓷地板砖 The furniture and floor coverings date from the 1920s. 家具和地板覆盖物可以追溯到20世纪20年代。 The alterations should give us extra floor space. 这些改动应该使我们有更大的楼面面积。 The study was stacked from floor to ceiling with books. 书房从地板到天花板堆满了书。
Synonyms floorfloor- ground
- land
- earth
- floor the surface of a room that you walk on:
She was sitting on the floor watching TV. 她坐在地板上看电视。
- ground (often the ground
) the solid surface of the earth that you walk on: （常作 the ground）指室外地、地面： I found her lying on the ground. 我发现她躺在地上。 The rocket crashed a few seconds after it left the ground. 火箭离开地面几秒钟便坠毁了。
- land the surface of the earth that is not sea:
It was good to be back on dry land again. 回到陆地上真好。 They fought both at sea and on land. 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： You could feel the earth shake as the truck came closer. 卡车开近时会感觉到地面在震动。
ground, land or earth? 用 ground、land 还是 earth？ - on/under the floor/ground/earth
- bare floor/ground/earth
- to drop/fall to the floor/the ground/(the) earth
- to reach the floor/the ground/land
Extra ExamplesTopics Houses and homesa1, Buildingsa1Do you mind sitting on the floor? 你介意坐地板上吗？ I can't sleep on the bare floor! 我不能睡在光秃秃的地板上！ His footsteps echoed on the wooden floor. 他的脚步声在木地板上回响。 She was sitting on the floor watching TV. 她坐在地板上看电视。 The bathroom floor was flooded with water. 浴室地板被水淹没了。 There were wooden panels from floor to ceiling. 从地板到天花板的墙壁上都镶着木板。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- cold
- hard
- …
- clean
- mop
- polish
- …
- covering
- mat
- tile
- …
- on the floor
- from floor to ceiling
- (North American English also floorboard)[countable, usually singular]
the bottom surface of a vehicle （车辆的）地板 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bare
- cold
- hard
- …
- clean
- mop
- polish
- …
- covering
- mat
- tile
- …
- on the floor
- from floor to ceiling
- [countable]
all the rooms that are on the same level of a building 楼层 Their apartment occupies the top floor of the building. 他们的公寓位于大楼的顶层。 - on the… floor
Her office is on the second floor. 她的办公室在第三层。 a cafe on the mezzanine floor 在夹层楼面的咖啡馆 The upper floors of the building will contain function rooms. 大楼的上层将设有多功能厅。 the Irish guy who lives two floors above 住在两层楼上面的爱尔兰人 There is a lift to all floors. 有电梯通往各楼层。 - on… floors
Their house is on three floors (= it has three floors). 他们的房子有三层。
British/American floorfloor- In British English 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.
- In North American English 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.
Which Word? storey / floorstorey / floorsee also first floor, ground floorTopics Holidaysa2, Houses and homesa2, Buildingsa2- You use storey (British English)/story (US English) mainly when you are talking about the number of levels a building has:
storey（英式英语）／story（美式英语）主要用以指建筑物的楼层数目： a five-storey house 一栋五层楼的房屋 The office building is five storeys high. 办公大楼有五层楼高。
- Floor is used mainly to talk about which particular level in the building someone lives on, goes to, etc:
floor 主要指居住或前往等的某楼层： His office is on the fifth floor. 他的办公室在五楼。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- bottom
- first
- ground
- …
- occupy
- on the floor
- [countable, usually singular]
the ground at the bottom of the sea, a forest, etc. （海等的）底；（森林等的）地面 the ocean/sea/forest floor 海洋/海洋/森林底部 A layer of fine mud spread over the floor of the cave. 洞穴的地板上铺了一层细泥。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- canyon
- cave
- desert
- …
- the floor[singular]
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；全体议员；全体与会者 - [countable, usually singular]
an area in a building that is used for a particular activity （建筑物内的）场地 on the floor of the Stock Exchange (= where trading takes place) 在证券交易所的交易厅
- [countable, usually singular]
the lowest level allowed for wages or prices （工资或物价的）最低额，底价
of room房间
of vehicle车辆
level of building楼层
of the sea/forests海；森林
in parliament, etc.议会等
area for work工作区
for wages/prices工资；物价
Word OriginOld English flōr, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vloer and German Flur.
Idioms
be/get in on the ground floor
to become involved in a plan, project, etc. at the beginning 在开始时参与
get/be given/have 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
hold 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） She held the floor for over an hour. 她发言占了一个多小时。
take (to) the floor
to start dancing on a dance floor （在舞池）开始跳舞
wipe/mop the floor with somebody
- (informal)
to defeat somebody completely in an argument or a competition （在辩论或竞赛中）彻底打败对手，把对手打得一败涂地