floats

📖 中文释义

原形 float变形 s3

📘 English Definition（英文释义）

n the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
n the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
n a drink with ice cream floating in it
n an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade
n a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco
n something that floats on the surface of water
n an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
v be in motion due to some air or water current
v be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom
v set afloat
v circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with
v move lightly, as if suspended
v put into the water
v make the surface of level or smooth
v allow (currencies) to fluctuate
v convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation