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floor /flɔː(r)/► SEE ALLhold the floortake the floorbe, come, get, etc. in on the ground floorwipe the floor with sb ●ˌhold the ˈfloorspeak at a public meeting, etc. for a long time, often stopping others from speaking (在公众集会上等)长时间演说;垄断会议◆The American delegation held the floor for three quarters of an hour, putting forward their proposals. 美国代表团提建议足足用了三刻钟。●ˌtake the ˈfloor1. stand up to talk in a debate, etc. 起立发言◆Next, the chairman asked the treasurer, Ms Jones, to take the floor. 随后,主席请财务总监琼斯女士发言。2. begin dancing 开始跳舞◆A few couples took the floor. 几对舞伴开始步入舞池跳舞。●be, come, get, etc. in on the ground ˈfloor (informal) become involved at the beginning of a plan, a company, an organization, etc. and possibly profit from this later 开始时就参与(以后可能盈利)◆Reg came in on the ground floor and saw the value of his investment double in two years.雷格从一开始就入了伙,两年内他的投资就翻了一番。●wipe the ˈfloor with sb (informal) defeat sb completely and easily in an argument, competition, etc. (在辩论、比赛等中)彻底战胜,把某人打得一败涂地◆They started arguing about the education reforms, and she wiped the floor with him.他们就教育改革问题展开辩论,结果她把他驳得哑口无言。◆Italy wiped the floor with Austria, beating them 5-0.意大利队以5:0大胜奥地利队。 |