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●ˌfloat aˈround●ˌfloat aˈround sth (BrE also ˌfloat aˈbout/ˈround, ˌfloat aˈbout/ˈround sth) 1. (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) if an idea or a piece of news is floating around/about, it is being talked about by a lot of people （想法或消息）传播，流传◆There’s a rumour floating about (the office) that she’s leaving.
（办公室里）纷纷传说她要离职。SUBJ rumour, idea
SYN go around, go around sth2. if you say that an object is floating around/about, you mean that you have seen it somewhere but do not know exactly where it is （物品在某个不确定的地点）出现过◆Is there a pen floating about here somewhere?
有人看到过这儿的一支钢笔吗？[v + adv] [v + prep] |