词组 | floor |
释义 | floor /flɔː $ flɔːr/ noun 1. the flat surface that you stand on inside a buildingadjectives/nouns + floorthe bathroom/kitchen/bedroom etc floor I’ve still got to clean the bathroom floor.a wooden/concrete/stone etc floor The hut had a muddy wooden floor. | He slipped on the marble floor.a tiled floor (=covered with tiles) Tiled floors can be cold to walk on.a carpeted floor (=covered with a carpet) Barbara was sitting on the carpeted floor.a bare floor (=not covered by anything) The room had a bare floor and a simple bed.a dance floor (=a special floor for dancing on) Ray and Lisa were the first ones on the dance floor.verbsclean/wash the floor Take your shoes off – I’ve just cleaned the floor.mop the floor (=wash it with an object with a long handle and strings on one end) The floor needs mopping.scrub the floor (=clean it by rubbing it hard with a stiff brush) She was on her hands and knees scrubbing the kitchen floor.sweep the floor (=clean it with a brush with a long handle) He grabbed a broom and began sweeping the floor.fall/drop/sink to the floor He took off his jacket and let it fall to the floor.hit the floor/land on the floor She fainted, and hit the floor with a thud.look at the floor (=look down, for example because you are embarrassed) She had her head down, looking at the floor.floor + nounsfloor space There’s not enough floor space for another bed.floor polish (=a substance you rub onto a floor to make it smooth and shiny) The room smelt of floor polish.floor tiles (=flat square objects used for covering floors) When you buy floor tiles, always get a few extra.a floor covering (=a material, such as carpet, that covers a floor) A carpet fitter can fit floor coverings quickly and inexpensively.a floor plan (=a drawing of the shape of a room or building, seen from above) Draw a simple floor plan of your new home.Floorboard is usually written as one word.phrasesfrom floor to ceiling Books covered the walls from floor to ceiling.prepositionson the floor The children can sit on the floor.all over the floor There were toys all over the floor.2. a level in a buildingadjectives/nouns + floorthe top floor He lives on the top floor of a block of flats.the first/second/third etc floor The fire started on the eighth floor of the hotel.the ground floor BrE (=at the same level as the ground) They got in through a ground floor window.the next floor (=the one above) Menswear is on the next floor.prepositionson a floor There are 17 rooms on this floor.up/down a floor He took the lift up three floors. | She ran down two floors into the entrance hall.First floor or ground floor?In British English, the ground floor is the floor at ground level. In American English, this is the first floor. In British English, the first floor is the floor above the one at ground level.The floor under the ground is called the basement.THESAURUS: floor storey BrE story AmE 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 AmE 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 BrE the second floor AmE 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.3. the bottom of the sea or the oceannouns + floorthe sea/ocean floor These creatures live close to the ocean floor. |
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