floaty

a. 能浮起的, 吃水浅的

发音

UK /ˈfləʊti/
其它
US /ˈfloʊti/
US /-ɾi/

词形变化

floaties 复数 floaties floatier 比较级 floatier floatiest floatiest 最高级

别名

floatie

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A particle of food, etc., found floating in liquid.

    非正式
  2. 2.

    A lilo (inflatable air mattress) or similar object that floats on water and can be lain or sat on.

    美国 非正式
  3. 3.

    Synonym of armband (“one of a pair of inflatable plastic bands, normally worn on the upper arms, to help the wearer (often a child) float in water and learn to swim”).

    美国 非正式 体育
adj.
  1. 1.

    Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.

  2. 2.

    Tending to float on a liquid or to rise in air or a gas; buoyant.

    Of a ship: having a shallow draft (the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull), and thus drawing less (that is, floating higher in) water.

    古体 航海 交通
  3. 3.

    Of music: light and relaxing.

    比喻
  4. 4.

    Of an object: light and flimsy or soft; specifically, of a dress: lightweight, so as to rise away from the body when the wearer is moving.

    比喻
  5. 5.

    Of a person: feeling calm, dreamy, happy, etc., as if floating in the air.

    比喻
  6. 6.

    Of speech or writing: overly complicated or elaborate; flowery, grandiloquent.

    比喻

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词源

From float (noun) + -y (suffix forming diminutive nouns).

来源:wiktionary