最基本的意思：地板
这是 "floor" 最直接的意思,指室内的地面。
例句:
- A: Be careful, the floor is wet.
- B: Oh, thanks for the warning.
- A: 小心,地板是湿的。
- B: 哦,谢谢你提醒。
- Can you pass me the broom? I need to sweep the floor.
你能把扫帚递给我吗？我想扫一下地。
- My little brother is playing with his toy cars on the floor.
我弟弟正在地板上玩他的玩具车。
引申义：楼层 (在英式英语中特指“一层”)
这是 "floor" 另一个非常常见的意思，尤其是在英式英语中，"ground floor" 指的是一楼（美式英语用 "first floor"），"first floor" 指的是二楼（美式英语用 "second floor"）。
例句:
- (英式英语)
- My apartment is on the second floor.
我的公寓在三楼。
- The lift is stuck between the ground floor and the first floor.
电梯卡在一楼和二楼之间了。
- My apartment is on the second floor.
- (美式英语，注意区别)
- My apartment is on the third floor.
我的公寓在三楼。
- The meeting room is on the ground floor.
会议室在一楼。
- My apartment is on the third floor.
引申义：价格/工资/数量的最低限度或底线
这是 "floor" 在商业和日常对话中一个非常重要的引申义，表示“最低限度”、“底线”或“保底”。
常用搭配:
- a price floor: 价格底线
- a wage floor: 工资底线
- a floor on something: ...的最低限度
例句:
- The company has set a wage floor of $15 per hour.
公司设定了每小时15美元的最低工资标准。
- There's a price floor for this product; we can't sell it for less than $10.
这个产品有价格底线,我们不能以低于10美元的价格出售。
- With all the discounts, the final price is still well above the floor we expected.
尽管打了所有折扣,最终价格仍然远高于我们预期的底线。
- I can't accept this offer. It's way below my bottom floor.
我不能接受这个提议,这远低于我的底线。
引申义：震惊/使无言以对 (to floor someone)
这个用法非常生动形象，表示某事或某人让你极度震惊、惊讶或不知所措，仿佛被“打倒”在地。
常用搭配:
- to be floored by something: 被某事震惊
- to floor someone: 使某人震惊
例句:
- I was absolutely floored when I heard the news. I couldn't say a word.
我听到那个消息时彻底惊呆了,一句话也说不出来。
- Her performance was so amazing it just floored the audience.
她的表演太棒了,简直让观众惊掉了下巴。
- The question completely floored me. I had no idea how to answer.
那个问题完全把我问住了,我不知道该怎么回答。
引申义：在议会/会议上发言
这个用法比较正式，特指在正式会议（如议会、辩论赛）上获得发言权。
常用搭配:
- to have the floor: 有发言权
- to give the floor to someone: 给某人发言机会
- to take the floor: 上台发言
例句:
- The chairman said, "I now give the floor to the senator from California."
主席说：“我们有请来自加州的参议员发言。”
- After the heated debate, the Prime Minister finally took the floor to address the nation.
在激烈的辩论之后,首相终于上台向全国发表讲话。
- "Excuse me, Mr. Speaker, I have the floor, don't I?"
“不好意思，议长先生，现在是我发言，对吗？”
固定短语
a. on the floor
这个短语根据上下文有多种意思。
- （工厂、车间）在运作中
- The factory is on the floor 24/7 to meet the holiday demand.
为了满足节日需求,这家工厂24小时不间断生产。
- The factory is on the floor 24/7 to meet the holiday demand.
- （在会议上）正在讨论中
- The new proposal is now on the floor for discussion.
新的提案现在正在会上进行讨论。
- The new proposal is now on the floor for discussion.
- （在舞池中）跳舞
- The DJ is playing great music, and everyone is on the floor.
DJ的音乐太棒了,所有人都到舞池里跳舞了。
- The DJ is playing great music, and everyone is on the floor.
b. dance the floor / dance off the floor
指跳舞跳得非常投入或精彩，把地板都“跳穿了”。
- They danced the floor all night long.
他们整晚都在尽情地跳舞。
- That band is so good, they really know how to get people dancing off the floor.
那个乐队太棒了,他们真的很懂得如何让人们尽兴跳舞。
c. mop the floor with someone
这是一个俚语，表示“彻底击败某人”,尤其在比赛或辩论中。
- Our basketball team mopped the floor with the opposing team last night.
我们篮球队昨晚彻底击败了对手。
- In the debate, she mopped the floor with her opponent's arguments.
在辩论中,她的论点彻底驳倒了对手。
| 意思 | 口语例句 |
|---|---|
| 地板 | Don't leave your wet towel on the floor. |
| 楼层 | My office is on the 10th floor. (美式) / My office is on the 9th floor. (英式) |
| 底线 | We can't go below our price floor. |
| 使震惊 | The surprise party completely floored me. |
| 发言权 | The chair gave the floor to the next speaker. |
| 固定短语 | The new idea is now on the floor for discussion. |
希望这些例句和解释能帮助你更好地理解和运用 "floor" 这个词！
