floor
gb/flˈɔɹ/ us/flˈɔɹ/
A1
Αγγλικά
~ 900
Σημασίες
0 σημασίες
Ουσιαστικό
A1
entity
1
flat walking surface indoors
The flat part at the bottom of a room where you stand or walk.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] is on the floor
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes confuse 'floor' with 'ground'; 'floor' is indoors, 'ground' is outdoors.
Συνώνυμα
ground (Refers to the outdoor surface, not indoors.)
Αντώνυμα
ceiling (Opposite in position; the top interior surface of a room.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
wooden floor
|carpeted floor
|clean the floor
|lie on the floor
|floor tiles
Θέματα
daily life
|home
|architecture
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- She dropped her keys on the floor.
- The children sat on the floor playing games.
- I need to mop the kitchen floor.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The ball is on the floor.
- Please sit on the floor.
- The floor is clean.
Ουσιαστικό
A1
entity
2
level of a building
One level in a building, like first floor or second floor.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] lives on the [number] floor
Συχνό λάθος:
Some learners mix 'floor' and 'storey'; 'storey' is more formal or British English.
Συνώνυμα
storey (British English term for a level of a building.)
Αντώνυμα
basement (A level below ground.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
first floor
|top floor
|ground floor
|second floor
Θέματα
daily life
|architecture
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Παραδείγματα
- Our office is on the third floor.
- The apartment has two floors.
- They live on the ground floor.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- I work on the second floor.
- We live on the first floor.
- The shop is on the ground floor.
Ουσιαστικό
B2
entity
3
speaking area in meeting
The place or right to speak in a meeting or parliament.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] takes the floor
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners may confuse physical space with speaking rights; 'take the floor' often means beginning to speak.
Συνώνυμα
podium (Physical platform for speaking, not the right to speak itself.)
Αντώνυμα
audience (Group listening rather than speaking.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
take the floor
|hold the floor
|give someone the floor
Θέματα
politics
|business
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- The senator took the floor to address the issue.
- May I have the floor for a moment?
- She held the floor for over an hour.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He took the floor and spoke.
- I will give her the floor.
- She held the floor for ten minutes.
Ρήμα
informal
B2
action
4
to shock or amaze someone
To surprise or shock someone so much they do not know what to say.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[something] floors [someone]
Συχνό λάθος:
Learners sometimes think 'floor' here means physically knock down; in this sense it's emotional or mental impact.
Συνώνυμα
stun (Similar meaning but often used for temporary physical incapacity as well as emotional shock.)
Αντώνυμα
calm (To make someone relaxed rather than shocked.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
completely floored
|floored by news
Θέματα
emotions
|communication
Παραδείγματα
- I was floored by her sudden resignation.
- His skill with numbers floored me.
- The announcement floored everyone in the room.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- The news floored me.
- Her story floored us.
- He was floored by the surprise.
Ρήμα
B1
action
5
to knock someone down physically
To hit or push someone so they fall down.
Μοτίβο χρήσης:
[someone] floors [someone else]
Συνώνυμα
knock down (General term for making someone fall, not necessarily onto a floor.)
Αντώνυμα
lift up (To raise someone rather than make them fall.)
Συνδυασμοί λέξεων
floored by a punch
Θέματα
sports
|body
Παραδείγματα
- He floored his opponent with one punch.
- The tackle floored the quarterback instantly.
- She was floored during the match.
Παραδείγματα για μαθητές
- He floored him with a kick.
- The player was floored by a hit.
- She floored her opponent.
Γραμματική
Λημματική μορφή
floor
IPA
GB/flˈɔɹ/
US/flˈɔɹ/
Συλλαβές και τόνος
floor (1 συλλαβή)
Stress on 1st syllable (floor)
Τύποι λέξης
Noun
- Base: floor
- Plural: floors
Verb
- Base: floor
- 3rd Person Singular: floors
- Present Participle: flooring
- Past: floored
Οικογένεια λέξεων
Forms
floors
noun
flooring
verb
floored
verb
Related words
floorboard
noun
Εκφράσεις
floor plan
1/flˈɔɹ plˈæn/
fixed phrase
technical
diagram of building level from above view
A drawing that shows rooms and spaces of one level of a building from above.
Παραδείγματα
- The architect showed us the new floor plan.
- We studied the floor plan before buying the house.
get off the floor
1/ɡˈɛt ˈɔf ðə flˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
stand up from flat surface indoors/outdoors area activity use temporary position change
To stand up after lying or sitting on the flat part of a room or similar area.
Παραδείγματα
- He got off the floor after stretching.
- Please get off the floor and come eat dinner.
hold the floor
1/hˈoʊld ðə flˈɔɹ/
idiom
keep speaking without interruption
To keep talking in a meeting without letting others speak.
Παραδείγματα
- She held the floor for nearly twenty minutes.
- He tried to hold the floor despite interruptions.
on the floor
1/ˈɔn ðə flˈɔɹ/
fixed phrase
located on flat surface indoors/outdoors area
On the flat part of a room or area where people stand or walk.
Παραδείγματα
- The toys are on the floor.
- He slept on the floor last night.
take the floor
1/tˈeɪk ðə flˈɔɹ/
idiom
start speaking in meeting
To start speaking in a meeting after being allowed to do so.
Παραδείγματα
- The chairman invited her to take the floor.
- He took the floor to present his proposal.