floor
gb/flˈɔɹ/ us/flˈɔɹ/
A1
Английский
~ 900
Значения
0 значений
Существительное
A1
entity
1
flat walking surface indoors
The flat part at the bottom of a room where you stand or walk.
Модель употребления:
[someone] is on the floor
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes confuse 'floor' with 'ground'; 'floor' is indoors, 'ground' is outdoors.
Синонимы
ground (Refers to the outdoor surface, not indoors.)
Антонимы
ceiling (Opposite in position; the top interior surface of a room.)
Коллокации
wooden floor
|carpeted floor
|clean the floor
|lie on the floor
|floor tiles
Темы
daily life
|home
|architecture
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- She dropped her keys on the floor.
- The children sat on the floor playing games.
- I need to mop the kitchen floor.
Примеры для изучающих
- The ball is on the floor.
- Please sit on the floor.
- The floor is clean.
Существительное
A1
entity
2
level of a building
One level in a building, like first floor or second floor.
Модель употребления:
[someone] lives on the [number] floor
Частая ошибка:
Some learners mix 'floor' and 'storey'; 'storey' is more formal or British English.
Синонимы
storey (British English term for a level of a building.)
Антонимы
basement (A level below ground.)
Коллокации
first floor
|top floor
|ground floor
|second floor
Темы
daily life
|architecture
|housing
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- Our office is on the third floor.
- The apartment has two floors.
- They live on the ground floor.
Примеры для изучающих
- I work on the second floor.
- We live on the first floor.
- The shop is on the ground floor.
Существительное
B2
entity
3
speaking area in meeting
The place or right to speak in a meeting or parliament.
Модель употребления:
[someone] takes the floor
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse physical space with speaking rights; 'take the floor' often means beginning to speak.
Синонимы
podium (Physical platform for speaking, not the right to speak itself.)
Антонимы
audience (Group listening rather than speaking.)
Коллокации
take the floor
|hold the floor
|give someone the floor
Темы
politics
|business
|communication
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры для изучающих
- He took the floor and spoke.
- I will give her the floor.
- She held the floor for ten minutes.
Глагол
informal
B2
action
4
to shock or amaze someone
To surprise or shock someone so much they do not know what to say.
Модель употребления:
[something] floors [someone]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes think 'floor' here means physically knock down; in this sense it's emotional or mental impact.
Синонимы
stun (Similar meaning but often used for temporary physical incapacity as well as emotional shock.)
Антонимы
calm (To make someone relaxed rather than shocked.)
Коллокации
completely floored
|floored by news
Темы
emotions
|communication
Примеры
- I was floored by her sudden resignation.
- His skill with numbers floored me.
- The announcement floored everyone in the room.
Примеры для изучающих
- The news floored me.
- Her story floored us.
- He was floored by the surprise.
Глагол
B1
action
5
to knock someone down physically
To hit or push someone so they fall down.
Модель употребления:
[someone] floors [someone else]
Синонимы
knock down (General term for making someone fall, not necessarily onto a floor.)
Антонимы
lift up (To raise someone rather than make them fall.)
Коллокации
floored by a punch
Темы
sports
|body
Примеры
- He floored his opponent with one punch.
- The tackle floored the quarterback instantly.
- She was floored during the match.
Примеры для изучающих
- He floored him with a kick.
- The player was floored by a hit.
- She floored her opponent.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
floor
IPA
GB/flˈɔɹ/
US/flˈɔɹ/
Слоги и ударение
floor (1 слог)
Stress on 1st syllable (floor)
Формы слова
Noun
- Base: floor
- Plural: floors
Verb
- Base: floor
- 3rd Person Singular: floors
- Present Participle: flooring
- Past: floored
Родственные слова
Forms
floors
noun
flooring
verb
floored
verb
Related words
floorboard
noun
Выражения
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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- 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.
Примеры
- The chairman invited her to take the floor.
- He took the floor to present his proposal.