"float around" in Chinese (Simplified)
四处漂浮传播(信息)
Definition
在空气或水中没有固定位置地漂浮,或者指(如谣言、想法)在很多人之间流传,没有明确来源。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
常用于口语。既可以描述东西或人真正漂浮在空气/水中,也用来指流言、信息等没有明确来源地在人群间传播。常见于“rumors floating around”。比‘流传’更口语化。
Examples
Some balloons float around in the sky after the party.
有些气球在聚会结束后还在空中**四处漂浮**。
There is a story floating around about a secret tunnel.
有一个关于秘密隧道的故事正在**传播**。
After lunch, papers started to float around the office.
午餐后,办公室里有许多文件开始**四处漂浮**。
There’s a rumor floating around that the company is closing down.
有谣言正在**传播**,说公司要倒闭了。
Don’t believe everything you hear floating around these days.
别相信你最近听到的所有在外面**流传**的消息。
My keys must be floating around here somewhere—I just saw them.
我的钥匙一定**在这里附近的某处**,我刚刚还看到的。