Float around Meaning in English

expression

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UK

释义

To move or hang in the air or water without a fixed position, or to be talked about by many people (like rumors or ideas) without a clear source.

用法与细微差别

Often informal. Used literally for objects or people in water/air, or figuratively for information or rumors with unclear origins. Common with 'rumors', 'ideas', or 'stories' ('rumors floating around'). Less formal than 'circulate' or 'be widespread'.

• Spanish: andar por ahí - circular (información)
• Portuguese (BR): andar por aí - circular (informação)
• Portuguese (PT): andar por aí - circular (informação)
• Chinese (Simplified): 四处漂浮 - 传播（信息）
• Chinese (Traditional): 四處漂浮 - 流傳（信息）
• Hindi: घूमना - प्रसारित होना (सूचना)
• Arabic: يتجول - ينتشر (معلومات)
• Bengali: এদিক-ওদিক ভেসে বেড়ানো - ছড়িয়ে পড়া (তথ্য)
• Russian: болтаться - ходить (о слухах/информации)
• Japanese: 漂っている - 広まっている（情報など）
• Vietnamese: trôi nổi xung quanh - lan truyền (thông tin)
• Korean: 이리저리 떠다니다 - 퍼지다 (정보)
• Turkish: etrafa dolaşmak - ortalıkta dolaşmak (bilgi/söylenti)
• Urdu: ادھر ادھر تیرنا - پھیلنا (معلومات)
• Indonesian: mengambang di sekitar - beredar (informasi)

例句

After lunch, papers started to float around the office.

basic

There’s a rumor floating around that the company is closing down.

natural

Don’t believe everything you hear floating around these days.

natural

Some balloons float around in the sky after the party.

basic

There is a story floating around about a secret tunnel.

basic

My keys must be floating around here somewhere—I just saw them.

natural