1. C 地面，地板　 the surface on which one stands indoors; surface nearest the ground
2. C 楼层　 a level of a building
3. C 底　 the bottom of the sea, a cave, etc.
4. S 议员席位　 the part of a parliament, council building, public meeting place, etc., where those attending sit

　board ～　铺地板
　brush a ～　刷地
　clean a ～　扫地
　clear the ～　把地板腾出来
　fall to the ～　倒在地板上
　lay ～ with　在地板上铺…
　sweep a ～　扫地
　wash a ～　刷洗地板
　ask for the ～　要求发言
　get the ～　有发言权，取得发言权
　have the ～　有发言权，取得发言权
　take the ～　发言
　wipe the ～ with sb　击倒某人
　bare ～　光秃秃的地板
　next ～　上面一层楼
　the first ～　〈英〉二楼，〈美〉一楼
　top ～　顶楼
　wooden ～　木地板
　basement ～　地下室
　bathroom～　浴室的地面
　brick ～　砖铺的地
　earth ～　泥地面
　ground ～　一楼
　wage ～　工资最低标准
　wood ～　木地板
　at every ～　在每层
　on every ～　在每层
　the ～ of the House　议会

　When he heard the bomb whistling down, Gaer chucked himself down on the floor with his hands over his head.　盖尔听到炸弹呼啸落地的声音，立即用双手抱住头趴在地上。
　The bare concrete floor was cold on my feet.　光秃秃的水泥地板使我两脚发冷。
　There weren't enough chairs so that I had to sit on the floor.　椅子不够，我得坐在地板上。
　The bag fell on the floor and broke open. The sweets went everywhere!　包掉在地板上，摔破了。糖撒了一地！
　The surely insolence of the waiters drove him into a rage, and he flung his serviette to the floor and stalked out of the restaurant.　侍者们粗暴无礼的行为使得他怒不可遏，他将餐巾扔到地上，昂然走出餐厅。
　All the windows were closed when the downpour came, yet the floor was found wet through afterwards. It just didn't add up.　下大雨时所有的窗子都是关着的，但事后发现地板全湿了，真不知道是怎么回事。
　The best way to lay the dust is to damp the floor down, and then rub it all over with a piece of cloth.　不使尘土飞扬的最好方法就是把地板润湿一下，随后用布擦一遍。
　Many houses have floors made of board.　许多房子的地板是用木板铺成的。
　This elevator stops at every floor.　电梯在每层都停。
　The library has five floors.　图书馆有五层楼。
　He lives on the eighth floor.　他住在八楼。
　The floors of these seas are extensions of China's eastern mainland submerged in the water.　这些海的海底是中国东部大陆在海下的延伸。
　On the floor of the basins lie deserts, lakes and swamps.　这几个盆地的底部有沙漠、湖泊和沼泽。
　The dam rises 68 metres from the valley floor.　山谷底筑起一道68米高的堤坝。
　The representative shouted for the floor.　那位代表嚷着要发言。
　This was agreed to, so he took the floor.　这一点同意了，于是他开始发言。
　The member for Brigton has the floor.　代表布赖顿市的议员在议会上有发言权。
　After the visiting speaker has finished, I shall ask for questions from the floor.　在来访的客人演说完了以后，我就请听众提问。
　It's a good idea to bring students in on the ground floor, so that they can learn on the job.　让学生从地位低微的工作干起是个好主意，那样的话，他们就能在工作中学会做事。

 ♣ come〔get〕 in on the ground floor
　得到最早的机会，取得有利地位　be let in on the ground floor
　Since you came in on the ground floor, you must have a better idea of the whole affair than me.　既然你一开始就参加了，你对整个事情的了解一定比我清楚。
 ♣ fall through the floor
　惊奇得不知所措　be extremely surprised
　I haven't seen my sister for more than twenty years and when she walked into the room I nearly fell through the floor.　我已有20多年没见到我姐姐了，因此当她走进房间时，我震惊得不知所措。
 ♣ hold the floor
　演说　speak to an audience, especially at great length, so that no one else has a chance to say anything
　She held the floor for over an hour.　她发言占了一个多小时。
 ♣ sink through the floor
　暴跌　fall steeply and rapidly
　If the Russians release their stocks of tin onto the world market the price of the metal will sink through the floor.　如果俄国人向世界市场发行锡股票的话，那么金属的价格就会暴跌。
 ♣ take the floor
1. 起立发言或演讲 get up to speak or address an audience
　And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my pleasant duty to ask our distinguished guest speaker to take the floor.　女士们，先生们，现在我很高兴请我们的贵宾发言。
2. 起来跳舞 get up and start to dance
　She took the floor with her husband.　她站起来和丈夫跳舞。
　My parents were first to take the floor at the dance given to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary.　我父母亲在他们银婚纪念舞会上首先起步跳舞。

 ♣ floor, ground
　两者都可以表示“地面”，但floor指室内的地面；而ground则指室外的地面。试比较：

 ♣ floor, storey, story
　这组词都有“层”的意思。其区别是：
1. floor指的是与"ceiling（天花板）”相对应的地面，即室内的地面、地板；storey与story着重指大楼层与层之间的空间，所不同的是storey是英式英语，而story是美式英语。例如：
　The house has two stories〔storeys〕.　那房子有两层。
2. 在用法上， floor前面习惯用on，而storey前面习惯用in. 例如：
　They live in one of the upper storeys.　他们住在上面的某一个楼层。
3. 在表示楼房有几层高时，现代英语习惯用storey，而不用floor. 例如：
　There's a nine-storey apartment building next to the bank.　那所银行旁边有一座九层高的宿舍大楼。
4. 表示房子的第几层时，用storey〔story〕时，层数叫法英美相同，“第一层（地面层）”英美都叫first storey〔story〕或ground storey〔story〕，第二层英美都叫second storey〔story〕，其余层数依此类推；但用floor时，在英国“第一层（地面层）”叫ground floor，“第二层”叫first floor，“第三层”叫second floor，…，而在美国first floor就是“地面层（第一层）”， second floor为“第二层”，其他层次依此类推。

1. 他从床下跌下，重重地摔在了光秃秃的地板上。
　［误］ He fell from the bed and landed hard on the bare floors.
　［正］ He fell from the bed and landed hard on the bare floor.
　［析］ floor在表示“地板”的意思时常用单数，不加s.
2. 格林先生的办公室在那幢30层楼的第五层。
　［误］ Mr. Green's office is in the fifth floor of the 30-storey building.
　［正］ Mr. Green's office is on the fifth floor of the 30-storey building.
　［析］ 表示“在某一层楼”用on the...floor，其中介词不用in.
3. 新楼房有15层高，只有8层在用着。
　［误］ The new building is fifteen floors high and only eight stories are used.
　［正］ The new building is fifteen stories high and only eight floors are used.
　［析］ 说建筑物有多少层时用story，而不用floor；而说楼房的第几层则一般用floor.

1. vt.给…铺地板　provide with a floor
2. vt.把…打倒在地　knock down
3. vt.击败，打败　beat; defeat

　～ the attacker　将进攻者打倒在地
　～ the room　给房间铺地板

　The carpenter will floor this room with oak.　木匠将用橡木铺设这个房间的地板。
　The soldier floored his attacker with one heavy blow.　士兵重重一拳，把向他进攻的人打倒在地。
　The news really floored me.　这个消息真使我吃惊。
　I was floored by his argument and had to admit defeat.　我被他驳倒了，只得承认失败。

　［同义词］ n. ground, storey
　［词源］　中古英语flor（层，地面）