floe
IPA/fləʊ/
KK[flˈo]IPA/fləʊ/
floe — noun
- floesingular
- floesplural
1. A broad flat piece of broken ice that drifts on the sea or other cold water.
1.名詞C1
釋義
A broad flat piece of broken ice that drifts on the sea or other cold water.
例句
Linh watched a seal climb onto a floe beside the research boat.
seal climbed onto a floe
A wide floe drifted past the village after the spring ice broke.
a floe drifted past [place]
The fishermen waited for the floe to drift away from shore.
A polar bear stood on a floe and looked toward open water.
The rescue team tied a rope to the floe before pulling it closer.
同義詞
- ice pan
a more technical term for a smaller piece of floating ice
文法句型
a floe drifted past [place]
stand on a floe
on a floe
用法筆記
Usually used for a flat piece of sea ice that has broken away and is moving on the water. Writers often describe a floe drifting, breaking up, or carrying animals.
常見錯誤
❌The glacier floated past our boat.
✅The floe floated past our boat.
💡A glacier is a huge mass of ice on land, while a floe is a drifting piece of broken ice.