floe
floe — 名詞
- floesingular
- floesplural
1. A broad flat piece of broken ice that drifts on the sea or other cold water.
浮冰塊
漂浮在海上的大片冰塊
A broad flat piece of broken ice that drifts on the sea or other cold water.
Linh watched a seal climb onto a floe beside the research boat.
Linh 看著一隻海豹爬上研究船旁的一塊浮冰。
seal climbed onto a floe
A wide floe drifted past the village after the spring ice broke.
春天冰層裂開後，一大片浮冰從村子旁漂了過去。
a floe drifted past [place]
The fishermen waited for the floe to drift away from shore.
漁民等那塊浮冰漂離岸邊後才出船。
A polar bear stood on a floe and looked toward open water.
一隻北極熊站在浮冰上，朝著開闊水面張望。
The rescue team tied a rope to the floe before pulling it closer.
救援隊先把繩子綁到浮冰上，再把它拉近一些。
- 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.