flooring

/ˈflɔːrɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · [flˈɔrɪŋ] /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/ (ame, ipa) · [flˈɔrɪŋ] /ˈflȯr-iŋ How to pronounce flooring (audio)/ (ame, mw)

flooring — 名詞

1. material placed on the bottom surface of a room so people can walk on it, such a

1.名詞B1
釋義

地板材料

鋪在房間地面的材料

material placed on the bottom surface of a room so people can walk on it, such as wood, vinyl, carpet, rubber, or tile.

例句

Élise compared cork, vinyl, and wood flooring before redoing the kitchen.

Élise 在整修廚房前，比較了不同的地板材料，包括軟木、塑膠地板和木地板。

comparing types: cork, vinyl, and wood flooring

The builder laid waterproof flooring in the laundry room to stop damage.

工人在洗衣間鋪了防水地板材料，好避免受損。

install flooring in a room

同義詞
  • floor covering

    a broader term for anything used to cover a floor, including rugs as well as fixed materials

  • tiling

    only refers to tile-based surfaces or tile material, not wood, vinyl, carpet, or rubber options

  • carpeting

    only refers to carpet, so it is much narrower than flooring

文法句型

wood flooring

vinyl flooring

flooring in the kitchen

用法筆記

Usually uncountable when referring to floor material in general. It is often modified by the type of material, as in wood flooring, vinyl flooring, or rubber flooring. Distinguish it from floor, which names the surface itself rather than the covering material.

常見錯誤

❌We need to replace the floorings in both bedrooms.
✅We need to replace the flooring in both bedrooms.
💡'flooring' is usually uncountable when you mean the material covering a floor.