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flooring

/ˈflɔːrɪŋ/ American
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  • n. 地板材料
  • n. 地板
Definition
  • n. material used to cover a floor
  • n. the floor itself
Example
The workers installed new wooden flooring in the living room.
工人们在客厅铺设了新的木地板。
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Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析

Compared meaning: the surface people walk on (noun).

比较义项:地板(名词)。

  • floor

    Names the physical surface itself that people walk on in a room; a countable noun, used with 'the' or 'a' for a specific, already-existing surface.

    指房间里人们实际站立、行走的那个地面表面本身,是可数名词,常与 the 或 a 连用,指某个具体、已经存在的地面。

    She dropped her keys on the kitchen floor this morning.

    她今天早上把钥匙掉在了厨房地板上。

  • flooring 本词

    Names the material or product used to cover a floor, such as wood, tile, or vinyl; an uncountable noun, often paired with 'new' or a material name.

    指用来铺设、覆盖地面的材料或产品,比如木材、瓷砖或乙烯基材料,是不可数名词,常与 new 或某种材料名称搭配使用。

    The workers installed new wooden flooring in the living room.

    工人们在客厅里铺设了新的木质地板材料。

Floor and flooring both relate to the surface people walk on. Floor is the surface, a countable noun, used with 'the' or 'a'. Flooring is the material used to cover a floor, such as wood or tile, uncountable. Floor can mean a storey; not compared.

floor 指房间里人们实际站立、行走的那个地面表面本身,是可数名词,常与 the 或 a 连用,指具体存在的那一块地面;flooring 则指用来铺设、覆盖地面的材料或产品,比如木材、瓷砖或乙烯基材料,是不可数名词,强调建材这一层面,而非地面本身。这里不比较 floor 的其他义项,例如“楼层”(the first floor)或“价格下限”(price floor)。