Plastic can float on water.
塑料能浮在水面。
Since Tom lost his job, he's just floated around/about doing nothing.
自从汤姆失业后，他就四处游荡，无所事事。
Eric floated the idea of threesome.
埃里克提出了三人行的建议。
The firm said it picked Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, JPMorgan and Morgan Stanley as joint bookrunners for its proposed float.
该公司表示，已选择高盛、美国银行、摩根大通和摩根士丹利作为其拟议上市的联合账簿管理人。
At the same time, Tsingtao seeks to expand its influence by sponsoring local popular cultural activities and sporting events, including basketball games in Canada, parade floats in San Francisco, a marathon in Finland, and horse racing in Hong Kong.
同时，青岛通过赞助当地流行文化活动和体育赛事来扩大其影响力，包括加拿大的篮球赛、旧金山的游行花车、芬兰的马拉松赛和香港的赛马。
The implementation of regulations for the filing-based management of Chinese companies' overseas securities offerings and listings will provide more options and flexibility for Chinese mainland TMT companies seeking public floats.
中国公司海外证券发行和上市备案管理规定的实施，将为寻求上市的中国内地TMT公司提供更多选择和灵活性。
Upon completion, the melting load for sheets of float glass at the facility will reach 1,200 metric tons per day.
建成后，该设施的浮法玻璃板熔化负荷将达到每天1200公吨。
The project in Indonesia marks a new milestone for China's float glass technology and complete equipment exports to other countries.
印尼的项目标志着中国浮法玻璃技术和成套设备出口到其他国家的新里程碑。
"With this plant, the manufacturing level of the country's float glass industry will be significantly improved and the continuous provision of high-quality float glass to the local market will be guaranteed," he said.
他说：“有了这家工厂，我国浮法玻璃行业的制造水平将显著提高，并将保证向当地市场持续提供高质量的浮法玻璃。”。
CTIEC's collaboration with Indonesia dates back two decades — in 1993, the Chinese company signed a contract with Tensindo, an Indonesian infrastructure construction enterprise, to construct a float glass plant with a production of 300 tons per day, making Indonesia one of the first overseas markets to receive Chinese float glass technology and equipment.
CTIEC与印尼的合作可以追溯到20年前——1993年，这家中国公司与印尼基础设施建设企业Tensindo签署了一份合同，建造了一座日产300吨的浮法玻璃厂，使印尼成为首批接收中国浮法玻璃技术和设备的海外市场之一。
The two sides upgraded collaboration in 2004 with a contract to build another float glass production line with a production of 900 tons per day.
2004年，双方升级了合作，签订了另一条日产900吨浮法玻璃生产线的合同。
It became the first super-large-scale float glass production line for complete export from China.
成为中国第一条完全出口的超大型浮法玻璃生产线。
Aviation giant mulls A-share float for aircraft making subsidiary in ChengduAVIC Zhonghang Electronic Measuring Instruments Co Ltd, a subsidiary of Aviation Industry Corp of China Ltd, announced on Wednesday evening that it plans to purchase 100 percent of the equity of AVIC Chengdu Aircraft Industrial (Group) Co Ltd by issuing shares to AVIC.
中国航空工业集团有限公司旗下航空工业中航电子测量仪器有限公司周三晚间宣布，计划通过向中航工业发行股份的方式收购中航工业成都飞机工业（集团）有限公司100%的股权。
Recent attempts by the Chinese franchisee of Domino's Pizza Inc to seek a Hong Kong float have demonstrated enhanced efforts by the operator to tap the flourishing and competitive pizza market in China, experts said.
专家表示，达美乐披萨公司（Domino’s Pizza Inc）的中国特许经营商最近试图在香港上市，这表明该公司加大了开拓中国蓬勃发展、竞争激烈的披萨市场的力度。
Market insiders said the deal is expected to become the largest float in Hong Kong this year.
市场人士表示，这笔交易有望成为今年香港最大的股票发行量。
It has already prepared for a float at the technology-focused ChiNext at the Shenzhen bourse.
该公司已经为专注于科技的创业板在深圳交易所上市做了准备。
The size of the float has not been determined.
The Shanghai-based company lodged its prospectus to the bourse, but the size of the float has not been determined.
The IPO netted 54.1 billion yuan ($8.3 billion), which made it the biggest float in the A-share market in a decade.
"Seeking a public float can serve the latter purpose by altering the share structure with concentrated holdings by a single or few big shareholders, absorbing capital from multiple sources and optimizing the governance scheme," he said.
But others have yet to fully rejuvenate themselves through a public float.
The company said in a news release it hopes to use net proceeds from the Hong Kong float to fund the expansion of one-stop travel offerings, improve user experience, invest in technology to bolster its market-leading position in products and services, and improve operational efficiency.
Kuaishou sold 21.9 million shares in all, which meant the float was oversubscribed 1,204 times.
Ant Group, which filed in late August to float on the Shanghai Stock Exchange STAR Market, is poised to raise $34.4 billion in a record IPO, surpassing Saudi Aramco's $29.4 billion listing last year.
In early July, e-commerce platform JD's fintech arm, Jingdong Digits Technology Holding Co Ltd, filed to float on the STAR Market of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, planning to raise about 20 billion yuan.
Ant Group, a Chinese financial technology company which manages the mobile payment service Alipay, seeks to pass the HKEX hearing for its IPO as soon as next Tuesday, and is expected to float on the Shanghai and Hong Kong bourses by late October, according to Hong Kong Economic Times (HKET).
The Shanghai-London Stock Connect enables companies to float shares on both exchanges simultaneously via a depository receipt mechanism, a milestone in China's accelerated financial opening-up.
"Meanwhile, during the process of international glass trading, we had tried to introduce advanced float glass manufacturing technology which creates smoother and better quality glass through cooperation with, or purchasing from, the world's industry leaders.
The company experienced quite a few difficult periods in technology exploration and evolution of float glass, glass coating and processing, photovoltaic module panels, electronic display glass, and other businesses.
One such difficult period led CSG to master the float glass technology in 1990s.
The company raised funds in 1992 for a float glass project.
A glass sheet made by floating molten glass on a bed of molten metal like tin or lead is called float glass, which has uniform thickness and very flat surface, and usually comes in clear and tinted types.
The float glass products produced in the first two years were not able to meet the standard of downstream deep processing.
In 1996, CSG successfully built its first float glass production line, becoming the first company in China to own independent intellectual property rights in float glass manufacturing.
Shares of JD are expected to float in HK from June 18.
News reports had earlier indicated that JD, which has been listed on the Nasdaq for six years, is likely to raise about $3 billion from the secondary float and list the shares on the Hong Kong bourse by June 18.
Mandy Zhu, head of Chinese operations for global banking at UBS, said there will be a limited impact from the scandal on Chinese floats in overseas bourses.
"The market for Chinese firms seeking floats overseas still exists, though investors are a bit more selective," she said.
Some US-or Hong Kong-listed Chinese mainland firms, however, are considering privatization and relisting on the mainland stock exchanges, or spinning off part of their businesses and seeking A-share floats, Chin said.
SMIC said on Tuesday that it would float 1.69 billion new shares on the Shanghai market, which could end up raising more than $3 billion, according to estimates by Bloomberg.
The registration-based IPO system, which simplifies and shortens the previously lengthy approval process that companies have to go through before they are allowed to float shares on mainland stock markets, was first successfully tried out on Shanghai's new Nasdaq-style sci-tech board.
The offer, opening its retail book on Friday and scheduled to close next Wednesday, puts Alibaba on course to become the biggest float of the year worldwide, dwarfing the IPOs of Uber, Lyft and Pinterest combined.
The float comes as the e-commerce giant celebrates its 20th anniversary in September.
Anheuser-Busch InBev NV's $5.8 billion IPO of its Asian unit and $1.6 billion float from ESR Cayman, the largest logistics real estate operator in the Asia-Pacific region and backed by private equity giant Warburg Pincus, helped revive the sentiment in the Asia's third-largest stock exchange by market capitalization.
According to Yixian, Alibaba will float in HK market sometime this month.
Alibaba holds the record for the world's largest initial public offering with its $25 billion float in New York in 2014.
At that time, the company had initially hoped to float in Hong Kong, but the company's dual-class share structure clashed with the city's listing rules.
The IPO will take place on Nov 3, said the report, adding pricing will start on Nov 17 with a final price for the float expected to be announced on Dec 4.
For example, when Avengers: Endgame was playing at the cinemas, one restaurant in the park adopted a Marvel-themed decor and added new dishes to its menu, including an Avengers wagyu beef burger with bun, and a Captain America soda float.
One restaurant in the park, the Stargazer Grill, has adopted a Marvel-themed decor and added new dishes to its menu, including an Avengers wagyu beef burger with bun, a Captain America soda float, plus collectible souvenirs like Avengers cups and souvenir straws complete with superhero figurines.
The public float is seen as a significant step in the State-owned enterprise's efforts to promote mixed ownership reforms and optimize its capital structure.
There is a saying in China "When the river rises, the boat floats high".
111 Inc's Nasdaq IPO, Ping An Health Cloud's float in Hong Kong likely to spark a trend111 Inc, China's largest online pharmacy and healthcare service provider that started trading its American Depositary Shares on the Nasdaq stock market in September, is expected to inspire other firms to list overseas or in Hong Kong, market insiders said.
Home appliances maker targets $900m valuation from public float of 400m sharesQingdao Haier Co Ltd announced on Friday it is moving ahead with plans to list on the China Europe International Exchange's D-Shares Market in Frankfurt, making Haier, which is one of the world's largest home appliances makers, the first Chinese company with such a plan.
Meituan-Dianping, the Tencent-backed online food review and delivery company, got off to a reasonable start on its trading debut in Hong Kong, delivering some respite to a local stock market that is showing signs of strain and losing its faith in a clutch of mega tech floats.
The move underscores Fosun's push to capitalize on the financial center's appetite for tech floats, as it puts more high-quality assets from its investment portfolio on an IPO trajectory.
Meituan Dianping is expected to raise more than $4 billion when it floats in Hong Kong in the coming months.
With trading scheduled for Aug 8, it could become the biggest float globally in nearly four years since Alibaba's $25 billion New York listing.
It could become the biggest float globally in the nearly four years since Alibaba's $25 billion New York listing.
The plan, if it goes ahead, will make China Tower's float the world's largest since Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding Ltd's $25 billion listing in 2014.
"China Tower is planning to raise between $8 billion and $10 billion from the float in Hong Kong, which is due to take place on July 26, according to people familiar with the matter.
Though the company did not reveal the exact size of its planned float, Bloomberg reports indicated that it would raise over $6 billion and target a valuation of roughly $60 billion, a price tag that rivals Xiaomi's goal of as much as $6.1 billion in what would be the world's largest IPO in two years.
Xiaomi is looking to raise funds through its Hong Kong float on July 9, but has put off plans for a China Depository Receipts issue on the mainland.
Sentiment has largely been cautious and there has not been much room for investors to leverage their holdings," said Shen Meng, director of boutique investment bank Chanson & Co. Shen said that Xiaomi's plans to defer the CDR issue will not have any long-term impact or determine the course of its HK float.
That would make it the biggest float since Postal Savings Bank of China Co Ltd's $7.4 billion IPO two years ago.
CEIE officials said the D-share market could be an "unexploited gold mine" for Chinese companies seeking to float shares in overseas markets.
DiDi has accelerated talks on a potential IPO in part because one of its new rivals, Meituan-Dianping is moving forward with plans for a Hong Kong float later this year, the Journal said.
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group said on Friday that it has always wanted to float shares in China when the time is ripe, following media reports saying it is contemplating a secondary listing in its home market.
Lenovo parent to spearhead program to boost the availability of H-sharesLegend Holdings Corporation, the parent company of personal computer and smartphone maker Lenovo Group, is said to be one of the two Hong Kong-listed mainland firms chosen for a pilot program to float non-tradable H shares.
Jiang Tai Insurance Brokers Co Ltd, one of the country's largest insurance brokers, is expected to float its shares on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange's SME board next year, the company's chairman said.
Offshore engineering products are essentially functional vessels and oil drilling platforms that can float in deep water.
"We forecast about 10 to 15 Chinese mainland companies listed in the US to float their shares in Hong Kong, with financing amount somewhere between HK$100 billion ($12.8 billion) to HK$150 billion," said Benson Wong, PwC Hong Kong entrepreneur group leader.
Apart from facilitating the well-regulated development of overseas floats by Chinese firms, the new rules will also help enhance the compliance level of the companies, safeguard the legitimate rights of foreign and domestic investors and strengthen cross-border regulatory cooperation, the commission said.
The floats of Chinese companies in the US have boosted the development of the US market, bringing more business opportunities for intermediary institutions and related services.
Of them, the theme park operator Fantawild is holding a variety of celebrations from Thursday to Sunday in nearly 20 Fantawild Adventure resorts across the country, including fireworks shows, float parades, competitions and stage performances.
A vacuum cleaner enabled haircuts by generating negative pressure that sucked in the cut hair so it would not float about or enter nooks or crevices.
It is said that half of Oxagon will float on the Red Sea, which has an average depth of 500 meters.
During the event, the tea maker offered free fruit tea, Qixi Festival-themed fans and badges for newlyweds, and a variety of interactive activities with festive elements, such as floats and a queqiao, or magpie bridge, which in the legendary tale at the heart of the Qixi Festival is a bridge made of living magpies who join together to cross the galaxy to unite two separated lovers.
Maglev refers to magnetic levitation, the principle applied by certain railroad systems that use magnets to float trains above the tracks.
"The new rule is for setting the lowest level of interest rate, but the real mortgage loan rate will float up above that," said Lu Wenxi, an analyst with Centraline Property.
Zhang reenergizes herself with some pastry, washing it down with a cup of refreshing black tea, while allowing her mind to float with the soothing soft music flowing out of invisible hi-fi speakers embedded in the studio walls.
As a celebration of the China-EU Tourism Year and the China-Canada Year of Tourism, floats representing the EU and Quebec in Canada will debut in the parade.
In a failed attempt to float in 2018, it wished for a valuation of $30 billion.
We need to secure free float liquidity in the share, but it's also important to leave a possibility for the new shareholders to have a good value development.
Nio, the first of the three leading Chinese startups to float in the United States, has not released plans on whether it will list in Hong Kong.
Skywell founder Huang Hongsheng said it will float at the Shanghai Stock Exchange's sci-tech innovation board, commonly known as the STAR market.
Before settling for a New York float, Didi had considered Hong Kong as a potential listing venue for a multibillion dollar IPO in 2021.
At the same time, Li Auto's domestic rival Nio, which raised a similar amount in a $1 billion float in New York back in 2018, has seen its stock price rally.
Private equity firm Hillhouse Capital plans to invest $300 million in the float, the company said in the filing.
At $950 million, Li Auto's IPO would surpass the $510 million float by cloud service provider Kingsoft Cloud which has been the biggest US listing by a Chinese firm this year, said Reuters.
This is reflected in signature touches, such as beautiful ambient interior lighting inspired by Japanese "andon" lanterns and armrests that appear to float next to the door panel.
Positioning itself as a leading AI company with a strong internet foundation, the company said it will use the float proceeds for continued investment in technology, enhancing commercialization of its innovation centered around AI, growing the Baidu Mobile Ecosystem, and general corporate purposes.
Earlier reports had indicated that Baidu plans to raise at least $3.5 billion from its Hong Kong float.
In the document, Baidu said it was a leading artificial intelligence company with a strong internet foundation and plans to use the float proceeds for technology investment, enhancing the commercialization of its innovations centered around AI, further growth of the Baidu Mobile Ecosystem, enhancing and diversifying monetization and for general corporate purposes.
So the project will help achieve digital currency exchanges and enable freer cross-border floats in the region.
Emily Liu, assurance partner for the Chinese mainland at PwC, said the pilot program of registration-based floats at Shenzhen's ChiNext board was officially launched in June this year.
This narrative has changed as the latest reforms triggered a substantial improvement in the valuation and liquidity of Beijing-listed companies, Sun said, adding that the wave of SMEs seeking floats in Beijing is expected to further strengthen after the bourse launches detailed rules for companies getting listed directly.
IPOs on the STAR Market, the ChiNext, and the Beijing Stock Exchange — three mainland listing venues dedicated to supporting technological and innovative companies — accounted for more than four-fifths of A-share floats so far this year, both in terms of their number and the proceeds raised, according to the China Association for Public Companies.
According to Shanghai-based market tracker Wind Info, 73 IPOs were made on the ChiNext in Shenzhen from Jan 1 to July 31, overtaking floats on all other boards.
The rest plan to float on the Nasdaq or the New York Stock Exchange.
He added the group is mulling more flexible listing standards to accommodate more Chinese floats in London via its stock connect program with Shanghai and Shenzhen.
The London Stock Exchange is mulling more flexible listing standards to accommodate more Chinese floats in London via its stock connect program with Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Regulator says 39 firms submitted similar float plans by May 25The first two companies scheduled to list overseas after new regulations on overseas public market floats by mainland enterprises took effect on March 31, have completed filings with the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said Fang Xinghai, vice-chairman of the country's top securities watchdog.