[, ] () the act of selling shares in a company on a stock exchange for the first time（公司）发行股票；公司股票首次上市◆plans for flotation on the stock exchange在证券市场上发行股票的计划◆a stock-market flotation在股票市场上市◆They have announced the partial flotation (= only a percentage of the total shares are sold) of their luxury fashion brand.他们已宣布将其高级时装品牌部分上市。◆The shares have fallen far below their 160¢ flotation price.股价已跌至远远低于 160 美分的上市价格。SYNIPO ⨁to announce / consider / plan / seek a flotation宣布／考虑／计划／寻求上市⨁to abandon / cancel / pull a flotation放弃／取消／撤销上市⨁to handle / launch / manage a flotation处理／着手／管理发行⨁a partial / successful flotation部分／成功上市