noun🔗Share浮遊物Agent noun of float; one who or that which floats."Sentence: "The colorful rubber ducks were the best floaters in the bathtub." "カラフルなアヒルのラバーダックは、浴槽の中で最高の浮遊物でした。physicsnauticalmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share応援要員, 応援An employee of a company who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away."Because several team members were on vacation, the company relied heavily on its floaters to cover various departments. "数人のチームメンバーが休暇中だったため、会社はさまざまな部署をカバーするために応援要員に大きく頼りました。jobbusinessorganizationworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share無所属の選手An unaffiliated player."Because the team captains already chose their players, the remaining students were floaters, waiting to be picked as substitutes if anyone got hurt. "チームのキャプテンはすでに選手を選んでいたため、残りの生徒たちは、誰かが怪我をした場合に交代要員として選ばれるのを待つ無所属の選手でした。groupsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浮動票, 買収票A voter who shifts from party to party, especially one whose vote can be purchased."During the local election, both campaigns tried to win over the floaters with promises of better schools and lower taxes. "地方選挙中、両陣営はより良い学校と減税を約束して、浮動票を獲得しようとしました。politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share不規則な選挙区を代表する人、例えば会議の代表や立法府のメンバーA person, such as a delegate to a convention or a member of a legislature, who represents an irregular constituency, such as one formed by a union of the voters of two counties neither of which has a number sufficient to be allowed a (or an extra) representative of its own."The two counties' voters united to elect floaters to represent them in the state legislature. "2つの郡の有権者は、州議会で彼らを代表する人を選出するために団結しました。politicsgovernmentstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share複数の投票所や選挙区で不正投票を行う人One who votes illegally in various polling places or election districts, either under false registration made by himself or under the name of some properly registered person who has not already voted."The news report described how floaters, using stolen identities and multiple fake registrations, tried to rig the local election. "そのニュース記事は、盗まれた身分証明書と複数の偽登録を使用して、不正投票を行う人々がどのように地方選挙を不正操作しようとしたかを説明した。politicsgovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share余分な男性、女性客をもてなす人An "extra" male at a dinner party, or a young friend of the hostess, whose assignment is to entertain the female guests.""Since there were more women than men invited to Sarah's party, she asked a few of her younger cousins to be floaters and keep the female guests company." "サラのパーティーには男性よりも女性の招待客が多かったため、彼女は若い従兄弟たちに余分な男性として女性客をもてなすよう頼んだ。cultureentertainmentsocietyhumanpersontraditionfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share飛蚊症A threadlike speck in the visual field that seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour."After staring at the computer screen all day, I noticed some annoying floaters drifting across my vision. "一日中パソコンの画面を見つめた後、視界を横切って漂う厄介な飛蚊症に気づきました。medicinephysiologybodysensationorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share水面に浮かぶ死体(police jargon) A corpse floating in a body of water."The police were called to the lake after someone reported seeing two floaters near the dock. "警察は、誰かが波止場の近くで水面に浮かぶ死体を2体見たと報告した後、湖に呼び出されました。policebodynauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浮遊便A piece of faeces that floats."He left a floater in the toilet."彼はトイレに浮遊便を残した。bodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share居候, たかり屋(by extension) Someone who attaches themselves to a group of people, much to the dismay of that group, and repeatedly shows up to participate in group activities despite attempts to get rid of, or “flush,” that person."The soccer team's floaters were a constant problem, showing up at every practice despite the coach's repeated attempts to discourage their presence. "サッカーチームの居候は、コーチが何度もその存在を排除しようとしたにもかかわらず、毎回練習に現れ、絶え間ない問題だった。persongroupattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share複数の場所にある、または輸送中の財産をカバーする保険A policy covering property at more than one location or which may be in transit.""Because my photography equipment travels with me for work, I need to add floaters to my insurance policy to cover it both at home and while on location." "私の写真機材は仕事で持ち運ぶため、自宅でもロケ地でも補償できるよう、保険に動産保険を追加する必要があります。propertyinsuranceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share変動金利債A floating rate bond.""Investors often buy floaters because their interest payments increase when market interest rates rise, protecting their investment from inflation." "投資家は、市場金利が上昇すると利息の支払いが増加し、インフレから投資を保護するため、変動金利債をよく購入します。financebusinesseconomyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareフローターA maneuver in which a surfer transitions above the unbroken face of the wave onto the lip, or on top of the breaking section of the wave."The surfer executed several impressive floaters, riding right on top of the crashing waves. "サーファーは、砕ける波の真上でライディングしながら、いくつかの印象的なフローターを繰り出した。sportactionoceansailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share空中に投げたときに回転しない硬貨A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air.""The cashier quickly rejected the coins, saying, 'These two are floaters; they won't work in the machine.'" "レジ係はすぐに硬貨を拒否し、「この2つは空中に投げたときに回転しない硬貨です。機械では使えません」と言いました。financeeconomybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareパイフローターA pie floater."For dessert, she ordered a plate of pie floaters. "デザートに、彼女はパイフローターの皿を注文しました。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareサンダルA sandal."Because the beach was so hot, I decided to wear my floaters instead of sneakers. "浜辺がとても暑かったので、スニーカーの代わりにサンダルを履くことにしました。wearstyleitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareイシガイA kind of river mussel (genus Anodonta)."The biologist collected several floaters from the river for her research project. "生物学者は研究プロジェクトのために、川からいくつかのイシガイを採取しました。animalbiologyorganismnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share囚人同士で回覧される、公式の刑務所図書館にない本A book circulated between prisoners that is not part of the official prison library.""Since prison authorities confiscated all the floaters, the inmates had nothing to read but the approved library books." "刑務所当局がすべての回覧本を押収してしまったため、囚人たちは認められた図書館の本以外に読むものがなくなった。literaturewritingentertainmentlawcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
