noun🔗Share漂浮物，漂流者 Agent noun of float; one who or that which floats."The lifeguard rescued the little floater who had drifted too far from shore. "救生员救起了那个离岸边太远的小漂浮者。naturephysicsbodymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share临时工，替补，补缺人员。 An employee of a company who does not have fixed tasks to do but fills in wherever needed, usually when someone else is away."Our office has a floater who helps different departments when people are on vacation. "我们办公室有个替补人员，专门在有人休假的时候帮忙不同的部门。jobbusinessorganizationworkservicepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share散兵游勇，自由球员。 An unaffiliated player."Since Sarah wasn't on any team, she was considered a floater at the company softball game and filled in wherever needed. "因为莎拉不在任何队伍里，所以在公司的垒球比赛中，她被当作一个“散兵游勇”，哪里需要就去哪里帮忙。persongamesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share游离选民，可以收买的选民 A voter who shifts from party to party, especially one whose vote can be purchased."During the election, the candidate worried that many voters in the district were floaters, easily swayed by promises or even small gifts from the opposing party. "选举期间，这位候选人很担心选区里有很多游离选民，他们很容易被对方的承诺，甚至是小恩小惠所收买。politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share流动代表, 游动代表 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."Because neither County A nor County B had enough residents to warrant their own representative, they combined to elect a single floater to the state legislature. "由于A县和B县的人口都不足以各自选出自己的代表，所以他们联合起来选举了一位流动代表进入州议会。politicsgovernmentpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share幽灵选民, 非法投票者 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."During the election investigation, the news reported that a floater had been caught voting multiple times using different names. "在选举调查期间，新闻报道说，一名幽灵选民被抓到多次使用不同的名字投票。politicsgovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share闲汉，跑堂的。 An "extra" male at a dinner party, or a young friend of the hostess, whose assignment is to entertain the female guests."Aunt Millie always invites a "floater" to her dinner parties to make sure all the single women have someone to talk to. "米莉阿姨总是在她的晚宴上邀请一位“跑堂的”，以确保所有单身女性都有人聊天。cultureentertainmentsocietyhumanpersonfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share飞蚊症, 玻璃体漂浮物. A threadlike speck in the visual field that seems to move, possibly caused by degeneration of the vitreous humour."The patient reported seeing floaters in their vision, making it difficult to read their textbook. "病人说他们眼前出现了飞蚊症，一些小黑影飘来飘去，让他们很难看清课本上的字。medicinephysiologybodysensationorgananatomydiseaseChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浮尸, 水漂子. (police jargon) A corpse floating in a body of water."The police were called to the lake after someone reported a floater near the docks. "有人报案说码头附近发现了一具浮尸，警察随即赶往湖边。bodypolicenauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share漂浮物, 粪漂. A piece of faeces that floats."He left a floater in the toilet."他在马桶里留下了一坨漂浮在水面上的便便.bodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蹭子, 边缘人. (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."Despite not being officially on the soccer team, Mark became a real floater, always showing up to practices and games even though the coach kept telling him they were full. "虽然马克并非球队正式成员，但他简直成了个“蹭子”，明明教练一直说球队满了，他还是总来参加训练和比赛。persongroupattitudecharactersocietyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share流动保单， 浮动保险。 A policy covering property at more than one location or which may be in transit."My family's homeowner's insurance policy has a floater for our camper, which we take on trips. "我家房主保险里有一份流动保单，专门保我们的露营车，因为我们会开着它到处旅行。insurancepropertybusinessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浮动利率债券 A floating rate bond."The city issued a new floater to fund the school renovation project, hoping its adjustable interest rate would attract more investors. "为了资助学校翻新项目，市政府发行了一种新的浮动利率债券，希望其可调整的利率能够吸引更多投资者。businessfinanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share漂浮，水面滑行 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 a perfect floater, riding briefly on the wave's breaking crest before dropping back down. "冲浪者完成了一个完美的漂浮动作，短暂地在浪花的顶端滑行后又落回浪中。sportsailingoceantechnicalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share不会转动的硬币，哑币 A coin which does not spin when thrown in the air."The old quarter I found in the attic was a floater; it just tumbled instead of spinning when I flipped it. "我在阁楼里找到的那枚旧硬币是个哑币，我抛起来的时候，它只是翻滚，根本不会转。financeeconomyvalueitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share肉馅饼漂浮物 A pie floater."After a long day at the football match, a warm pie floater was the perfect comfort food. "在漫长的足球比赛日之后，一个热乎乎的肉馅饼漂浮物真是最棒的慰藉食物了。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share人字拖，凉拖。 A sandal."Because it was so hot, I wore my favorite floater to the beach. "因为天气太热了，所以我穿了我最喜欢的人字拖去海滩了。wearstyleitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蚌，田蚌。 A kind of river mussel (genus Anodonta)."While wading in the shallow river, we found a large, empty shell, likely from a floater. "在浅浅的河里趟水时，我们发现了一个很大的空贝壳，很可能是田蚌的。animalbiologynatureorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share黑市书籍，违禁书籍。 A book circulated between prisoners that is not part of the official prison library.""Since Jamal's favorite genre wasn't in the prison library, he relied on a floater to get his science fiction fix." "因为监狱图书馆里没有贾马尔最喜欢的类型，所以他只能靠一本黑市书籍来解科幻小说的瘾。literatureculturemediawritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
