noun🔗Share漂浮物, 漂浮者 Agent noun of float; one who or that which floats."Sentence: "The colorful rubber ducks were the best floaters in the bathtub." "这些色彩鲜艳的橡皮鸭是浴缸里最能漂浮的。physicsnauticalmedicineChat 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."Because several team members were on vacation, the company relied heavily on its floaters to cover various departments. "因为好几个团队成员都在休假，公司很大程度上依赖替补人员来顶替各个部门的工作。jobbusinessorganizationworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share散兵游勇, 自由人 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. "因为队长们已经选好了队员，剩下的学生都是散兵游勇，等着有人受伤时被选为替补。groupsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share游离选民，可收买的选民 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. "在地方选举期间，两方阵营都试图用改善学校和降低税收的承诺来争取那些游离选民/可以被收买的选民。politicsgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share流动代表 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."The two counties' voters united to elect floaters to represent them in the state legislature. "这两个县的选民联合起来，选出流动代表，以便在州议会中代表他们。politicsgovernmentstateChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share幽灵选民，冒名投票者。 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."The news report described how floaters, using stolen identities and multiple fake registrations, tried to rig the local election. "新闻报道描述了那些幽灵选民如何利用盗用的身份和多个虚假注册，试图操纵地方选举。politicsgovernmentlawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share多余男士，饭局男宾。 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." "因为莎拉派对上邀请的女士比男士多，她就请了几个年轻的表弟来当“饭局男宾”，陪女宾们聊聊天，解解闷。cultureentertainmentsocietyhumanpersontraditionfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share飞蚊症，玻璃体混浊。 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. "整天盯着电脑屏幕后，我注意到眼前出现了一些恼人的飞蚊症，感觉有小东西在飘来飘去。medicinephysiologybodysensationorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浮尸，水泡子。 (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. "有人报告说在码头附近看到两具浮尸，警察随后被叫到湖边。policebodynauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share漂浮物，水面漂浮的粪便。 A piece of faeces that floats."He left a floater in the toilet."他拉了一坨漂浮在水面上的便便在马桶里。bodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蹭子, 闲杂人等. (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. "足球队的那些蹭子真是个大问题，教练再三试图让他们别来，可他们还是每次训练都出现。persongroupattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share流动保单，综合保险。 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." "因为我的摄影器材经常出差携带，我需要在保险单上增加流动保单/综合保险，这样无论在家还是在外地工作时都能得到保障。propertyinsuranceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share浮动利率债券，浮息债券 A floating rate bond.""Investors often buy floaters because their interest payments increase when market interest rates rise, protecting their investment from inflation." "投资者经常购买浮息债券，因为当市场利率上升时，它们的利息支付也会增加，从而保护他们的投资免受通货膨胀的影响。financebusinesseconomyassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share漂浮，浮板过浪。 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. "那个冲浪者做了几个令人印象深刻的浮板过浪动作，直接在崩塌的浪头上滑行。sportactionoceansailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share打不转的硬币，假币 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.'" "收银员立刻拒绝了这些硬币，说：“这两枚是打不转的硬币/假币，机器不认的。”financeeconomybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share肉馅饼。 A pie floater."For dessert, she ordered a plate of pie floaters. "甜点她点了一盘肉馅饼。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share凉鞋，夹趾凉鞋。 A sandal."Because the beach was so hot, I decided to wear my floaters instead of sneakers. "因为沙滩太烫了，所以我决定穿我的夹趾凉鞋，而不是运动鞋。wearstyleitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share蚌， 丽蚌属。 A kind of river mussel (genus Anodonta)."The biologist collected several floaters from the river for her research project. "生物学家从河里收集了几只丽蚌属的蚌，用于她的研究项目。animalbiologyorganismnatureenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share黑市书籍, 流通书籍 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." "监狱当局没收了所有的黑市书籍之后，囚犯们除了批准的图书馆书籍之外，就没书可读了。literaturewritingentertainmentlawcommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
