Word · Frequency #36220
floater
浮动利率票据;浮动利率债券
核心释义
a debt instrument with a variable interest rate linked to another interest rate, such as the rate on Treasury bills
- 1.
漂浮者。
A person who floats.
- 2.
漂浮物。
A thing which floats.
机动人员;临时调派员工;非法重复投票者;重复投票人;漂浮者。;漂浮物。;漂浮者
用法In use
When the receptionist called in sick, the manager sent a floater from the accounting team to answer the phones.
用法提示:此句中 floater 指被临时调派的员工,是可数名词。
The hotel hires a few floaters during the summer so that any department can get extra help when it is busy.
用法提示:此处 floaters 为复数,指旺季临时调配的多名员工。
She worked as a floater in the hospital, covering different wards whenever a nurse was absent.
用法提示:此句中 a floater 表示‘机动人员’,在医疗机构中顶替缺勤岗位。
a floater that [clause]
that引导的定语从句修饰floater,说明其特性。
A floater that adjusts automatically is more flexible.
一种自动调整的浮动利率证券更加灵活。
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词族Word family
- floaters
- plural
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