floating
adj [usu attrib 通常作定語]
1 not fixed, determined or committed 不固定的; 未決定的; 未承諾的
a floating voter, ie a person who is not committed to always voting for the same political party 浮動選民(未必總投同一政黨選票者)
floating population, ie one in which people are constantly moving from one place to another 流動人口.
2 (medical 醫) out of its normal position 游離的
a floating kidney 游離腎. ,floating `capital money that is not invested or otherwise committed 流動資本. ,floating `dock large box-like structure that can be put under the water to allow a ship to enter it, and then floated to lift the ship out of water 浮船塢. `floating rib (anatomy 解) rib that is not joined to the breastbone 浮肋.