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free-floating

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈfree-ˌfloating adjective  EFFECT/INFLUENCEnot connected to or influenced by anything 自由浮动的,无联系的,不受影响的 a free-floating exchange rate 自由浮动汇率 a free-floating currency 自由浮动货币
Examples from the Corpus
free-floatingMondale saw his role as more of a free-floating adviser to the President.It begins to look as if the graptoloids could have been free-floating animals, of a kind without any living counterpart.It is good to take this free-floating anxiety and anchor it by planning positive moves for the future.The jet packs would enable a free-floating astronaut to return to the station.She was accustomed to the knowledge that nobody prayed for her-but this free-floating repulsion was new.
From Longman Business Dictionaryfree-floatingˈfree-ˌfloating adjectiveFINANCEECONOMICS not connected to or influenced by another thingan open economy with free-floating exchange rates
ˈfree-ˌfloating adjectiveChineseSyllable
or influenced connected Business to not Corpus by anything


free-floating
ˈfree-ˌfloating adjective
not connected to or influenced by anything:
    a free-floating exchange rate
    a free-floating currency


free-floatingBrE /ˌfriː ˈfləʊtɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˌfriː ˈfloʊtɪŋ/ 🔊 adjectivenot attached to or controlled by anything 自由浮动的a free-floating exchange rate自由浮动汇率