afloat

英 [əˈfləʊt]

美 [əˈfloʊt]

adj.  (在水上)漂浮; 有偿债能力; 能维持下去

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Collins.1 / BNC.13781 / COCA.11249

牛津词典

adj.

• （在水上）漂浮
  floating on water
  1. Somehow we kept the boat afloat.
     我们想办法使船没有下沉。
• 有偿债能力；能维持下去
  having enough money to pay debts; able to survive
  1. They will have to borrow £10 million next year, just to stay afloat .
     明年他们得举债1 000万英镑才能维持下去。

柯林斯词典

• ADV 漂浮着
  If someone or something isafloat, they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink.
  1. They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat...
     他们说起自己设法使油轮漂浮的英勇之举时非常谦虚。
  2. Three hours is a long time to try to stay afloat in these conditions.
     在这样的条件下漂浮3个小时是够久的。
• ADV 不欠债地；周转顺畅地
  If a person, business, or country staysafloator is keptafloat, they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating.
  1. A number of efforts were being made to keep the company afloat...
     正采取各种措施来维持公司的正常资金周转。
  2. They are borrowing just to stay afloat, not for investment.
     他们借钱只为了周转，而不是投资。

双语例句

• The new ship was set afloat.
  这条新船下水了。
• The ship was listing badly but still kept afloat.
  船倾侧得很厉害，但却仍然漂浮不沉。
• These ships weren't designed to stay afloat upside down.
  船不是为上下颠倒的漂着设计的。
• He clung tightly to the raft to keep himself afloat.
  他们做了一个筏子，使它漂浮在水上。
• She spent seven days afloat on a raft.
  她在一只木排上漂泊了7天。
• If part of the boat has a hole in it, you cannot stay afloat, he says.
  如果船的一部分出现了漏洞，你也不可能安然无恙，他表示。
• I have so many people to thank for keeping me afloat as I drift into the deep end.
  有好多要感谢的人，谢谢他们让我在漂泊至尽头深处时，还能保持漂浮不沉。
• A number of efforts were being made to keep the company afloat
  正采取各种措施来维持公司的正常资金周转。
• Those hoping that China can keep the global economy afloat are likely to be disappointed.
  那些寄希望于中国能够维持全球经济的人可能会感到失望。
• Residents here have bounced back from some setbacks but are working harder to stay afloat.
  这里的居民已经从某些挫折中反弹过来，但依然在加倍努力维持下去。