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单词 afloat
释义
afloat
adjective[after verb]
uk
/əˈfləʊt/us
/əˈfloʊt/
floatingonwater:
（在水中）漂浮的
Shespentsevendaysafloat on araft.她在一只木筏上漂流了7天。
Hemanagedtokeep/stayafloat byholdingon to thesideof theboat.他抓住了船舷才使自己没有沉到水底。
having enoughmoneytopaywhat youowe:
有偿债能力的；经济上周转得开的
Manysmallbusinessesarestrugglingtostay/keepafloat.许多小企业惨淡维持经营。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Terms for location & direction used at sea
  • abaft
  • adrift
  • aft
  • aground
  • amidships
  • ashore
  • astern
  • cast
  • castsomeoneadriftidiom
  • deck
  • fore
  • inshore
  • longshore
  • offshore
  • onshore
  • out
  • overboard
  • shore

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Rich and wealthy
(Definition ofafloatfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

afloat| American Dictionary

afloat
adjective
us
/əˈfloʊt/
floatingon or inwater:
They couldn’tkeeptheferryafloat.
fig.Loanprogramsareaimedatkeepingsmallbusinessesafloat(=operating).
(Definition ofafloatfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

afloat| Business English

afloat
adjective
FINANCE
uk
/əˈfləʊt/us
having enoughmoneytopaywhat youoweand not havedebts:
keep sth afloatThey needbillionofdollarstokeepthecompanyafloat.
stay afloatEven whenparentcompaniesarefightingtostayafloat, you'llfindaninternetcompanyboastingaboutitsincome.
(Definition ofafloatfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofafloat

afloat
Is he floating across or crossingafloat?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Unable to stayafloatas a semantic theory of "law" positivism, along with other jurisprudential views in the same boat, must be recast as constructive interpretations of law.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Can you stayafloatin water ?
From theCambridge English Corpus
Results show that after 1 year of immersion in sea water, seven of the 90 seeds left after the germination experiment had sunk and the remaining 83 were stillafloat.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The national economy staysafloatthanks to drugs.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
We could have kept a substantial part of itafloatat second reading, but it looks as if this too is not going to happen.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Is it not a case of either being able to remainafloatin such circumstances or sinking altogether?
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Only a proportion of the 76 admirals are eligible to fly their flagsafloat.
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Would it not be better to put part of that headquarters—perhaps the communications part—afloat?
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Many, if not all, of those clubs rely on the hard work and commitment of their volunteers to stayafloat.
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She now has 1,500,000 gross tonsafloat, and she has over 1,000,000 gross tons building.
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In my view, it is very wrong indeed to put any such stories or rumoursafloat.
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If such discussion forums are facilitated, there really is a chance of our managing to keep the small and medium-sized shipping industryafloat.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Our current assessment is that interim storageafloatprovides a safe and cost effective route to final disposal.
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Support services that are often crucial to keeping a familyafloathave been shut.
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