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词汇 afloat
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afloat

adjective
/əˈfləʊt/
/əˈfləʊt/
[not before noun]
  1. floating on water(在水上)漂浮
    • Somehow we kept the boat afloat.我们想办法使船没有下沉。
    • He could not swim and only a life jacket kept him afloat.他不会游泳,只有一件救生衣让他漂浮着。
    • The children set their new boat afloat on the lake.孩子们让新船漂在湖中。
    • They were struggling to keep the vessel afloat.他们尽力让船漂浮。
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • keep
    • remain
  2. (of a business, etc.企业等) having enough money to pay debts; able to survive有偿债能力;能维持下去
    • 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。
    • They had to sell their assets to keep the business afloat.他们不得不卖掉资产以使企业维持下去。
    Topics Businessc2
    Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • keep
    • stay
    • keep something
    More Like This Adjectives that do not come before a nounAdjectives that do not come before a noun
    • afloat
    • addicted
    • afraid
    • alike
    • alive
    • alone
    • ashamed
    • asleep
    • awake
  3. 词源Old English on flote (from a- ‘to, towards’ and float), influenced in Middle English by Old Norse á flot(i) and Old French en flot.
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