基本释义
- adj.
- 漂浮; 有偿债能力; 能维持下去; 周转顺畅
实用例句
Somehow we kept the boat afloat.
我们想办法使船没有下沉。
牛津词典
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。
牛津词典
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。
They are borrowing just to stay afloat, not for investment.
他们借钱只为了周转，而不是投资。
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。
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。
Our plans are afloat.
我们的计划尚未定案.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
Because the Alba Iulia was still afloat , at 1700 hours , two tugs left from Constanta.
15时40分,Ossag开始救援那些等待在受损舰只上的落难者.
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Help me get the boat afloat.
帮我把那只小船弄浮起来.
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If you can spare the money, viewing abundant game afloat a balloon is an unforgettable experience.
如果你能承受乘坐热气球的费用, 从空中大范围观看马拉公园里的景象将是一个难忘的经历.
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Rumors of a revolt were afloat.
叛变的谣言四起.
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A ship is afloat.
一条船漂在水上.
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He kept the business afloat.
他努力使商行维持下去.
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The boat is afloat.
船浮在水面.
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The inheritance kept them afloat for years.
遗产使他们好多年免于经济困难.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
He is struggling to keep afloat after a series of emotional and health problems.
在经历了一系列的情感打击和健康问题后,他正努力使自己能夠支撑下去.
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We have to get out of the red, if we want to stay afloat.
如果我们想轻装上阵的话, 必须偿清债务.
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They had to sell their assets to keep the business afloat.
他们得售卖资产使企业免于负债.
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These workers, imported from across the country, join 25,000 other migrant laborers to keep afloat.
工人们来自全国各地, 他们与其他25000农民工一起维系着华西村的发展.
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Our affair are all afloat.
我们的事情全都在流传.
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His business is facing difficulties, but it is staying afloat.
他的生意遇到一些困难, 但还能维持.
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They made a raft and set it afloat.
他们做了一个筏子,使它漂浮在水上.
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Already , the auto industry has required government loans to stay afloat.
汽车业已经要求政府提供贷款以维持生存.
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She spent seven days afloat on a raft.
她在一只木筏上漂泊了七天.
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Include some of the largest vessels afloat.
包括在海上航行着的一些最大的船只.
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So , so business leaders say keeping the sector airflow afloat remains a challenge for the government.
所以这些专家认为保证经济部门的稳定仍是政府面临的一大挑战.
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He clung tightly to the raft to keep himself afloat.
他紧紧地贴在木筏上,好让自己浮在水面.
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Hurling his arms and legs around wildly, he kept afloat but wasted much effort.
他用胳膊和腿在水中乱划, 这样虽可以漂浮,但却白费了许多力气.
《简明英汉词典》
Due to special features of workboat, their afloat condition adjustment is very important.
由于工程船的一些特殊特点, 船舶的浮态调整非常重要.
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The lower deck is afloat.
下层甲板浸满了水.
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真题例句
If it clears the House, this measure would still have to get through the Senate where someone is bound to point out that it amounts to the bare, bare minimum necessary to keep the Postal Service afloat, not comprehensive reform.
出自-2018年考研阅读原文If it clears the House, this measure would still have to get through the Senate-where someone is bound to point out that it amounts to the bare, bare minimum necessary to keep the Postal Service afloat, not comprehensive reform.
2018年考研真题（英语一）阅读理解 Section ⅡMany papers stayed afloat by pushing journalists overboard.
2011年考研真题（英语二）阅读理解 Section Ⅱ英英释义
1. aimlessly drifting
2. borne on the water; floating
3. covered with water;
"the main deck was afloat (or awash)"
"the monsoon left the whole place awash"
"a flooded bathroom"
"inundated farmlands"
"an overflowing tub"