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BNC: 13781 COCA: 11249

afloat

adjective
/əˈfləʊt/
/əˈfləʊt/
[not before noun]
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  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。
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    • 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • keep
    • remain
    • …
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  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
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • keep
    • stay
    • keep something
    • …
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    3. Word OriginOld English on flote (from a- ‘to, towards’ and float), influenced in Middle English by Old Norse á flot(i) and Old French en flot.
BNC: 13781 COCA: 11249
afloat

adjective¹

 1floating on water漂浮VERBS➤be漂浮着▸➤keep, remain, stay持續漂浮着；仍然漂浮着；保持漂浮的狀態▸➤set sth使某物漂浮着◇The children set their new boat afloat on the lake.孩子們讓新船漂在湖中。➤keep sth使某物保持漂浮狀態◇They were struggling to keep the vessel afloat.他們盡力讓船漂浮。
afloat

adjective²

 2able to survive financially經濟上可維持VERBS➤keep, stay維持下去；保持不負債◇He is struggling to keep afloat after a series of emotional and health problems.在經歷了一系列的情感打擊和健康問題後，他正努力使自己支撑下去。➤keep sth使⋯不負債◇They had to sell their assets to keep the business afloat.他們不得不賣掉資產以使企業維持下去。
BNC: 13781 COCA: 11249
BNC: 13781 COCA: 11249
afloat
Floating and the ability to float: afloat, adrift, buoyant...
Booking on and travelling by transport: aboard, afloat, aisle seat...
Not in debt: afloat, be even, solvency...

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