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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，只有救生衣才能使他漂浮。
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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.