afloat

adj.

1. （在水上）漂浮
   floating on water
   1. Somehow we kept the boat afloat.
      我们想办法使船没有下沉。
2. 有偿债能力；能维持下去
   having enough money to pay debts; able to survive
   1. 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。

1. ADV 漂浮着
   If someone or something is afloat, they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink.
   1. 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。
   2. 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。
2. ADV 不欠债地；周转顺畅地
   If a person, business, or country stays afloat or is kept afloat, they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating.
   1. 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。
   2. They are borrowing just to stay afloat, not for investment.
      他们借钱只为了周转，而不是投资。

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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。
4. They are borrowing just to stay afloat, not for investment.
   他们借钱只为了周转，而不是投资。
5. The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water
   古人认为地球飘浮在水里。
6. Taxpayers and their elected representatives kept the system afloat during the crisis.
   纳税人和他们选出的代表在本次危机期间帮助金融体系渡过了难关。
7. I am no longer drowning, so I can help keep you afloat with a little boost.
   我已经不再下沉，所以我可以轻轻托着你，让你也浮起来。
8. Because of that, the influx of Chinese tourists has helped keep the three economies afloat.
   正因如此，中国游客的涌入挽救了这三个经济体的命运。
9. Residents here have bounced back from some setbacks but are working harder to stay afloat.
   这里的居民已经从某些挫折中反弹过来，但依然在加倍努力维持下去。
10. The new ship was set afloat.
    这条新船下水了。
11. But the question we really should be asking is: why keep insolvent banks afloat?
    但我们真正应该问的是，为什么要保住这些无力偿债的银行？
12. I was sure the "beauty" could not keep afloat for a long time.
    我断定这艘“美人号”不会浮在水面上太久了。
13. Hair, nail, hedge clippings The lower deck is afloat.
    剪下的头发、指甲、篱笆.下层甲板浸满了水。
14. Tom is single-handedly keeping us afloat this quarter.
    汤姆单手支撑起了我们这一季度的任务。
15. If part of the boat has a hole in it, you cannot stay afloat, he says.
    如果船的一部分出现了漏洞，你也不可能安然无恙，他表示。
16. If you are trying to swim you must believe that the sea is going to keep you afloat.
    如果你想游泳的话，你必须首先相信海水能让你浮起来，对吧。
17. She spent seven days afloat on a raft.
    她在一只木排上漂泊了7天。
18. If you never leave the dock, you'll never have an enterprise to keep afloat.
    如果你从没离开过甲板，你就永远不会有浮在水面的一个企业。
19. These ships weren't designed to stay afloat upside down.
    船不是为上下颠倒的漂着设计的。
20. 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。
21. He mended the boat and it was soon afloat again.
    他修理了小船，很快它又漂在水面上了。
22. The ship was listing badly but still kept afloat.
    船倾侧得很厉害，但却仍然漂浮不沉。
23. I have so many people to thank for keeping me afloat as I drift into the deep end.
    有好多要感谢的人，谢谢他们让我在漂泊至尽头深处时，还能保持漂浮不沉。
24. He clung tightly to the raft to keep himself afloat.
    他们做了一个筏子，使它漂浮在水上。
25. The firm managed to stay afloat during the recession.
    在经济衰退期间，公司设法渡过了难关。
26. That might be the price society has to pay to keep the banking system afloat without crippling future taxpayers.
    这或许是社会为使银行体系摆脱困境、同时不致使未来纳税人深陷泥沼所必须付出的代价。
27. He couldn't swim but a large piece of wood kept him afloat.
    不会游泳，但一块大木板使他漂浮起来。
28. Those hoping that China can keep the global economy afloat are likely to be disappointed.
    那些寄希望于中国能够维持全球经济的人可能会感到失望。
29. We managed to get the boat afloat again.
    我们成功地再次让小船漂了起来。