AFLOAT

英[ə'fləʊt] 美[ə'floʊt] adj. 漂浮的；在海(船)上的；無欠債的；浸滿水的；在流傳中的 adv. 飄浮地；在海(船)上；在流傳中；免於經濟困難地

基本介紹

• 外文名：afloat
• 性質：英語單詞

雙語例句

• 1The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water.古人認為地球漂浮在水裡。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 2We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.我們拚命往外舀水讓船漂浮了幾個小時。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 3Icebergs afloat today are made of snowflakes that have fallen over long ages of time.今天漂浮在水面上的冰山由很多年前降落的雪花形成。
• 4While the swimmer's movements may be smooth and fluid, people have neither fins to stay afloat or generate speed, nor gills to deal with going under.雖然游泳者的動作可能是平穩和流暢的，但人們既沒有鰭來保持漂浮或產生速度，也沒有鰓用於在水下呼吸。
• 5Somehow we kept the boat afloat.我們想辦法使船沒有下沉。《牛津詞典》
• 6I had to battle hard just to stay afloat.我得用力掙扎才能勉強浮住。《牛津詞典》
• 7A number of efforts were being made to keep the company afloat.在做多種努力以保持公司繼續維持下去。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 8They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat.他們謙虛地談論了他們為讓油輪保持不沉而付出的英勇努力。《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》
• 9Many papers stayed afloat by pushing journalists overboard.許多報社通過裁減新聞記者來渡過難關。
• 10It's Tiffanie Standard, a counselor for young women of color in Philadelphia who want to be tech entrepreneurs—but who must work multiple jobs to stay afloat.蒂法尼·斯坦達德在費城是一名顧問，她向有志成為科技企業家的有色人種女士提供服務，但是她需要身兼數職才能維持生計。
• 11The balloon, a transparent structure that varies in design according to the type of appendicularian inhabiting it, also protects the animal and helps to keep it afloat.氣球是一個透明的結構，根據棲息在氣球上的闌尾魚的類型，氣球的設計也有所不同，它還能保護動物，幫助它們保持漂浮。
• 12Their remittances keep Moldova afloat.依靠他們的匯款，摩爾多瓦才得以維持下去。
• 13How does all this water stay afloat?這么多的水是如何維持懸浮狀態的？
• 14The Titanic stayed afloat for 2 hr. 40 min.而鐵達尼號漂浮了2小時40分鐘——因此，人類的行為各不相同。
• 15Still, his career was solid and his life was afloat.但那時他的事業仍然穩固，生活舒適。
• 16Cup of water vapor emitted slightly, tea quietly afloat.杯子冒出微微的水汽，茶葉靜靜浮著。
• 17The public now plays a big part in keeping farmers afloat.現在，公眾事業使農場能夠順利地經營下去。
• 18So Europeans are doing their best to keep their system afloat.因此歐洲人正竭盡全力的維持著他們的系統。
• 19The boat was finally submerged and he struggled to stay afloat.最後，小船終於沉下去了。
• 20It kept the Banks afloat and restored public confidence in them.它保留了銀行的活躍並恢復了公眾的信心。
• 21The state whaling company is kept afloat with cheap loans and subsidies.國有捕鯨公司的存在也仰賴於低息貸款和補貼。
• 22So the taxpayer had no real choice but to step in to keep the system afloat.因此，納稅人別無選擇，只能伸出援手以確保金融系統的正常運作。
• 23Small daily pleasures keep us emotionally afloat, balancing out life's lows.小的日常喜悅保持我們的情感蕩漾著，以平衡我們生活中的低潮。
• 24The company didn't need the money to stay afloat, but to keep its Banks happy.公司不是用這筆錢來確保運營的，而是讓銀行高興。
• 25Chronically understaffed and under-funded, your team struggles to stay afloat.由於一直都短缺人手並且資金不足，你的團隊拚命努力才能勉強支撐。
• 26The stimulus money helped keep many states afloat, a cushion that no longer exists.這筆刺激資金幫助了許多州的財政得以維持，這種補貼再也不會有了。
• 27To stay afloat, they need to drive down costs without crippling their core business.為了擺脫困境，音樂公司需要在不損害其核心業務的前提下壓縮成本。