大学英语词汇短语释义解析及例句 afloat


释义：

afloat adj. 经济上周转得开的，不欠债的；漂浮的；在流传中的，当前的；在船（或艇）上的；海上的；浸水的
adv. 不欠债地，周转顺畅地；漂浮着；在流传中，当前；在海上；浸满水

例句：


The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water.

古人认为地球漂浮在水里。



We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.

我们拼命往外舀水让船漂浮了几个小时。



Icebergs 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。



While 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.

虽然游泳者的动作可能是平稳和流畅的，但人们既没有鳍来保持漂浮或产生速度，也没有鳃用于在水下呼吸。



Somehow we kept the boat afloat.

我们想办法使船没有下沉。



I had to battle hard just to stay afloat.

我得用力挣扎才能勉强浮住。



A number of efforts were being made to keep the company afloat.

在做多种努力以保持公司继续维持下去。



They talked modestly of their valiant efforts to keep the tanker afloat.

他们谦虚地谈论了他们为让油轮保持不沉而付出的英勇努力。



Many papers stayed afloat by pushing journalists overboard.

许多报社通过裁减新闻记者来渡过难关。



It'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·斯坦达德在费城是一名顾问，她向有志成为科技企业家的有色人种女士提供服务，但是她需要身兼数职才能维持生计。



The 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.

气球是一个透明的结构，根据栖息在气球上的阑尾鱼的类型，气球的设计也有所不同，它还能保护动物，帮助它们保持漂浮。



Their remittances keep Moldova afloat.

依靠他们的汇款，摩尔多瓦才得以维持下去。



How does all this water stay afloat?

这么多的水是如何维持悬浮状态的？



The Titanic stayed afloat for 2 hr. 40 min.

而泰坦尼克号漂浮了2小时40分钟——因此，人类的行为各不相同。



Still, his career was solid and his life was afloat.

但那时他的事业仍然稳固，生活舒适。



Cup of water vapor emitted slightly, tea quietly afloat.

杯子冒出微微的水汽，茶叶静静浮着。



The public now plays a big part in keeping farmers afloat.

现在，公众事业使农场能够顺利地经营下去。



So Europeans are doing their best to keep their system afloat.

因此欧洲人正竭尽全力的维持着他们的系统。



The boat was finally submerged and he struggled to stay afloat.

最后，小船终于沉下去了。



It kept the Banks afloat and restored public confidence in them.

它保留了银行的活跃并恢复了公众的信心。



The state whaling company is kept afloat with cheap loans and subsidies.

国有捕鲸公司的存在也仰赖于低息贷款和补贴。



So the taxpayer had no real choice but to step in to keep the system afloat.

因此，纳税人别无选择，只能伸出援手以确保金融系统的正常运作。



Small daily pleasures keep us emotionally afloat, balancing out life's lows.

小的日常喜悦保持我们的情感荡漾着，以平衡我们生活中的低潮。



The company didn't need the money to stay afloat, but to keep its Banks happy.

公司不是用这笔钱来确保运营的，而是让银行高兴。