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BNC: 13781 COCA: 11249

afloat

a·float /əˈfləʊt $ əˈfloʊt/ adjectiveadj [not before noun]  
1  ENOUGHhaving enough money to operate or stay out of debt 经济上周转得开的；不欠债的
keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat
 The Treasury borrowed £40 billion, just to stay afloat.
财政部借了400亿英镑，才勉强维持下去。
2  ON/ON TOP OFfloating on water 漂浮的
keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat
 Somehow we kept the ship afloat.
我们总算没有让船沉下去。
—afloat adverbadv
Examples from the Corpus
afloat• I moved my hands and feet slightly to stay afloat.• Those in the water tried to hold on to the boats that were still afloat.• Hereford lived dangerously but by half time were still managing to keep afloat.• It was near low water now, and I had to get the dinghy afloat.• The Normandie, due on May 18, promises luxury afloat.• The swimsuits and trunks have attached foam shoulders to help keep kids afloat.• The Chattahoochee was too shallow to keep barges afloat in the navigable waterway south of Atlanta.• In spite of my warnings about leaving the boat where it would stay afloat, the inevitable had happened and he was stranded.
From Longman Business Dictionary
afloata·float /əˈfləʊtəˈfloʊt/ adjectiveadjCOMMERCE
having enough money to operate or stay out of debt
Matthew has been selling key assets just to keep the business afloat.
The company needs a cash injection of around £3 million to stay afloat.
Origin afloat
Old English on flot “on the sea”
a·float adjectiveadj
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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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