西瓜单词

afloat是什么意思

afloat

英 [ə'fləʊt] 美 [ə'flot]

afloat (adj.): Old English aflote, on flot, from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + flot "body of water" (see float (n.)).

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。

来自柯林斯例句

2. We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.: 我们拼命往外舀水，使它继续漂浮了几个小时。

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。