a·float
adjective/əˈfləʊt/
/əˈfləʊt/
[not before noun]- floating on water
（在水上）漂浮 - Somehow we kept the boat afloat.
我们想办法使船没有下沉。 - He could not swim and only a life jacket kept him afloat.
他不会游泳，只有一件救生衣让他漂浮在水面上。
Extra Examples- The children set their new boat afloat on the lake.
孩子们让新船漂在湖中。 - They were struggling to keep the vessel afloat.
他们尽力让船漂浮。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- keep
- remain
- …
- Somehow we kept the boat afloat.
- (of a business, etc.) having enough money to pay debts; able to survive
有偿债能力；能维持下去 - 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。 - They had to sell their assets to keep the business afloat.
他们不得不卖掉资产以使企业维持下去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- keep
- stay
- keep something
- …
More Like This Adjectives that do not come before a nounAdjectives that do not come before a noun- afloat
- addicted
- afraid
- alike
- alive
- alone
- ashamed
- asleep
- awake
- They will have to borrow £10 million next year, just to stay afloat.
Word OriginOld English on flote (from a- ‘to, towards’ and float), influenced in Middle English by Old Norse á flot(i) and Old French en flot.