Afloat
[ ə'fləut ]
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adj.& adv. 在船上（的）;浮在水面（的）;漂流着的;漂浮不定;
adj. 在船上（的）;
📝 例句
Somehow we kept the boat afloat.
我们想办法使船没有下沉。
📖 牛津释义
afloat
adj[pred 作表语]
1 floating in water or air （在水中或空中）漂浮著
The boat stuck on a sandbank but we soon got it afloat again. 小船在沙丘搁浅, 没过多久我们就又使它航行自如了.
The ship was listing badly but still kept afloat. 船倾侧得很厉害, 但却仍然漂浮不沉.
2 at sea; on board ship 在海上; 在船上
enjoy life afloat 喜欢海上生活.
3 out of debt or difficulties 无债; 无困难
The firm managed to stay afloat during the recession. 在经济衰退期间, 公司设法渡过了难关.
4 functioning 起作用: get a new business afloat, ie start it 创办新的企业.
5 (of rumours) being generally talked about; circulating （指谣言）传播; 流传
There's a story afloat that he'll resign. 有个传闻说他要辞职.
🔁 扩展释义
*[ә'flәut]a. 飘浮着的, 在海上的, 浸满水的, 在进行中的ad. 飘浮着, 在海上, 浸满水, 在进行中【机】 飘浮状态, 浮升状态
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Life without a friend is death without a witness.
在世无朋友，死后无证人。
However, in recent times the old-age pension has only been paid to the poorest people because there has been an increase in the number of people out of work.189
然而阳近一段时间，老年养老金只付给那些最穷的人，因为失业的人数一直在增长。