afloat
afloat
a∙float / əˈflot ; əˈfləʊt /
◙adj [not before noun]
1. having enough money to operate or stay out of debt
• 经济上周转得开的; 不欠债的:
»keep (sb / sth) afloat / stay afloat
»The Treasury borrowed ￡40 billion, just to stay afloat.
财政部借了 400 亿英镑，只是为了能维持下去。
2. floating on water
• 漂浮的:
»keep (sb / sth) afloat / stay afloat
»Somehow we kept the ship afloat.
我们想方设法使船没有下沉。
♦afloatadv.
