afloat
音标发音
- 英式音标 [əˈfləʊt]
- 美式音标 [əˈfloʊt]
- 国际音标 [ə'fləut]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj. 漂浮的，不沉的；在船（或艇）上的；经济上周转得开的，不欠债的；能维持下去的；在传播的，当前的；海上的；浸水的
- adv. 飘浮著；在船（或艇）上地；摆脱债务；在流传中，当前；浸满水；在海上
词根记忆
- a + float(漂浮)→漂浮的
同根派生
英汉例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - Somehow we kept the boat afloat.
我们想办法使船没有下沉。 - 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。
词组短语
- afloat contact 浮动接点
- afloat stability 浮态稳性;详细翻译
- go afloat 乘船;下水
- afloat condition 浮扬状态
- afloat DOG 一漂浮狗
短语
英英字典
- floating on water
- If someone or something is afloat, they remain partly above the surface of water and do not sink.
- If a person, business, or country stays afloat or is kept afloat, they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating.
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 浮着