be afloat
作表语,表示漂浮或经济可行。
The company is afloat.
公司经济上周转得开。
漂浮的;在水上(或空中)飘浮着的
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漂浮的;在水上(或空中)飘浮着的
floating on water or in the air; not sinking or submerged
The company is afloat.
公司经济上周转得开。
漂浮的
Floating.
无目的漂流
aimlessly drifting
在船上或海上发现的
In, or found while in, a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
漂浮在水面上
borne on the water; floating
The boat stayed afloat despite the strong waves.
尽管浪很大,船仍然漂浮着。
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Leaves were afloat on the calm surface of the lake.
树叶漂浮在平静的湖面上。
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The balloon remained afloat for hours before slowly descending.
气球漂浮了几个小时才慢慢下降。
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the main deck was afloat (or awash)
主甲板漂浮着(或被淹没)
WordNet
作表语,表示漂浮或经济可行。
The company is afloat.
公司经济上周转得开。
sth通常是企业、项目等,表示使其维持下去。
He kept his business afloat.
他让他的企业维持运转。
表示保持漂浮或经济上维持。
She stayed afloat by taking on extra jobs.
她靠做兼职工作维持生计。
Not this
The boat afloat on the lake.
Use this
The boat is afloat on the lake.
“afloat”是形容词,不能单独作谓语,必须与系动词连用。加上“is”后形成完整谓语。
Not this
She afloat the company during the crisis.
Use this
She kept the company afloat during the crisis.
“afloat”不是动词,不能带宾语。应用“keep + 宾语 + afloat”结构表示“使……维持下去”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
保持漂浮
The boat managed to stay afloat during the storm.
那艘船在暴风雨中设法保持漂浮。
使……漂浮
The crew worked hard to keep the raft afloat in the rough sea.
船员们努力让筏子在汹涌的大海中保持漂浮。
保持未沉没
Despite the leak, the ship remained afloat for hours.
尽管漏水,这艘船仍然漂浮了几个小时。
使下水;使漂浮
They set the new boat afloat in the harbor.
他们把新船放入港口的水中。
使……维持运转;使……免于倒闭
The central bank cut interest rates to keep the economy afloat.
中央银行降低利率以维持经济运转。
维持生存;免于失败
With sales falling, many small shops are struggling to stay afloat.
在销售下滑的情况下,许多小商店正艰难维持经营。
发长 /oʊ/ 音 (如 boat, coat)
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afloat 由 a + float(漂浮)组成,想象一片叶子在水上漂着,无目的地随波逐流,记住 float 就是漂浮。
语域:neutral 常见场景:marine and sailing contexts、news reporting (ships, flooding) 在表示“漂浮在水面上”时,afloat 是普通的中性用词,日常口语和书面报道中都很常见,没有明显的正式或非正式限制;多用于描述船只、物体或人漂浮在水面,也常见于与航海、水上活动或洪水相关的新闻。
这些词的重读音节都与 afloat 押韵,均为 /oʊt/。boat、coat、goat、float 含有相同的 'oat' 拼写;note、quote 用 'ote' 拼出同一个音。注意:flout /flaʊt/、about /əˈbaʊt/、aloft /əˈlɔːft/ 虽然形似,但发音不同,不押韵。
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