Word · Frequency #13781
afloat
漂浮的；在水上（或空中）飘浮着的
floating on water or in the air; not sinking or submerged
- 1.
Floating.
漂浮的
- 2.
aimlessly drifting
无目的漂流
- 3.
In, or found while in, a vessel at sea or on another body of water.
在船上或海上发现的
- 4.
borne on the water; floating
漂浮在水面上
- 5.
Floating in the air; flowing freely; not tied, braided, etc. (of hair or clothing)
在空中飘浮；自由飘动；未扎起、未编辫等(指头发或衣物)
- 6.
covered with water
被水覆盖
- 7.
Covered with water, bearing floating objects.
被水覆盖,载有漂浮物
- 8.
Covered, overspread, filled (with or in something).
覆盖、布满、充满(某物)
- 9.
Having just enough resources to continue to operate; barely able to pay expenses; (of a private individual, family, etc.) keeping one's head above water.
勉强维持运营；勉强支付开支；个人或家庭等勉强维持生计
- 10.
Believed or talked about by many people; being passed from person to person.
被许多人相信或谈论；流传
经济上周转得开的；不欠债的；在进行中的；流传中的；漂浮的；无目的漂流；在船上或海上发现的
In use
The boat stayed afloat despite the strong waves.
Leaves were afloat on the calm surface of the lake.
The balloon remained afloat for hours before slowly descending.
the main deck was afloat (or awash)
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。
keep sth afloat
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。
stay afloat
表示保持漂浮或经济上维持。
Connections
Collocations
- stay afloat
- 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。
- keep afloat
- 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。
- remain afloat
- 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。
- set afloat
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- keep (something) afloat
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.