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单词

afloat

读音
əˈfloʊt
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释义

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

例句

The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water.
古人认为地球漂浮在水里。
We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.
我们拼命往外舀水让船漂浮了几个小时。
While the swimmer's movements may be smooth and fluid, people have neither fins to stay afloat or generate speed, nor gills to deal with going under.
虽然游泳者的动作可能是平稳和流畅的,但人们既没有鳍来保持漂浮或产生速度,也没有鳃用于在水下呼吸。

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three times faster than they can move on land,kept afloat by ...trapped wind.
as they have been for generations,on islands that stay afloat for over 25 years.Although global attention is focused on the pandemic,
So I'm wondering what is manageable?How can I keep those friendships afloat without getting overwhelmed?[Am I Normal? with Mona Chalabi]
and expanded health care to cover more of the population.They gave money to businesses to help keep them afloatwhile much of the economy was temporarily shut down.
all the cogs that keep turning;and the people kept afloat because of our backbreaking work.Let us remember that we are magic.
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