| 单词 | afloat |
| 释义 | afloat (once / 1000 pages) adj If something's afloat, it's drifting on the water. When you sail toy boats, you set them afloat across a pond or lake. You can set something afloat, like an inner tube in a pool or a leaf on a stream, or you can struggle to stay afloat, as when the passengers of a capsized boat try to keep their heads above water. In either case, being afloat means floating on the surface. The Old English word is aflote, from a Germanic root word. WORD FAMILYafloat USAGE EXAMPLESAfloat, Raban writes, he found a “sea-distance” that matched his sense of estrangement from Britain, and the grounding stability that eluded him on land. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) Dave Goodside kept the Beach Cafe restaurant open, borrowing money, laying off employees and sometimes working nonstop to remain afloat. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) The people trying to enter the U.S. illegally were struggling to stay afloat when they were spotted by agents late Monday night. Washington Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj borne on the water; floating Syn|Ant adrift afloat on the surface of a body of water floatingborne up by or suspended in a liquid waterbornesupported by water aground stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float 2adj aimlessly drifting Syn adrift, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected purposeless not evidencing any purpose or goal 3adj covered with water the main deck was afloat (or awash) Syn awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing full containing as much or as many as is possible or normal |
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