afloat

• يصف شيئًا يطفو على سطح الماء أو لا يغرق؛ ويُستخدم أيضًا مجازيًا لوصف عمل أو شخص قادر على البقاء ماليًا وتجاوز الصعوبات.

Describes something that is floating on water or not sinking; also used figuratively to describe a business or person managing to survive financially.

1. Floating on waterB1formal

   Resting or moving on the surface of a liquid, especially water.

   طافٍ على الماء

   • The boat remained afloat despite the storm.
   • A piece of wood was kept afloat by the buoyant water.
   • The swimmer struggled to stay afloat in the rough sea.

   المرادفاتadriftbuoyantfloatingwaterborne

2. Aimlessly driftingB2informal

   Moving without a clear direction or purpose, often carried by currents or circumstances.

   متجاذب بلا هدف

   • After losing his job, he felt afloat in life without any plans.
   • The raft was afloat on the river, drifting wherever the current took it.
   • Her thoughts were afloat, wandering from one idea to another.

   المرادفاتadriftdirectionlessdriftingpurposelesswandering

   الأضدادdetermineddirectedpurposefulresolute

3. Covered with waterB2formal

   Submerged or partially submerged, often referring to land or objects being flooded.

   مغمور بالماء

   • The fields were afloat after the heavy rains.
   • The basement was afloat with several inches of water.
   • The entire village was afloat due to the river overflowing.

   المرادفاتawashfloodedinundatedsubmergedwaterlogged