afloat

• 指漂浮在水面上或不沉没；也用于比喻企业或个人在经济上维持生存、免于破产。

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.

   漂浮在水上

   • 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.

   同义词adriftbuoyantfloatingwaterborne

2. Aimlessly driftingB2informal

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

   漂泊不定

   • 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.

   同义词adriftdirectionlessdriftingpurposelesswandering

   反义词determineddirectedpurposefulresolute

3. Covered with waterB2formal

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

   被水淹没的

   • 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.

   同义词awashfloodedinundatedsubmergedwaterlogged