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    afloat

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++a·float /əˈfləʊt $ əˈfloʊt/ adjective [not before noun]  1  ENOUGHhaving enough money to operate or stay out of debt 经济上周转得开的；不欠债的keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat The Treasury borrowed £40 billion, just to stay afloat. 财政部借了400亿英镑，才勉强维持下去。2  ON/ON TOP OFfloating on water 漂浮的keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat Somehow we kept the ship afloat. 我们总算没有让船沉下去。 —afloat adverb
    Examples from the Corpus
    afloat• I moved my hands and feet slightly to stay afloat.• Those in the water tried to hold on to the boats that were still afloat.• Hereford lived dangerously but by half time were still managing to keep afloat.• It was near low water now, and I had to get the dinghy afloat.• The Normandie, due on May 18, promises luxury afloat.• The swimsuits and trunks have attached foam shoulders to help keep kids afloat.• The Chattahoochee was too shallow to keep barges afloat in the navigable waterway south of Atlanta.• In spite of my warnings about leaving the boat where it would stay afloat, the inevitable had happened and he was stranded.    From Longman Business Dictionaryafloata‧float /əˈfləʊtəˈfloʊt/ adjectiveCOMMERCE having enough money to operate or stay out of debtMatthew has been selling key assets just to keep the business afloat.The company needs a cash injection of around £3 million to stay afloat.Origin afloat Old English on flot “on the sea”
    a·float adjectiveChineseSyllable
    of out to Corpus having debt Business or operate money enough stay


    afloat
    a‧float /əˈfləʊt $ əˈfloʊt/ adjective [not before noun]
     Language: Old English
     Origin: on flot 'on the sea'
    1. having enough money to operate or stay out of debt
        keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat
        The Treasury borrowed £40 billion, just to stay afloat.
    2. floating on water
        keep (somebody/something) afloat/stay afloat
        Somehow we kept the ship afloat.
    —afloat adverb


    afloatBrE /əˈfləʊt/ 🔊NAmE /əˈfloʊt/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] floating on water （在水上）漂浮◆Somehow we kept the boat afloat. 我们想办法使船没有下沉。🔊🔊(of a business, etc. 企业等) having enough money to pay debts; able to survive 有偿债能力；能维持下去◆They will have to borrow £10 million next year, just to stay afloat. 明年他们得举债 1 000 万英镑才能维持下去。🔊🔊<titled tranID="25" status="1">cheap</titled>competitive ◇ budget ◇ affordable ◇ reasonable ◇ inexpensive

    These words all describe a product or service that costs little money or less money than you expected. 以上各词均指产品或服务花钱少或低于预期。

    • cheap costing little money or less money than you expected; charging low prices 指花钱少、便宜、收费低廉 NOTE Cheap can also be used in a disapproving way to suggest that sth is poor quality as well as low in price. * cheap 亦可作贬义，指价低质劣：◆a bottle of cheap perfume 一瓶低价劣质香水
    • competitive (of prices, goods or services) as cheap as or cheaper than those offered by other companies; able to offer goods or services at competitive prices 指价格、产品或服务收费方面具有竞争力
    • budget [only before noun] (used especially in advertising) cheap because it offers only a basic level of service （尤用于广告）指仅提供基本服务因而价格低廉
    • affordable cheap enough for most people to afford 指多数人买得起或负担得来的
    • reasonable (of prices) not too expensive 指价格不太高、公道的
    • inexpensive (rather formal) cheap 指不昂贵 NOTE Inexpensive is often used to mean that sth is good value for its price. It is sometimes used instead of cheap, because cheap can suggest that sth is poor quality. * inexpensive 常含物有所值之义，有时用以代替 cheap，因为 cheap 可有质量低劣的含义。

    Patterns

    • cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/reasonable prices/fares/rates
    • cheap/competitive/budget/affordable/inexpensive products/services