afloatKK [əˋflot] /əˈfloʊt/形容詞1漂浮的、浮著的多作表語The small boat stayed afloat despite the rough waves.儘管浪很大,那艘小船仍然浮在水面上。2不負債的、能維持運作的常與 stay、keep 連用The restaurant barely stayed afloat during the slow winter months.那家餐廳在冬季淡季勉強撐了下來。3淹水的、積水的After the storm, the basement was afloat with muddy water.暴風雨過後,地下室積滿了泥水。4在海上的、在船上的He spent three months afloat before returning to port.他在海上待了三個月才回到港口。副詞1漂浮著、浮在水面They set the paper lanterns afloat on the river.他們把紙燈籠放到河上漂流。