stay afloat
基本解释
- 继续浮在水面上的
- 保持漂浮的
英汉例句
- I have a family; I can't take a $10-an-hour job and still stay afloat.
我有家庭；我不能接受一个10美元一小时的工作。 我现在还在等待机会。 - While the swimmer's movements may be smooth and "fluid, " people have neither fins to stay afloat or generate speed, nor gills to deal with going under.
虽然游泳者可以在水中平静的“流淌”，但人类没有帮助漂浮或前进的鳍，也没有可用于在水下呼吸的腮。 - Maintaining their interest will be crucial if Nicaragua is to stay afloat when Venezuela’s generosity runs out.
当委内瑞拉 不在慷慨，假如尼加瓜拉仍旧保持不欠债，保持他们的利益将是十分重要的。 - The boat was so small that no one believed it could stay afloat for very long.
- AIG has received more public funds to stay afloat than any other firm, with the government owning an 80-percent stake in the company.
- Despite swirling changes in jazz over the decades, Blue Note has managed to stay afloat with distinguished players, from its earliest years with stride pianist James P.Johnson;
- Half of Europe is already in recession and the other half struggles to stay afloat.
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