afloat
adj. 经济上周转得开的,不欠债的;漂浮的;在流传中的,当前的;在船(或艇)上的;海上的;浸水的
adv. 不欠债地,周转顺畅地;漂浮着;在流传中,当前;在海上;浸满水
例句
The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water.
古人认为地球漂浮在水里。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
We kept her afloat for a couple of hours by bailing frantically.
我们拼命往外舀水让船漂浮了几个小时。
Icebergs afloat today are made of snowflakes that have fallen over long ages of time.
今天漂浮在水面上的冰山由很多年前降落的雪花形成。