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adv.飘浮著；在船（或艇）上地；摆脱债务；在流传中，当前；浸满水；在海上
adj.漂浮的，不沉的；在船（或艇）上的；经济上周转得开的，不欠债的；能维持下去的；在传播的，当前的；海上的；浸水的
float───v.使漂浮，浮动；漂流，飘动；飘移；安排（贷款）提出，提请考虑（想法或计划）；发行（股票）上市；（货币汇率）自由浮动实行；n.（酒吧等用于给顾客找零的）备用零钱；彩车，花车；浮板；漂浮物；鱼漂；浮子；加冰激凌的饮料；浮动期；坐浮箱（治病、疗伤或放松）；救生圈；n.(Float)（美、英、德）弗洛特（人名）
refloat───vt.使再浮起；打捞
bloat───adj.肿胀的，鼓起的；饮食过度的，胃胀的；v.使膨胀，肿胀；腌制；溢出；n.膨胀；过度，过量；（牛、羊等的）胃气胀
floats───n.花车（float的复数）；飘浮物；v.漂浮；浮动（float的单三形式）
floaty───adj.吃水浅的；能浮起的
gloat───vi.幸灾乐祸；心满意足地注视；n.幸灾乐祸；贪婪的盯视；洋洋得意
ploat───vt.痛打；拔羽毛
bobfloat───n.浮子
mailboat───n.（装运邮件的）邮船
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。
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.───虽然游泳者的动作可能是平稳和流畅的，但人们既没有鳍来保持漂浮或产生速度，也没有鳃用于在水下呼吸。
The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water.───古人认为地球漂浮在水里。
The Federal Reserve would have to pump huge sums of money into the market to keep other banks afloat after Salomon failed to pay them.───在所罗门无力向其他银行进行支付后，美联储将不得不向市场注入巨额资金，以维持其他银行的运转。
Keep Greece afloat for a couple of years and the rest of the eurozone will be robust enough to withstand the shock of a default.───只要再硬撑希腊两三年，欧元区其它地区的状况就可变得更加健康，足以抵御一场违约造成的冲击。
That seems to be the mission of the finance industry as a whole: to keep everyone afloat.───这似乎是金融业整体的一个使命：让所有的支持供应者幸存下来。
The relationship between the government and public is like that of a ship and water. Water can keep the ship afloat or sink it.───政府与民众的关系就像是水和舟的关系，水能载舟亦能覆舟。
Even if this two crazy kids can't work it out, nice to see that they're doing their part to keep the publishing industry afloat.───尽管这两个疯狂的孩子未能解决这件事情本身，但是他俩都为出版业的发展尽了自己的一份力，也算是件好事儿吧。
It had 16 watertight compartments that would hold the ship afloat even in the event that four of the compartments were damaged.───它有16个密封层，其中四个即使毁坏它也可以使轮船飘浮起来。