每日一詞 1072 afloat：在經(jīng)濟(jì)上得以維系

今天我們要學(xué)的詞是afloat。 Afloat, 有在經(jīng)濟(jì)上得以維系的意思。 "He has been out of work for two years and was only able to keep afloat with the unemployment benefits," 他已經(jīng)失業(yè)兩年了，全靠失業(yè)補(bǔ)貼，才能勉強(qiáng)維持。 "With intense competition, he could hardly keep the book store afloat," 面對(duì)激烈競(jìng)爭(zhēng)，他的書(shū)店幾乎已經(jīng)難以經(jīng)營(yíng)下去了。 "The local newspaper is struggling to stay afloat," 這份地方報(bào)紙經(jīng)營(yíng)得十分艱難。 "The company needs to shut down three subsidiaries in order to stay afloat," 這家公司需要關(guān)閉三家子公司，才可以保證繼續(xù)經(jīng)營(yíng)下去。好的，今天我們學(xué)習(xí)的詞是afloat...