afloat 音标拼音: [əfl'ot]
a . 漂浮的,浸水的;在海上;景气的;流传的,传播的
漂浮的,浸水的;在海上;景气的;流传的,传播的
afloat adj 1 :
aimlessly drifting [
synonym : {
adrift (
p )}, {
afloat (
p )},
{
aimless }, {
directionless }, {
planless }, {
rudderless },
{
undirected }]
2 :
borne on the water ;
floating [
ant : {
aground (
p )}]
3 :
covered with water ; "
the main deck was afloat (
or awash )";
"
the monsoon left the whole place awash "; "
a flooded bathroom "; "
inundated farmlands "; "
an overflowing tub " [
synonym :
{
afloat (
p )}, {
awash (
p )}, {
flooded }, {
inundated },
{
overflowing }]
Afloat \
A *
float "\ ([.
a ]*
fl [=
o ]
t "),
adv . &
a . [
Pref .
a -
float .]
1 .
Borne on the water ;
floating ;
on board ship .
[
1913 Webster ]
On such a full sea are we now afloat . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Moving ;
passing from place to place ;
in general circulation ;
as ,
a rumor is afloat .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Unfixed ;
moving without guide or control ;
adrift ;
as ,
our affairs are all afloat .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
Covered with water bearing floating articles ;
flooded ;
as ,
the decks are afloat .
[
Webster 1913 Suppl .]
157 Moby Thesaurus words for "
afloat ":
aboard ,
accidental ,
accompanying ,
ado ,
adrift ,
afoot ,
all aboard ,
aloft ,
alternating ,
amorphous ,
astir ,
at flood ,
at sea ,
athwart the hawse ,
athwarthawse ,
awash ,
aweigh ,
bandied about ,
before the mast ,
bruited about ,
by sea ,
by water ,
capricious ,
cast -
off ,
changeable ,
changeful ,
circumstantial ,
clear ,
current ,
deluged ,
desultory ,
deviable ,
dizzy ,
doing ,
drowned ,
eccentric ,
engulfed ,
erratic ,
eventuating ,
fast and loose ,
fickle ,
fitful ,
flickering ,
flighty ,
flitting ,
floating ,
flooded ,
fluctuating ,
freakish ,
free ,
giddy ,
going about ,
going around ,
going on ,
happening ,
impetuous ,
impulsive ,
in circulation ,
in hand ,
in sail ,
in spate ,
in the air ,
in the news ,
in the wind ,
incidental ,
inconsistent ,
inconstant ,
indecisive ,
infirm ,
inflood ,
inundated ,
irregular ,
irresolute ,
irresponsible ,
loose ,
made public ,
mazy ,
mercurial ,
moody ,
occasional ,
occurring ,
on ,
on board ,
on board ship ,
on deck ,
on foot ,
on shipboard ,
ongoing ,
overwhelmed ,
passing ,
prevailing ,
prevalent ,
rambling ,
reported ,
restless ,
resultant ,
rickety ,
rife ,
roving ,
rumored ,
scatterbrained ,
shaky ,
shapeless ,
shifting ,
shifty ,
shuffling ,
spasmodic ,
spineless ,
started ,
swamped ,
swept ,
taking place ,
talked about ,
topside ,
unaccountable ,
unanchored ,
unbound ,
uncertain ,
uncontrolled ,
undependable ,
under way ,
undisciplined ,
undone ,
unfastened ,
unfixed ,
unmoored ,
unpredictable ,
unreliable ,
unrestrained ,
unsettled ,
unstable ,
unstable as water ,
unstaid ,
unsteadfast ,
unsteady ,
unstuck ,
untied ,
vacillating ,
vagrant ,
variable ,
vicissitudinary ,
vicissitudinous ,
volatile ,
wandering ,
wanton ,
washed ,
water -
borne ,
water -
washed ,
wavering ,
wavery ,
wavy ,
wayward ,
whelmed ,
whimsical ,
whispered ,
whispered about ,
wishy -
washy
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具!
中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料:
AFLOAT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of AFLOAT is borne on or as if on the water How to use afloat in a sentence
AFLOAT | Outdoor Floating Bar Beer Garden on the Yarra River, Melbourne Afloat Melbourne is a floating bar and cantina on the Yarra River (Birrarung), expect a summer of long, sun-kissed days ahead
AFLOAT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If a person, a business, or a country stays afloat, they have just enough money to pay their debts and continue operating
AFLOAT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Afloat definition: floating or borne on the water; in a floating condition See examples of AFLOAT used in a sentence
afloat - Wiktionary, the free dictionary afloat (not comparable) Floating quotations A rubber duck and other toys were afloat in the bath
afloat adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of afloat adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
Afloat - definition of afloat by The Free Dictionary Define afloat afloat synonyms, afloat pronunciation, afloat translation, English dictionary definition of afloat adv adj 1 In a floating position or condition 2 On a boat or ship away from the shore; at sea 3 In circulation; prevailing: Rumors are afloat
AFLOAT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary keep sth afloat They need billion of dollars to keep the company afloat stay afloat Even when parent companies are fighting to stay afloat, you'll find an internet company boasting about its income
afloat, adj. adv. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English . . . afloat, adj adv meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
Afloat - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com If something's afloat, it's drifting on the water When you sail toy boats, you set them afloat across a pond or lake