stay afloat

基本解释

I have a family; I can't take a $10-an-hour job and still stay afloat.
我有家庭；我不能接受一個10美元一小時的工作。我現在還在等待機會。
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.
雖然遊泳者可以在水中平靜的“流淌”，但人類沒有幫助漂浮或前進的鰭，也沒有可用於在水下呼吸的腮。
Maintaining their interest will be crucial if Nicaragua is to stay afloat when Venezuela’s generosity runs out.
儅委內瑞拉不在慷慨，假如尼加瓜拉仍舊保持不欠債，保持他們的利益將是十分重要的。

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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