stay afloat
中文释义
保持运转;勉强维持 — 财务或业务上勉强不破产;字面意为浮在水上
To manage to survive financially, especially during tough times.
常用搭配
- stay afloat financially财务上维持
- keep the business afloat让公司撑下去
- barely stay afloat勉强撑住
例句
- After losing his job, he took odd gigs just to stay afloat.丢了工作后,他打零工才勉强维持生计。
- The startup burned cash for months but managed to stay afloat.那家初创公司烧了几个月钱,总算撑住了。