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每日一词【1145】afloat:在经济上得以维系

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今天我们要学的词是afloat。 Afloat, 有在经济上得以维系的意思。 "He has been out of work for two years and was only able to keep afloat with the unemployment benefits," 他已经失业两年了,全靠失业补贴,才能勉强维持。 "With intense competition, he could hardly keep the book store afloat," 面对激烈竞争,他的书店几乎已经难以经营下去了。 "The local newspaper is struggling to stay afloat," 这份地方报纸经营得十分艰难。 "The company needs to shut down three subsidiaries1 in order to stay afloat," 这家公司需要关闭三家子公司,才可以保证继续经营下去。好的,今天我们学习的词是afloat... 
 

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1 subsidiaries 8f446c035fc5fc3d2b31bd17f172a19d     
附属事物,附属机构,子公司( subsidiary的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • It must decide whether to delegate authority to subsidiaries or centralize. 它必须决定是委授权力给公司,还是采取集中办法。
  • They have set up their owt hirepurchase subsidiaries. 他们建立起自己的租购子公司。

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