學個詞 Learn A Word: 3578 afloat 浮在水面，漂浮，引申出來

今天我們要學的詞是 afloat. Afloat is spelled A-F-L-O-A-T, afloat.

afloat 的原意是浮在水面，漂浮，引申出來是指經濟上能夠周轉，維持經營。

California's economy has largely been kept afloat by Silicon Valley and industries built around it. Outside of these bubbles, the state has the highest poverty rate and the largest homeless population in America. 加利福尼亞州的經濟在很大程度上是靠硅谷及其周邊產業維持。而在這些泡沫之外，該州是美國貧困率最高、無家可歸人口最多的地區。

Tens of millions of Americans have lost their jobs while thousands of small businesses are trying to stay afloat due to the shutdown imposed by state governments to combat the spread of the coronavirus. 由于美國各州政府為制止冠狀病毒的傳播而下令企業關門，數千萬美國人失去了工作，成千上萬的小企業只能勉強維持經營。

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