head above water
保持生存或忍受
常用释义
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基本释义
- 保持生存或忍受，特别是在避免被不利的财务情况淹没的情况下：指在困境中保持生存或维持正常运转，尤其是在避免被财务问题淹没的情况下。
例句
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1·We are keeping our head above water, but our cash flow position is not too good.我们虽然还未陷入困境，但资金流转状况不太好。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·I keep my head above water .我保持在水平之上。
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3·And you will keep your head above water.而你将保持你的头高出水面来。
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4·I'm just trying to keep my head above water.我正在努力保持我的头露出水面。
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5·I want to find a way to keep my head above water.我想找到一个不欠帐的办法。
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6·The lifeguard held the drowning man's head above water.救生员把溺水者的头托出水面。
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7·Try to keep your head above water while you are learning to swim.学游泳时要设法把头露出水面。
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8·He managed to wedge a foot between submerged rocks and keep his head above water.他努力在淹没的岩石中间嵌入一只脚，以使头伸出水面。
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9·In fact, you must continually generate new ideas just to keep you head above water.事实上，你必须不断地创造新的理念以让你自己能够生存下去。
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10·“To keep your head above water” is a colorful expression that means staying out of debt.To keep your head above water（避免破产; 保住自己）是一种饶有趣味的表达方法，意思是staying out of debt（力求免于欠债）。