afloat

浮いている

沈まずに水面にとどまっている。

やさしい英語で： Staying on the surface of water without sinking.

• The little boat is still afloat.
• He held the wood to stay afloat.
• Several empty bottles were afloat on the pond.

使い方： keep someone/something afloat (The life jacket kept her afloat.)

類義語： floating

反対語： submerged

よく使う表現： stay afloat, keep afloat, afloat on water

水浸しの

水に覆われ、そこに物が浮いている。

やさしい英語で： Covered in water, with things floating on it.

• The deck was afloat after the storm.
• Heavy rain left the cabin floor afloat.
• By morning, the lower rooms were afloat.

類義語： flooded, awash

反対語： dry

よく使う表現： deck afloat, floor afloat

水面に浮いて

沈まずに水の表面に浮いて。

やさしい英語で： On the surface of water without sinking.

• Her jacket kept her afloat.
• The damaged boat remained afloat all night.
• Can this piece of wood stay afloat?

使い方： keep someone/something afloat (An empty barrel kept him afloat.)

類義語： on the water

よく使う表現： keep someone afloat, stay afloat, afloat on water