tread water
英 [tred ˈwɔ:tə] 美 [trɛd ˈwɔtɚ]

v.

踩水；

双语例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)

1. He kept afloat by treading water.
   他靠踩水来保持身体不向下沉。
2. As it stands now, Porsche only has enough cash flow to tread water.
   就目前，保时捷只有拥有足够的现金流踩水。
3. The stock market trod water these days.
   股市这几天停滞不前。

权威例句

Tread water
How long can you tread water? : the anti-economics of trade remedy law
Tread-water feeding of Bryde's whales.
PNC, KeyCorp Tread Water as Low Rates Depress Results
Futures Tread Water; Earnings in Focus
Human service organizations "tread water"in face of funding uncertainty
Environmental Consultants Tread Water in 2011
BofA Shareholders, "How Long Can You Tread Water?"
REORGANIZING ROMANIA’S MILITARY TREAD WATER FIRST, THEN SWIM
US Spot Crudes Tread Water, in Thin Cash Trading After Expiry of Nymex Contract