keep sb./sth. afloat困难

We were kept afloat by “peak TV”, the glut of content that was required by the explosion of streaming services.

支撑我们维持下去的是“巅峰电视”时代——流媒体服务的爆炸式增长所需要的海量内容。

If it clears the House, this measure would still have to get through the Senate — where someone is bound to point out that it amounts to the bare, bare minimum necessary to keep the Postal Service afloat, not comprehensive reform.

即使这项措施在众议院获得通过，它仍须经过参议院——在那里肯定会有人指出，它只不过是维持邮政署运转所必需的最最起码的措施，而不是全面改革。