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drift

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n.冲洗,漂流物,观望,漂流 v.(使)漂流

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形容词:drifty 动词过去式:drifted 过去分词:drifted 现在分词:drifting 第三人称单数:drifts

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drift


/drɪft; drɪft/
n
1 [U] drifting movement 漂; 漂动; 漂流; 漂移
*the drift of the tide, current, wind, etc 潮汐、水流、风等的缓缓流动.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) continuous uncontrolled movement or tendency towards sth bad (朝坏的方面发展的)倾向, 动向, 趋势
*a slow drift into debt, war, crisis, etc 逐步走上借贷的道路、逐渐演变为战争、渐渐陷入危机.
3 [U] practice of being inactive and waiting for things to happen 不采取行动以等待事情发展的做法
*Is the Government's policy one of drift? 政府采取的是否放任自流的政策?
4 [sing] (of speech, writing, etc) general meaning or sense; gist (指讲话、写作等)主旨, 大意, 含意
*My German isn't very good, but I got the general drift of what she said. 我的德语不太好, 但她说的话我大致是明白的.
5 [C] mass of sth, esp snow or sand, piled up by the wind (风吹成的)堆积物, (尤指)雪堆, 沙堆
*deep snow-drifts (风吹成的)厚厚的积雪.
6 [U] deposits of earth, gravel, rock, etc left behind by a glacier 冰碛.
7 [U] = driftage.

/drɪft; drɪft/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip] be carried along gently by a current of air or water 飘移; 漂流
*We switched off the motor and started to drift (along). 我们关闭发动机开始滑行.
* The boat drifted down the river. 船顺河漂流而下.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip] (of snow, sand, etc) be piled into drifts by the wind (指雪、沙等)受风吹积
*Some roads are closed owing to drifting. 有些道路因积雪而封闭.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] cause (sth) to drift 使(某物)漂流, 飘动
*The logs are drifted downstream to the mill. 那些原木沿河顺水漂到工厂.
* The wind drifted the snow into a high bank, blocking the road. 风把雪吹积成长埂, 堵塞了道路.
4 [I, Ipr, Ip] (of people) move casually or aimlessly (指人)漫无目标地移动, 漂泊, 流浪
*The crowds drifted away from the stadium. 人群慢慢从体育场散去.
* She finally drifted in two hours after everyone else. 在大家到齐之後两小时, 她终于姗姗来到.
* (fig 比喻) He doesn't want a career, he's just drifting. 他并不想要个固定职业, 只是碰到什么事做什么事.
* I didn't mean to be a teacher I sort of drifted into it. 我本来没想当教师--可谓无意间当上的.
* They used to be friends, but now they've drifted apart. 他们原是朋友, 现在已经疏远了.
1. Before long, the noise dropped completely and the boat began to drift gently across the water.
    没过多久,噪音便彻底消失,快艇开始在水面上慢悠悠地漂流。

2. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journey to the other world.
    成千上万只灯笼慢慢漂向大海,指引着亡灵返回另一个世界。

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