drift

/drɪft/ v / n
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

漂流，漂移；缓慢移动；漂流；倾向，大意

释义与例句

v 漂流，漂移；缓慢移动
to move slowly, especially carried by water or air, without control over direction
  1. The boat drifted slowly across the lake.
    小船在湖面上慢慢漂过。
  2. Leaves drifted down from the trees in autumn.
    秋天树叶从树上飘落。
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  1. Clouds drifted across the blue sky.
    云朵在蓝天上飘过。
n 漂流；倾向，大意
a slow movement carried by water or air; the general meaning or tendency of something
  1. The boat was carried out to sea by the drift of the current.
    小船被水流漂向大海。
  2. I could not catch the drift of his argument.
    我听不懂他论点的大意。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. There is a drift toward more flexible working hours.
    人们倾向于更灵活的工作时间。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 联想 “追”风漂流，发音类似 drift

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • drifter 流浪者，漂流物
    drift 加 -er 指漂流的人或物
  • driftwood 浮木
    复合词，指被水流冲上岸的木头
同义词
  • float 漂浮
    float 指在水面或空中漂浮；drift 强调随波逐流、无方向。
    The balloons floated high in the sky. 气球高高地飘在空中。
反义词
  • sink 下沉
    sink 表示下沉，与 drift 漂浮相对。
    The stone sank to the bottom of the river. 石头沉到了河底。
常见搭配
  • drift off to sleep 渐渐入睡
    I drifted off to sleep during the boring lecture. 在无聊的讲座中我渐渐睡着了。
  • catch the drift 理解大意
    He explained it twice, but I still didn't catch the drift. 他解释了两遍，但我还是没听懂大意。