drift
- IPA[drift]
美式
- be carried slowly by a current of air or water；walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually
- a continuous slow movement from one place to another；the deviation of a vessel, aircraft, or projectile from its intended or expected course as the result of currents or winds
verb: drift, 3rd person present: drifts, gerund or present participle: drifting, past tense: drifted, past participle: drifted
noun: drift, plural noun: drifts
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- 片語
動詞
- 1. be carried slowly by a current of air or water the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream excited voices drifted down the hall 同義詞
- ▪ walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually people began to drift away
- ▪ move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition I've just drifted into things because they were offered to me and they seemed like fun he was drifting in and out of consciousness
- ▪ (of a person or their attention) digress or stray to another subject I noticed my audience's attention drifting 同義詞
- 2. (especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters 同義詞
名詞
- 1. a continuous slow movement from one place to another there was a drift to the towns 同義詞
- ▪ the deviation of a vessel, aircraft, or projectile from its intended or expected course as the result of currents or winds the pilot had not noticed any appreciable drift 同義詞
- ▪ a steady movement or development from one thing toward another that is perceived as unwelcome the drift toward a more market-oriented system of higher education
- ▪ a state of inaction or indecision after so much drift, any expression of enthusiasm is welcome
- 2. the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks maybe I'm too close to the forest to see the trees, if you catch my drift he didn't understand much Greek, but he got her drift 同義詞
- 3. a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind four sheep were dug out of the drift 同義詞
- ▪ glacial and fluvioglacial deposits left by retreating ice sheets.
- ▪ a large mass of flowering plants growing together a drift of daffodils
- 4. a horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam the drift led to another smaller ore chamber
