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drift vi.漂流；漂移；吹积；漂泊；偏离vt.使漂流；使堆积n.漂流；趋势；漂泊 (1) 水手解下缆绳，任船随潮流漂走。(2) 船顺水漂流而下。(3) 什么原因导致大陆分裂漂移?(4) 有些道路因积雪而封闭。(5) 随着孩子不断成长，他们便开始偏离其父母的观点。(6) 他们使那些圆木漂下河流到锯木厂。(7) 风吹枯叶积成一堆。(8) 这水通常向北流。(9) 农民流向城市。(10) 我们必须制止这种战争趋势。(11) 有一种渐入危机的趋势。(12) 对那些已经漂泊游荡过那道边界的病患，同样的研究可能可以提出新疗法，甚至疗程。(13) 两个克利奥帕特拉女子在我们的皇家驳船，我的妹妹和我斜倚着，让我们的小舟在湖面漂泊。 Interestingly, the verb to drift can be used either approvingly or disapprovingly. We rather admire the freedom of certain objects that drift, such as snow drifts or drift wood, but applied to people we're a bit more critical: we tend to harbor suspicions of the carefree Gypsy or nomad, hence the moral criticism (and danger) inherent in the term drifters.

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英 [drɪft] 美 [drɪft] (1) The sailors cast the boat off and allowed it to drift away on the tide.(2) The boat drifted down the river.(3) What causes continents to break up and drift apart?(4) Some roads are closed owing to drifting.(5) As children grow up,they drift away from their parent's views.(6) They drift the logs down the river to the sawmills.(7) The winds drift dry leaves into piles.(8) The general drift of the current was northerly.(9) There is a drift of farmers to the cities.(10) We must stop this drift towards war.(11) There is a slow drift into crisis.(12) And for those who do drift beyond that frontier, the same re-search may offer new hope for treat-ments and even cures.(13) Two Cleopatras in our royal barge, my sister and I reclined and let our little rowboat drift out onto the lake. If you get my drift, you get the basic meaning of what I'm saying. Or, if you move around without a seeming fixed destination, you are said to drift — whether you're a snowflake or a homeless person. 1[VERB 动词]飘移；漂流 When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water.   [V adv/prep]  [V]We proceeded to drift on up the river...我们继续向河流的上游漂流。The climbing balloon drifted silently over the countryside...不断上升的气球静静地飘过乡间。The waves became rougher as they drifted.他们漂流的时候，波浪越来越汹涌了。2[VERB 动词]无意间进入；不知不觉陷入 If someone or something drifts into a situation, they get into that situation in a way that is not planned or controlled.   [V prep/adv]  [V]We need to offer young people drifting into crime an alternative set of values...我们需要给那些无意间犯了罪的年轻人灌输另一套价值观。She and her husband drifted apart and, eventually, they divorced...她和她丈夫渐行渐远，最后他们离婚了。There is a general sense that the country and economy alike are drifting.大家普遍感觉国家和经济都脱离了正轨。3[VERB 动词]流浪；漂泊 If you say that someone drifts around, you mean that they travel from place to place without a plan or settled way of life.   [V prep/adv]  [Also V]  [disapproval]You've been drifting from job to job without any real commitment.你一直在无目的地更换工作，从未真正投入进去。4[N-COUNT 可数名词]移动；动向；趋势；逐渐变化 A drift is a movement away from somewhere or something, or a movement towards somewhere or something different.   [usu N prep]...the drift towards the cities.涌向城市的趋势5[VERB 动词]缓慢移动；逐渐移动 To drift somewhere means to move there slowly or gradually.   [V prep]As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities.由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员，人们逐渐流向城市。6[VERB 动词](声音等)传到，传出 If sounds drift somewhere, they can be heard but they are not very loud.   [V prep/adv]Cool summer dance sounds are drifting from the stereo indoors.清凉的夏日舞曲的声音从室内音响中传了出来。7[VERB 动词](雪)吹积，堆积 If snow drifts, it builds up into piles as a result of the movement of the wind.   [V]  [V-ing]  [V-ed]The snow, except where it drifted, was only calf-deep...除了吹得堆积起来的地方，雪只有小腿肚深。The storm caused severe drifting.暴风雪造成了严重的积雪现象。...the white and drifted snow.白色的积雪8[N-COUNT 可数名词]雪堆 A drift is a mass of snow that has built up into a pile as a result of the movement of wind. ...a nine-foot snow drift.9英尺深的雪堆9[N-COUNT 可数名词]吹积物；飘浮物；漂流物 A drift of something is an amount of it that has been created by the movement of wind or water.   [with supp]There was a drift of smoke above the trees.树林上空飘浮着一股烟。10[N-SING 单数名词](论点或演说的)主旨，大意 The drift of an argument or speech is the general point that is being made in it.   [poss N]Grace was beginning to get his drift...格雷丝慢慢明白了他的意思。Anybody who's listening will get the drift of what he was saying...任何一个在专心听的人都会领悟他所说的大意。I follow the drift of her conversation.我明白她谈话的大意。相关词组：drift off

英语单词	drift
英美音标	英 [drɪft] 美 [drɪft]
中文释义	vi.漂流；漂移；吹积；漂泊；偏离 vt.使漂流；使堆积 n.漂流；趋势；漂泊
英语例句	(1) The sailors cast the boat off and allowed it to drift away on the tide. (2) The boat drifted down the river. (3) What causes continents to break up and drift apart? (4) Some roads are closed owing to drifting. (5) As children grow up,they drift away from their parent's views. (6) They drift the logs down the river to the sawmills. (7) The winds drift dry leaves into piles. (8) The general drift of the current was northerly. (9) There is a drift of farmers to the cities. (10) We must stop this drift towards war. (11) There is a slow drift into crisis. (12) And for those who do drift beyond that frontier, the same re-search may offer new hope for treat-ments and even cures. (13) Two Cleopatras in our royal barge, my sister and I reclined and let our little rowboat drift out onto the lake.
中文例句	(1) 水手解下缆绳，任船随潮流漂走。 (2) 船顺水漂流而下。 (3) 什么原因导致大陆分裂漂移? (4) 有些道路因积雪而封闭。 (5) 随着孩子不断成长，他们便开始偏离其父母的观点。 (6) 他们使那些圆木漂下河流到锯木厂。 (7) 风吹枯叶积成一堆。 (8) 这水通常向北流。 (9) 农民流向城市。 (10) 我们必须制止这种战争趋势。 (11) 有一种渐入危机的趋势。 (12) 对那些已经漂泊游荡过那道边界的病患，同样的研究可能可以提出新疗法，甚至疗程。 (13) 两个克利奥帕特拉女子在我们的皇家驳船，我的妹妹和我斜倚着，让我们的小舟在湖面漂泊。
vocabulary简明	If you get my drift, you get the basic meaning of what I'm saying. Or, if you move around without a seeming fixed destination, you are said to drift — whether you're a snowflake or a homeless person.
vocabulary扩展	Interestingly, the verb to drift can be used either approvingly or disapprovingly. We rather admire the freedom of certain objects that drift, such as snow drifts or drift wood, but applied to people we're a bit more critical: we tend to harbor suspicions of the carefree Gypsy or nomad, hence the moral criticism (and danger) inherent in the term drifters.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]飘移；漂流 When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water. [V adv/prep] [V] We proceeded to drift on up the river... 我们继续向河流的上游漂流。 The climbing balloon drifted silently over the countryside... 不断上升的气球静静地飘过乡间。 The waves became rougher as they drifted. 他们漂流的时候，波浪越来越汹涌了。 2 [VERB 动词]无意间进入；不知不觉陷入 If someone or something drifts into a situation, they get into that situation in a way that is not planned or controlled. [V prep/adv] [V] We need to offer young people drifting into crime an alternative set of values... 我们需要给那些无意间犯了罪的年轻人灌输另一套价值观。 She and her husband drifted apart and, eventually, they divorced... 她和她丈夫渐行渐远，最后他们离婚了。 There is a general sense that the country and economy alike are drifting. 大家普遍感觉国家和经济都脱离了正轨。 3 [VERB 动词]流浪；漂泊 If you say that someone drifts around, you mean that they travel from place to place without a plan or settled way of life. [V prep/adv] [Also V] [disapproval] You've been drifting from job to job without any real commitment. 你一直在无目的地更换工作，从未真正投入进去。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词]移动；动向；趋势；逐渐变化 A drift is a movement away from somewhere or something, or a movement towards somewhere or something different. [usu N prep] ...the drift towards the cities. 涌向城市的趋势 5 [VERB 动词]缓慢移动；逐渐移动 To drift somewhere means to move there slowly or gradually. [V prep] As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities. 由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员，人们逐渐流向城市。 6 [VERB 动词](声音等)传到，传出 If sounds drift somewhere, they can be heard but they are not very loud. [V prep/adv] Cool summer dance sounds are drifting from the stereo indoors. 清凉的夏日舞曲的声音从室内音响中传了出来。 7 [VERB 动词](雪)吹积，堆积 If snow drifts, it builds up into piles as a result of the movement of the wind. [V] [V-ing] [V-ed] The snow, except where it drifted, was only calf-deep... 除了吹得堆积起来的地方，雪只有小腿肚深。 The storm caused severe drifting. 暴风雪造成了严重的积雪现象。 ...the white and drifted snow. 白色的积雪 8 [N-COUNT 可数名词]雪堆 A drift is a mass of snow that has built up into a pile as a result of the movement of wind. ...a nine-foot snow drift. 9英尺深的雪堆 9 [N-COUNT 可数名词]吹积物；飘浮物；漂流物 A drift of something is an amount of it that has been created by the movement of wind or water. [with supp] There was a drift of smoke above the trees. 树林上空飘浮着一股烟。 10 [N-SING 单数名词](论点或演说的)主旨，大意 The drift of an argument or speech is the general point that is being made in it. [poss N] Grace was beginning to get his drift... 格雷丝慢慢明白了他的意思。 Anybody who's listening will get the drift of what he was saying... 任何一个在专心听的人都会领悟他所说的大意。 I follow the drift of her conversation. 我明白她谈话的大意。相关词组： drift off

Drift Verb 动词 Movement [V Snow General Cities