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waft v.飘浮；飘荡n.一股；一阵微风；风信旗 (1) 他们的声音飘过湖面传到我们这里。(2) 厨房里飘出了香味。(3) 一阵芬芳的气息从花丛中吹过来。(4) 从窗子吹进了一股新鲜空气。 Though the verb waft usually involves movement through air, it has watery roots. A "wafter" was a convoy ship in the 16th century, and these words may have derived from the similar looking wave. Waft can refer to scents, sounds, and even smoke. So, if your grandmother’s sauce begins to burn, smoke could waft from the kitchen as well.

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英 [wɒft] 美 [wɑːft] (1) The sound of their voices wafted across the lake to us.(2) Delicious smells wafted up from the kitchen.(3) A waft of sweet-smelling fragrance blew over from the flower bush.(4) There is a waft of fresh air through the window. When your grandmother cooks her famous spaghetti sauce, many wonderful smells may waft from the kitchen. In other words, the air will gently carry this familiar aroma throughout the house. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)飘荡；吹拂 If sounds or smells waft through the air, or if something such as a light wind wafts them, they move gently through the air.   [V prep/adv]  [V n prep/adv]  [N of n]The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window...藤本月季的芳香飘进了窗户。The music from the party wafts out to the terrace...晚会的音乐飘到了外面的露台上。A slight breeze rose, wafting the heavy scent of flowers past her.清风吹拂，浓郁的花香向她飘来。Waft is also a noun.A waft of perfume drifted into Ingrid's nostrils.一股香水味飘进了英格丽德的鼻子里。

英语单词	waft
英美音标	英 [wɒft] 美 [wɑːft]
中文释义	v.飘浮；飘荡 n.一股；一阵微风；风信旗
英语例句	(1) The sound of their voices wafted across the lake to us. (2) Delicious smells wafted up from the kitchen. (3) A waft of sweet-smelling fragrance blew over from the flower bush. (4) There is a waft of fresh air through the window.
中文例句	(1) 他们的声音飘过湖面传到我们这里。 (2) 厨房里飘出了香味。 (3) 一阵芬芳的气息从花丛中吹过来。 (4) 从窗子吹进了一股新鲜空气。
vocabulary简明	When your grandmother cooks her famous spaghetti sauce, many wonderful smells may waft from the kitchen. In other words, the air will gently carry this familiar aroma throughout the house.
vocabulary扩展	Though the verb waft usually involves movement through air, it has watery roots. A "wafter" was a convoy ship in the 16th century, and these words may have derived from the similar looking wave. Waft can refer to scents, sounds, and even smoke. So, if your grandmother’s sauce begins to burn, smoke could waft from the kitchen as well.
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)飘荡；吹拂 If sounds or smells waft through the air, or if something such as a light wind wafts them, they move gently through the air. [V prep/adv] [V n prep/adv] [N of n] The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window... 藤本月季的芳香飘进了窗户。 The music from the party wafts out to the terrace... 晚会的音乐飘到了外面的露台上。 A slight breeze rose, wafting the heavy scent of flowers past her. 清风吹拂，浓郁的花香向她飘来。 Waft is also a noun. A waft of perfume drifted into Ingrid's nostrils. 一股香水味飘进了英格丽德的鼻子里。

Waft Smells Wafted Kitchen Air Gently [V Prep/Adv