drift

vi. 漂流；漂移；吹積；漂泊；偏離

vt. 使漂流；使堆積

n. 漂流；趨勢；漂泊

詳細解釋

n.(名詞)

v.(動詞)

同步翻譯

v.(動詞)

n.(名詞)

英語翻譯

Noun:

a force that moves something along
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
a process of linguistic change over a period of time
a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
a general tendency to change (as of opinion);
\\\"not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book\\\"
\\\"a broad movement of the electorate to the right\\\"
the pervading meaning or tenor;
\\\"caught the general drift of the conversation\\\"
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;
\\\"they dug a drift parallel with the vein\\\"

Verb:

be in motion due to some air or water current;
\\\"The leaves were blowing in the wind\\\"
\\\"the boat drifted on the lake\\\"
\\\"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea\\\"
\\\"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore\\\"
wander from a direct course or at random;
\\\"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her\\\"
\\\"don\\\'t drift from the set course\\\"
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
\\\"The gypsies roamed the woods\\\"
\\\"roving vagabonds\\\"
\\\"the wandering Jew\\\"
\\\"The cattle roam across the prairie\\\"
\\\"the laborers drift from one town to the next\\\"
\\\"They rolled from town to town\\\"
vary or move from a fixed point or course;
\\\"stock prices are drifting higher\\\"
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely;
\\\"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school\\\"
move in an unhurried fashion;
\\\"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests\\\"
cause to be carried by a current;
\\\"drift the boats downstream\\\"
drive slowly and far afield for grazing;
\\\"drift the cattle herds westwards\\\"
be subject to fluctuation;
\\\"The stock market drifted upward\\\"
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current;
\\\"snow drifting several feet high\\\"
\\\"sand drifting like snow\\\"

造句

用作不及物動詞(vi.)

The sailors cast the boat off and allowed it to drift away on the tide.
水手解下纜繩，任船隨潮流漂走。
The boat drifted down the river.
船順水漂流而下。
What causes continents to break up and drift apart?
什么原因導致大陸分裂漂移?
Some roads are closed owing to drifting.
有些道路因積雪而封閉。
I think I \\\'ll drift around for a few years, then manybe try to find a job.
我想我會先漂泊幾年,之后沒準找個工作!
As children grow up,they drift away from their parent\\\'s views.
隨著孩子不斷成長，他們便開始偏離其父母的觀點。

用作及物動詞(vt.)

用作名詞(n.)

The general drift of the current was northerly.
這水通常向北流。
There is a drift of farmers to the cities.
農民流向城市。
We must stop this drift towards war.
我們必須制止這種戰(zhàn)爭趨勢。
There is a slow drift into crisis.
有一種漸入危機的趨勢。
And for those who do drift beyond that frontier, the same re-search may offer new hope for treat-ments and even cures.
對那些已經漂泊游蕩過那道邊界的病患，同樣的研究可能可以提出新療法，甚至療程。
Two Cleopatras in our royal barge, my sister and I reclined and let our little rowboat drift out onto the lake.
兩個克利奧帕特拉女子在我們的皇家駁船，我的妹妹和我斜倚著，讓我們的小舟在湖面漂泊。

常用短語

用作動詞(v.)

drift along (v.+adv.)

drift along

The boat drifted along, with the child asleep inside it and no one guiding its direction.

小船緩緩向前漂去,船上的孩子睡著了,無人掌舵。

drift sb/sth ? along

The current was drifting us along.

水流將我們漂走。

drift along

He\\\'s still drifting along, without a proper job or any sense of purpose.

他仍在混日子,既無正當職業(yè),又無任何志向。