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drift

drift
[英] [drift] [美] [drɪft] 生词本

vi.

vt.

n.

  • 易混淆的单词：DRIFT  

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1. VERB 飘移;漂流 When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water. 

  • 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 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. 

  • 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 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. 

  • 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 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. 

  • ...the drift towards the cities.

    涌向城市的趋势

5. VERB 缓慢移动;逐渐移动 To drift somewhere means to move there slowly or gradually. 

  • 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 (声音等)传到,传出 If sounds drift somewhere, they can be heard but they are not very loud. 

  • 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 (雪)吹积,堆积 If snow drifts, it builds up into piles as a result of the movement of the wind. 

  • 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 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 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. 

  • There was a drift of smoke above the trees.

    树林上空飘浮着一股烟。

10. N-SING (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. 

  • 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。

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drift off 
Noun

1. a force that moves something along

2. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

3. a process of linguistic change over a period of time

4. something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

5. 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"

6. general meaning or tenor;

  • "caught the drift of the conversation"

7. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;

  • "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
Verb

1. 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"

2. 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"

3. 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"

4. vary or move from a fixed point or course;

  • "stock prices are drifting higher"

5. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely;

  • "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

6. move in an unhurried fashion;

  • "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

7. cause to be carried by a current;

  • "drift the boats downstream"

8. drive slowly and far afield for grazing;

  • "drift the cattle herds westwards"

9. be subject to fluctuation;

  • "The stock market drifted upward"

10. be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current;

  • "snow drifting several feet high"
  • "sand drifting like snow"

体育

  • 1.漂浮
  • 2.漂流
  • 3.向倾面移动
  • 4.偏流
  • 5.偏差

冶金学

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  • 1.沿脉平巷

医学

  • 1.〔遗传〕漂变，连续变异，漂离：一种机遇变异，为群体间基因频率的变异；种群越小，随机变异的机遇越大

数学

<名>
  • 1.漂移

煤炭

<名>
  • 1.巷道
  • 2.又称 :巷道(roadway)
  • 3.服务于地下开采，在岩体或矿层中开凿的不直通地面的水平或倾斜通道。

物理学

<名>
  • 1.漂移

电子学

<名>
  • 1.漂移

电工

<名>
  • 1.漂移

石油

<名>
  • 1.零点漂移
  • 2.又称 :零点漂移(null offset)

航天

<名>
  • 1.漂移

航空

<名>
  • 1.偏流
  • 2.航空器受侧风影响出现航迹线偏离航向线的现象。

计算机

  • 1.漂移，偏差
1. After twelve years of marriage,the two people began to drift apart.
结婚12年后，两人开始彼此疏远。

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2. One must have one's own opinions and not drift with the current.
遇事要有主见，决不能随波逐流。

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3. She began to drift between sleep and wakefulness.
她开始进入时睡时醒的状态。

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4. Sometimes several clusters of white clouds drift across the blue sky.
蔚蓝色的天空中，时而飘过几朵白云。

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5. The drift of opinion was against war.
舆论的趋势是反对战争。

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6. The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships.
海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。

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7. The leaves drift in the storm.
树叶在暴风雨中飘动。

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8. There is a slow drift into crisis.
有一种渐入危机的趋势。

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9. Thousands of lanterns slowly drift out to sea guiding the dead on their return journery to the other world.
数千只灯笼慢慢向大海漂去，给死人返回阴间指明道路。

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