drift

drift读音音标

英 [drɪft]

美 [drɪft]

drift意思解释

vi.

流动；

随意移动；

漂泊；

浮现

vt.

漂流；

堆积成堆；

n.

漂移，偏移；

趋势，动向；

大意；

放任自流

变形

复数：drifts

过去式：drifted

过去分词：drifted

现在分词：drifting

第三人称单数：drifts

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. 飘,漂流 float or be driven along by wind, waves, or currentsvt. & vi. (使)堆积 (cause to) pile up under the force of the wind or water

n.(名词)

[U]漂移,漂流 drifting movement[C]吹积物; 堆积物 a mass of sth, such as snow or sand, blown together by wind[U]趋势,动向,倾向 a general tendency or movement[S]大意,要点,主旨 the general meaning

英英释义

drift

[ drift ]

n.

a force that moves something along

同义词：impetusimpulsion

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

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

a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

同义词：trendmovement

the pervading meaning or tenor

\"caught the general drift of the conversation\"

同义词：purport

a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine

\"they dug a drift parallel with the vein\"

同义词：headinggallery

v.

be in motion due to some air or water current

\"the boat drifted on the lake\"; \"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea\"; \"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore\"

同义词：floatbe adriftblow

wander from a direct course or at random

\"don\'t drift from the set course\"

同义词：strayerr

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

\"the laborers drift from one town to the next\"

同义词：rollwanderswanstraytramproamcastrambleroverangevagabond

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\"

同义词：freewheel

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\"

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+副词drift aimlessly〔casually〕漫无目的地漂流drift alternately有变化地漂流drift delightfully高兴地漂流drift hopelessly无希望地漂流drift lazily懒惰地漂流drift naturally自然地堆积drift quietly〔smoothly〕平静地漂流drift slowly慢慢地漂流drift unconsciously不自觉地漂流drift about in sea在海中四处漂泊drift along漫无目的地游荡,迷迷糊糊地过日子drift apart分开,疏远下去,放任自流drift out to sea漂往大海～+介词drift before wind(船)随风漂流drift down river沿河而下drift down stream顺流而下drift from chimney(烟)从烟囱里飘出来drift from one country to another从一国流浪到另一国drift from one subject to another从一个主题转到另一个主题drift into habit逐渐染上习惯drift into high banks积成高高的堆drift into life of crime陷入犯罪生涯drift through life随波逐流,虚度年华drift to some subject转向某个问题drift towards bankruptcy逐渐走向破产drift towards collapse渐趋崩溃drift with随…漂流drift with current随波逐流用作名词 (n.)动词+～catch〔get, understand〕 drift明白要旨形容词+～cultural drift文化倾向the general drift大的趋势the westward drift西迁名词+～cloud drift浮云road drift路上积起的沙土～+介词a drift of cloud〔snow〕浮云〔积雪〕the drift of …的趋势a drift toward …的倾向

词组短语

temperature drift

温度漂移

genetic drift

遗传漂变，基因漂变

zero drift

零点漂移；*小容量；起点电容

drift into

将…赶进；不知不觉地陷入

drift along

随波逐流；任其自然

drift away

渐渐疏远，慢慢散去

baseline drift

基线漂移

drift sand

流砂；流沙

drift tube

漂移管；漂流管

drift apart

漂离，疏远；各奔东西

drift angle

漂移角；偏航角

frequency drift

频率漂移；频漂

wind drift

飞砂，漂流；风偏流

drift velocity

漂移速度

drift region

漂移区域

continental drift

大陆漂移说

low drift

低漂移

drift out

越野赛车

drift off

渐渐离去；漫无目的地移动；迷迷糊糊地睡去

on the drift

◎(船)漂流 , ◎[美国英语](因失业而)流浪

同近义词辨析

drift, float

这组词都有“漂流，漂浮”的意思，其区别是：

drift

多指随风或顺水飘荡，表示动态。

float

可与drift换用，但侧重指因有液体或气体所支持而不下沉，可表动态或静态。

双语例句

用作不及物动词(vi.)The sailors cast the boat off and allowed it to drift away on the tide.水手解下缆绳，任船随潮流漂走。The boat drifted down the river.船顺水漂流而下。What causes continents to break up and drift apart?什么原因导致大陆分裂漂移?Some roads are closed owing to drifting.有些道路因积雪而封闭。I think I \'ll drift around for a few years, then manybe try to find a job.我想我会先漂泊几年,之后没准找个工作!As children grow up,they drift away from their parent\'s views.随着孩子不断成长，他们便开始偏离其父母的观点。用作及物动词(vt.)They drift the logs down the river to the sawmills.他们使那些圆木漂下河流到锯木厂。The winds drift dry leaves into piles.风吹枯叶积成一堆。用作名词(n.)The general drift of the current was northerly.这水通常向北流。There is a drift of farmers to the cities.农民流向城市。We must stop this drift towards war.我们必须制止这种战争趋势。There is a slow drift into crisis.有一种渐入危机的趋势。And for those who do drift beyond that frontier, the same re-search may offer new hope for treat-ments and even cures.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。Two Cleopatras in our royal barge, my sister and I reclined and let our little rowboat drift out onto the lake.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。