drift
verb
noun
drɪft
verb
1
MOVE SLOWLY
缓慢移动
to
move
slowly
on
water
or
in
the
air
飘移; 漂流
[+
out/towards
etc
]
The
rubber
raft
drifted
out
to
sea.
橡皮筏子漂向大海。
Smoke
drifted
up
from
the
jungle
ahead
of
us.
我们前方的丛林里有烟升起。
2
WITHOUT PLAN
无计划的
to
move,
change,
or
do
something
without
any
plan
or
purpose
随意移动，漂泊; 摇摆不定; 漫无目的地行动
[+
around/along
etc
]
Jenni
spent
the
year
drifting
around
Europe.
珍妮这一年来一直在欧洲各地漂泊。
[+
into
]
I
just
drifted
into
teaching,
really.
我只是机缘凑巧干起了教书这个行当，不骗你。
[+
away
]
The
others
drifted
away.
Melanie
stayed.
其他人都散去了，唯有梅拉妮留了下来。
drift
from
sth
to
sth
The
conversation
drifted
from
one
topic
to
another.
谈话不知不觉地从一个话题转到另一个话题。
let
your
gaze/eyes/thoughts/mind
etc
drift
Idly
she
let
her
eyes
drift
over
his
desk.
她的目光百无聊赖地在他的书桌上游移。
3
CHANGE
改变
to
gradually
change
from
being
in
one
condition,
situation
etc
into
another
without
realizing
it
不知不觉…，无意间…
[+
into
]
She
was
just
drifting
into
sleep
when
the
alarm
went
off.
她不知不觉刚睡着，突然响起了警报。
He
drifted
in
and
out
of
consciousness
.
他神志恍惚。
4
MONEY/PRICES
钱/价格
if
values,
prices,
SHARES
etc
drift,
they
gradually
change
〔价值、价格、股价等〕浮动，慢慢变化
The
dollar
drifted
lower
against
the
yen
today.
今天，美元对日元的比价下滑了。
5
SNOW/SAND
雪/沙
if
snow,
sand
etc
drifts,
the
wind
blows
it
into
large
piles
吹积
6
let sth drift
to
allow
something,
especially
something
bad,
to
continue
in
the
same
way
听任某事发展下去，对某事听之任之
He
couldn’t
let
the
matter
drift
for
much
longer.
他不能长期放任这件事情不管的。
7
if
people
drift
apart,
their
relationship
gradually
ends
〔人们之间的关系〕逐渐疏远
Over
the
years
my
college
friends
and
I
have
drifted
apart.
这些年来，我和大学时期的朋友们逐渐疏远了。
8
to
gradually
fall
asleep
慢慢入睡
I
was
just
drifting
off
when
the
phone
rang.
我迷迷糊糊地刚要入睡，电话铃响了。
He
felt
himself
drifting
off
to
sleep
.
他感觉自己迷迷糊糊地睡着了。
noun
9
SNOW/SAND
雪/沙
a
large
pile
of
snow
or
sand
that
has
been
blown
by
the
wind
〔风吹积成的〕雪堆，沙堆
C
[+
of
]
The
road
is
blocked
with
massive
drifts
of
snow.
大堆大堆的积雪把路堵死了。
a
snow
drift
雪堆
10
CHANGE
变化
a
slow
change
or
development
from
one
situation,
opinion
etc
to
another
〔情形、意见等的〕渐变，趋势
singular 单数
[+
towards/to
]
a
drift
towards
longer
working
hours
倾向更长工作时间的趋势
11
MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE
人口流动
a
slow
movement
of
large
numbers
of
people
that
has
not
been
planned
〔大量人口缓慢、无计划的〕流动
singular 单数, U
[+
from/to/into
]
the
drift
from
the
countryside
to
the
cities
从乡村往城市的人口流动
12
the drift (of sth)
the
general
meaning
of
what
someone
is
saying
〔言论的〕大意，要点
So
what’s
the
drift
of
the
argument?
那么这一论点的大意是什么？
follow/get/catch
sb’s
drift
(understand
the
general
meaning
of
what
someone
is
saying)
明白/清楚/抓住某人的大意
She
didn’t
quite
get
my
drift,
did
she?
她没有弄懂我的意思，对不对？
13
SHIPS/PLANES
船/飞机
the
movement
of
a
ship
or
plane
from
its
original
direction
because
of
the
movement
of
the
wind
or
water
〔风或水流引起的〕偏航
U
14
SLOW MOVEMENT
缓慢的移动
very
slow
movement,
especially
over
water
or
through
the
air
漂流，漂移; 飘游
U