| 释义 |
drift /drɪft/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 使漂流；使飘游
The tide has drifted the boat out to sea. 潮水把那条船漂出了海。
The wind drifted the leaves across the yard. 风吹落叶横扫庭院而过。
2. 使堆积，使积聚；使被吹积物覆盖
The strong wind is drifting the snow. 大风正刮雪成堆。
The house was partly drifted up. 房子被积雪埋掉了一截。
3. 穿(孔)，冲(孔)，打(眼)；扩(孔)
4. 【矿】沿水平走向开掘(平巷)
5. 〈美方〉边赶边放牧(牲口)
❷ vi.
1. 漂流；飘
We watched the leaves drift downstream. 我们看着树叶顺流漂去。
A few snowflakes drifted past the window. 几片雪花从窗前飘过。
The aroma of coffee drifted in from the kitchen. 咖啡的香味从厨房飘来。
The sounds of music drifted up to us. 音乐声向我们悠悠飘来。
2. 飘飘忽忽地出现；浮现
The moon drifted from behind the clouds. 月亮从云层后浮现。
A faint smile drifted across his face. 一丝淡淡的笑容从他脸上掠过。
3. 被吹积，被漂聚；被积雪(或砂等)覆盖
The snow drifted against the garage. 雪靠着车库堆积起来。
4. 随意(或无目的地)移动；随波逐流；零落地到来(或出现)
I took a walk in the street and drifted among the crowd. 我在街上散步，随着人群信步走去。
Her eyes drifted around the room. 她的目光扫视一下室内。
Some people have a purpose in life, others just drift. 有些人有生活目的，而有些人只是浑噩度日。
The officers drifted in one by one. 军官们陆陆续续走了进来。
5. 自流；自然缓慢地转变；走入歧途
The conversation drifted from one topic to another. 谈话漫无边际地从一个话题转到另一个。
A few people drifted into my acquaintance. 有几个人不期而然成了我的相识。
The two countries drifted close to war. 两国逐步接近交战。
He drifted through three girlfriends, two colleges, and a succession of jobs. 他先后换了3个女朋友，转了2所大学，又接连跳了几次槽。
She drifted into sleep. 她迷迷糊糊地睡着了。
The boy soon drifted into crime. 那男孩不久开始陷入犯罪泥坑。
6. 漂泊，游荡
drift (up) from California to Toronto 从加利福尼亚漂泊到多伦多
drift into the cities to seek work 流入城市找工作
7. 漂移；偏离；(行情、价格等)缓慢变动
This television set drifts during warmup. 这台电视机预热时图像发生漂移。
Stock prices drifted slightly lower Thursday. 星期四股票价格略有下跌。
8. (机动车辆)滑移；横偏；(熄火后)滑行
9. 〈美方〉(牛群在寻找草地或躲避风暴等时)成群在野外游走
II n.
1. 漂流；飘
aerial drift of pollen 花粉在空气中的飘浮
2. 漂流物；飘游物；轻柔的团状物
a drift of scent (laughter) 飘来的一阵香味(笑声)
watch through drifts of smoke 透过飘绕的烟雾观看
drifts of muslin 轻柔的薄纱团
3. 漂流(或飘游)方向；流向
an easterly drift of winds 向东的风向
4. 动向，倾向；趋势
the drift of public opinion 公众舆论的动向
the increasing drift toward urbanization 日益增长的城市化趋势
5. 意义，含义；主旨
the drift of the argument 论点的要领
I've not quite caught the drift of this. 我不大明白这句话的意思。
Get my drift? 懂我的意思吗?
6. 听任自流
the policy of drift 听任自流的政策
7. 流动；转移；(态度、意见、立场等的)渐变
a drift of population 人口的流动
an urban drift away from the land 离开土地向城市的转移
8. [亦作D-]【地】冰碛
9. 吹积物，漂聚物；乱七八糟的堆积物
Wind left the snow in 10-foot drifts. 风吹积的雪堆有10英尺高。
a drift of newspapers 一堆乱七八糟的报纸
10. 【海】吹流，风生流，缓流
North Atlantic Drift 北大西洋缓流
11. 阵雨
12. 漂移；偏移，偏差；(船舶、飞机等的)偏航；偏航位移；航差
frequency drift 频率漂移
13. 【矿】平巷
14. 【语】移变
15. 【生】遗传漂变
16. 【经】(比规定工资增长略高的)增额收入，增额工资
The average rise in wages had been 6 per cent, to which must be added 2 per cent or so for drift. 工资的平均增长为6%，另外还须加上2%左右的增额工资。
17. 冲头；圆凿；打桩机；穿孔器
18. (机动车辆的)滑移；(机器的)惯性运转
19. 〈南非〉浅滩
20. (被驱赶的)畜群(尤指猪群)；〈英〉林中赶拢牲口(森林法中决定所有权的做法)
a drift of hogs 一群猪
21. 〈美〉随便聚集的一群人
the newly arrived drift 新到的那群人
22. 大丛的开花植物
23. = drift-net
[< OE drifan to drive] phr. drift about (或 around) 四处漂泊 drift along 随波逐流，混日子 He's still drifting along, without a proper job or any sense of purpose. 他还是在混一天是一天地过日子，没正当工作，也没有什么追求。drift apart 逐渐变得疏远 She and her husband gradually drifted apart until they separated. 她和丈夫逐渐疏远，最后终于分居了。drift away 1. 不经意 (或慢吞吞)地走开；逐渐离去 2. 疏远；开始有分歧 It was a time of trial. Money was short, and friends drifted away. 那些日子真是艰难，手头缺钱花，朋友们又都不来往了。As children grow up, they drift away from their parents' views. 孩子们长大了，开始同父母的看法不一致了。drift off 1. 不经意(或慢吞吞)地走开；逐渐离去The party broke up into couples and drifted off by themselves. 参加聚会的人们分散成一对一对的，各自慢慢走开了。The crowd drifted off to bed. 人们渐渐离开去睡觉了。The smoke pall drifted off to reveal the blackened shell of the building. 浓烟逐渐散开，被熏黑的大楼外形显露出来。2. 迷迷糊糊地睡去 (或出神)I slid down on the sofa and finally drifted off (to sleep). 我倒在沙发上，最后迷迷糊糊地睡着了。I nudged him awake, but he drifted off again. 我把他推醒，可他接着又睡着了。He drifted off into a daydream. 他不知不觉地出起神来。drift out 不经意 (或慢吞吞)地走出去；走开，离去 drift toward(s) 任其自流地逐渐走向 Is the world drifting towards war? 世界正在一步步走向战争吗? Some youngsters drifted toward lives of poverty, drugs, crime and violence. 有些青年人滑向贫困、 吸毒、 犯罪和暴力的生活道路。 |