1 ADJ [verb-link ADJ] 漂浮着的;漂流着的 If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone. 漂浮着的;漂流着的
SYN drifting, afloat, cast off, unmoored
2 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 茫然的;无所适从的 If someone is adrift, they feel alone with no clear idea of what they should do. 茫然的;无所适从的
SYN aimless, goalless, directionless, purposeless
3 ADJ [verb-link ADJ, ADJ after verb] 脱落的;脱开的 If something comes adrift, it is no longer attached to an object that it should be part of. 脱落的;脱开的 [British]
SYN free, separate, divided, loose
4 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ, usu ADJ of n] 分数落后的;排名在后的 In sporting competitions, if a team or a player is adrift of their rivals, they are behind them, usually by a specified number of points or by a specified distance. 分数落后的;排名在后的 [British]
5 ADJ-GRADED [verb-link ADJ] 出了问题的 If something has gone adrift, it is no longer happening in the way that was intended. 出了问题的
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