come adriftSEPARATE British EnglishBrE if something comes adrift, it is no longer fastened or attached to something 散开；脱落 Her hair was forever coming adrift from the pins she used to keep it in place. 她的头发总是从固定头发的发夹中散开来。
come adrift• Shortly after this I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.• But the highlight for me was a thumping take on a buzzer which came adrift after a couple of really powerful lunges.
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