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单词 drift
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drift

Word family noundriftagedrifterdriftdriftwoodadjectivedriftlessdrifty
Related topics: Water, Nature
drift1 /drɪft/ ●●○ verb [intransitiveI]  
1 TTWTTAmove slowly 缓慢移动 to move slowly on water or in the air 漂流;飘移
drift 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TRAVEL 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
drift 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。
drift into
 I just drifted into teaching, really.
我只是碰巧入了教书这一行,不骗你。
drift 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 something to something
 The conversation drifted from one topic to another.
话题从一个跳到另一个。
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/MAKE something DIFFERENTchange 改变 to gradually change from being in one condition, situation etc into another without realizing it 不知不觉地转变,无意间变成〔另一种状况〕
drift into
 She was just drifting into sleep when the alarm went off.
她迷迷糊糊刚睡着,突然响起了警报。
 He drifted in and out of consciousness.
他的神志时而清醒,时而迷糊。
4 money/prices/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,美元对日元的汇率下滑了。
5. DNsnow/sand/ if snow, sand etc drifts, the wind blows it into large piles 吹积
6 let something drift CONTINUE/NOT STOPto 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〔尤指坏事〕
 He couldn’t let the matter drift for much longer.
他不能长期放任这件事情不管。
7drift apart phrasal verbphr v RELATIONSHIPif people drift apart, their relationship gradually ends 〔关系〕逐渐疏远
 Over the years my college friends and I have drifted apart.
久而久之,我和大学时期的朋友们逐渐疏远了。
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8drift off phrasal verbphr v SLEEPto 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。
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Related topics: Nature, Water
drift2 ●○○ noun  
1 SNOWsnow/sand/ [countableC]DN a large pile of snow or sand that has been blown by the wind 〔风吹积成的〕雪堆,沙堆
drift 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
2 CHANGEchange 变化 [singular] a slow change or development from one situation, opinion etc to another 〔情形、意见等的〕渐变,趋势
drift towards/to
 a drift towards longer working hours
工作时间不知不觉的变长
3 movement of people 人口流动TRAVEL [singular, uncountableU] 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
drift from/to/into
 the drift from the countryside to the cities
大量人口从乡村往城市的流动
4 the drift (of something) MEANINGthe 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 somebody’s drift (=understand the general meaning of what someone is saying) 明白某人的意思
 She didn’t quite get my drift, did she?
她没有弄懂我的意思,是吗?
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5. SHIPships/planes/飞机 [uncountableU]TTW 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
6. slow movement 缓慢的移动 [uncountableU] very slow movement, especially over water or through the air 漂流,漂移;飘游
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From Longman Business Dictionary
driftdrift1 /drɪft/ verb [intransitiveI]
to go slowly up or down in value, without any particular direction
London shares drifted in the absence of a statement from the Treasury.
The dollar drifted lower against other major currencies in thin trading.
The pound drifted down again yesterday.
The Nasdaq Composite Index drifted higher throughout the session to close with a gain of 1.27%.
driftdrift2 noun [countableC]
a slow change or development from one situtation, opinion etc to another
drift to/towards
The drift towards recession started when the slump in the service sector became as bad as the slump in manufacturing.
Origin drift2
(1300-1400) Probably from Old Norse drift pile of wind-blown snow; related to drive
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