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drift MOVEdrIftv [I]to move slowly, esp. as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction漂流;飘动Early that morning, a mist drifted in from the sea.那天一早，从海上飘来了一层薄雾。She watched the balloons as they drifted up into the sky.她看着气球飘上天空。Snow had drifted (= been piled by the wind) against the garage door.飘积的雪堵住了车库的门 。After the meeting, people drifted away in twos and threes.开完会后，人们三三两两地离开了。We rested the oars against the side of the boat and let ourselves drift downstream.我们把桨搁在船边，让自己顺水向下游漂流。(fig.) The talk drifted aimlessly from one subject to another.谈话从一个话题到另一个话题，毫无目的地进行着。(fig.) There was a time when we were very close but over the years we've just drifted apart (= gradually become less close).曾有一段时间我们非常亲密，但这些年来，我们渐渐地疏远了。(fig.) I drifted off to sleep (= gradually started to sleep).我渐渐进入梦乡。(disapproving) If you drift with the tide, you just agree with other people and do not make decisions for yourself.随波逐流
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