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单词 wafting
释义
wafting
present participle ofwaft
waft
verb[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
literary
uk
/wɒft/us
/wɑːft/
to (causeto)movegentlythrough theair:
Agentlebreezewafted thescentofrosesin through theopenwindow.
Thesoundof aflutewafted down thestairs.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Movement through the air
  • airborne
  • buoyantly
  • buzz
  • flight
  • flit
  • float
  • fly
  • glide
  • hover
  • levitate
  • levitation
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  • non-flying
  • soar
  • somersault
  • swishy
  • swoop
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(Definition ofwaftingfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

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wafting

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

Amid thewaftingparagraphs of the finale, the music relaxes for a tellingly wistful passage.
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The quiet lyrical text portrayed by the singer was accompanied by softlywaftingsounds from mirambas and vibraphone, in a somewhat monotonous, duly repetitive sequence, to illustrate the theme.
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The word "privatisation" is constantlywaftingaround and it seems that there may be some more of it in the offing for education.
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If she had, the pungent smell of roast cleric might bewaftingup our nostrils now.
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The smoke has a way ofwaftingacross one's table, and very nasty it is, too.
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I can still hear the music from the ballroomswaftingon the night air during festive occasions.
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He catches the scent of his favorite barswaftingthrough the air.
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Waftingmay be used for everyday substances, to make sure they are fresh, or consumable.
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In the asteroids, the samewaftingmotion is employed to move the animal across the ground.
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It feeds by trapping particle with the mucus that coats its proboscis, and thenwaftingthese back to the mouth by means of cilia.
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And the area still does possess great beauty, with the fragrant smell of spruce and firwaftingthrough many of the trail's corridors.
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Initially his visit was unpleasant due to a pungent odor of the neighboring dairy farm and slaughterhousewaftingacross his cabin.
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The audience smelled itwaftingthrough the theatre.
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Afterwaftingincense over the food, the host raises the bread high, and breaks it in half.
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It is also one of the most musical co-ops, with many a night filled with the sounds of banjo strummingwaftingfrom the sprawling front porch.
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