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ADJ never before noun |
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/əˈdrɪft/ |
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1 | floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone 漂浮着的;漂流着的 | The refugees spent three days adrift on the tiny boat. 难民在这只小船上漂流了3天。 | |
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2 | feeling alone and that your life has no clear purpose 无所依的;漫无目的的 |
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3 | mainly journalism a team or player that is adrift of an opponent is behind them in a competition (球队或选手)落后的 |
PHRASE |
- | come adrift BRITISH |
| to become separated from something |
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| Somehow the picture hook had come adrift from the wall. 不知怎么回事,画钩从墙上脱落了。 |
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DERIVED WORD |
adrift adv |
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