drift

the slow drift of the clouds云彩的缓慢移动

As she got older, you could observe a drift in her writing towards more serious subjects.你可以发现，随着年龄的增长，她的写作逐步转向更加严肃的主题。

the government's drift towards a centralization of power政府向集权制的逐渐转变

a population drift [=a gradual movement of people that lowers the population in one area and increases it in another]人口迁移

We sped over the drifts [=snowdrifts] on our skis.我们踏着滑雪板，飞快地滑过一座座雪堆。

I don't get your drift. [=I don't understand what you're saying]我搞不懂你在说什么。

I won't tell you his name, but he's someone you know very well, if you catch my drift. [=if you understand what I'm suggesting]我不告诉你他的名字，不过他是你非常熟悉的人，你明白我的意思了吧。

The boat slowly drifted out to sea.小船慢慢地漂向大海。

The clouds drifted across the sky.云彩在天空缓缓飘动。

The snow drifted against the side of the house.雪在房子的一侧堆积起来。

Drifting snow covered most of the car.积雪把车身大部分都覆盖了。

The party guests drifted from room to room, eating and mingling.参加聚会的客人在几个房间串来串去，吃着点心，相互攀谈。

Her eyes drifted across the crowd.她的目光漫无目的地扫过人群。

The conversation drifted from topic to topic.交谈漫无边际地从一个话题转到另一个话题。

My thoughts drifted back to the time when we first met.我的思绪慢慢回到了我们初识的时候。

After he left the army he just drifted for a few years.离开军队后，他在外漂泊了几年。

She drifted from job to job.她漫无目的地从一个工作换到另一个工作。

He has always drifted through life without a care.他一直过着无忧无虑、随波逐流的生活。

The patient drifted in and out of consciousness all day.病人的意识时而清醒时而迷糊，整天都是如此。