adrift
/əˈdrɪft/adjective & adverb
1- (of a boat or its passengers) floating without being either moored or steered（小船或其乘客）漂流的（地）, 随波逐流的（地）：
as adv. a cargo ship went adrift货船漂走了
as predic. adj. the seamen are adrift in lifeboats.海员们在救生艇里随波逐流。
1.1
- as adv. Brit. informal no longer fixed in position〈英, 非正式〉松动的, 漂移不定的：
one of my fillings has come adrift.
我补牙的填充物有颗松动了。
1.2
- figurative (of a person) without purpose or guidance; lost and confused〈喻〉（人）漫无目的的（地）, 缺乏引导的（地）; 迷失漂泊的（地）, 困惑的（地）：
as predic. adj. he was adrift in a strange country他在异国漂泊
as adv. they were cast adrift in a sea of events.他们迷失在一大堆事件中。
1.3
- Brit. informal not working or reasoning properly〈英, 非正式〉失灵, 出错：
as adv. the author comes adrift in tackling ethical issues作者在处理伦理问题上出现了偏差
as predic. adj. his instincts were not entirely adrift.他的直觉不是完全不对。
1.4
- as predic. adj. Brit. informal failing to reach a target, typically a winning score in a sporting contest〈英, 非正式〉未达到目标的（地）（尤指在体育比赛中未获得制胜比分）：
the team are three points adrift of the leaders.
该队比领先者差三分。
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