drift
[drɪft] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
ADVANCED
■to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction （尤指在外力作用下）飘，漂流，漂移•No one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea.没有人注意到船已经开始漂向大海了。 •A mist drifted in from the marshes.一阵雾气从沼泽地里飘过来。 •After the band stopped playing, people drifted away in twos and threes.乐队演奏结束后，人们便三三两两地散去了。 •figurative The talk drifted aimlessly from one subject to another.谈话漫无目的地从一个主题转向另一个主题。
[drɪft] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
drift with the tide disapproving
■to agree with other people and not make your own decisions 随波逐流；没有自己的观点；人云亦云
[drɪft] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
Phrasal Verbs drift apart
■If two people drift apart, they gradually become less friendly and their relationship ends. （关系）渐渐疏远，冷淡下来
[drɪft] verb intransitive usually + adverb or preposition
Phrasal Verbs drift off
■to gradually start to sleep 渐渐入睡•I couldn't help drifting off in the middle of that lecture - it was so boring!我在听讲座的过程中不知不觉地睡着了——这个讲座太乏味了！
[drɪft] noun
MEANING 含义
only singular
■the general meaning without the details 大意，主旨•The general drift of the article was that society doesn't value older people.文章的大意是社会对长者并不重视。 catch/get sb's drift informal
■to understand the general meaning of what someone is saying 大致明白某人所说的话
if you catch/get my drift informal
■used to say that you have left out information or your opinion from what you have just said, but that you expect the person listening still to understand it 你明白我的意思吧•She's married, but she doesn't act as if she is, if you get my drift.她结婚了，但她表现得不像是结了婚的，你明白我的意思吧。
[drɪft] noun
MOVEMENT 活动
countable
■a pile of snow or something similar, formed by the wind （风吹积而成的）一堆（雪）•The snow lay in deep drifts.到处是风吹起来的厚厚的雪堆。 [S or U]
■a general development or change in a situation 局势变化•The downward drift in copper prices looks set to continue.铜价下跌的趋势看来注定还要持续下去。 |