drift

释义

v.漂泊; 流动; 慢慢变化n.漂移，偏移; 趋势; 要点

大小写变形: Drift DRIFT

词态变化

复数 :   drifts ; 第三人称单数 :   drifts ; 过去式 :   drifted ; 过去分词 :   drifted ; 现在分词 :   drifting ;

实用场景例句

Anyone paying attention will grasp the drift of his remarks.

任何在专心听的人都会理解他言论的大意。

金山词霸

Slowly, Grace started to grasp the drift of his words...

格雷丝逐渐领悟了他话语中的含义。

金山词霸

A gentle drift of smoke lingered over the treetops.

树梢上方萦绕着一缕轻柔的烟。

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A towering snow drift reaching nine feet tall.

一座高达九英尺的雪堆。

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Heavy snowstorms caused massive drifts by accumulating snow to great depths.

猛烈的暴风雪通过堆积深厚的积雪形成了巨大的雪堆。

金山词霸

The drifting snow piled up deeply in some areas, yet its depth barely reached a calf's height elsewhere.

狂风卷起的飘雪在某些区域堆积得很深，然而其他地方的深度仅勉强达到小腿高度。

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Gentle melodies of summer hits drift softly from the indoor speakers.

夏日热门歌曲的轻柔旋律正从室内的扬声器中缓缓飘出。

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Workers begin to drift toward cities as rural factories continue cutting jobs.

随着乡村工厂不断裁员，工人们开始向城市流动。

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The drift of population movement is towards the cities.

人口流动的趋势是涌向城市。

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Wandering aimlessly between jobs, you've never wholeheartedly dedicated yourself to any career.

你漫无目的地在不同工作间游走，从未全身心投入任何职业。

金山词霸

Slowly but surely, the emotional drift between her and her husband widened, leading to the dissolution of their marriage.

渐渐地，她与丈夫之间的情感疏远不断加剧，最终导致了他们婚姻的破裂。

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Wandering youths who drift into crime urgently need an alternative set of values to guide them.

无意中走上犯罪道路的迷茫年轻人急需一套不同的价值观来引导他们。

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Gently carried by the breeze, the balloon drifted across the tranquil rural landscape...

微风轻拂中，气球悠然飘过安详的田园风光...

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We continued to drift along the river's current...

我们继续顺着河流的水流漂流。

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真题例句

Scholars warn that Antarctica's political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continent's treaties come up for renegotiation, especially in parts of Antarctica that are ideal for intercepting ( ' , 拦截) signals from satellites or retasking satellite systems, potentially enhancing global electronic intelligence operations.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Beyond the Antarctic treaties, huge obstacles persist to tapping these resources, like drifting icebergs that could jeopardise offshore platforms.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

Over time, the meaning of a word or an expression drifts meat used to mean any kind of food, silly used to mean, believe it or not,blessed.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

As the nation moves further into the Obama presidency, will politically engaged young people continue to support the president and his agenda, or will they gradually drift away?

出自-2010年6月阅读原文

By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the area's annual pony drift (迁移).

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

One of the purposes of the annual pony drift is to control the number of ponies.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 题设

The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stooped from feeding on their mother's milk, and those who've gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area.

2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

英英释义

Noun

1. a force that moves something along

2. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

3. a process of linguistic change over a period of time

4. something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

5. a general tendency to change (as of opinion);

"not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"

"a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

6. general meaning or tenor;

"caught the drift of the conversation"

7. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;

"they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

Verb

1. be in motion due to some air or water current;

"The leaves were blowing in the wind"

"the boat drifted on the lake"

"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"

"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

2. wander from a direct course or at random;

"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"

"don't drift from the set course"

3. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;

"The gypsies roamed the woods"

"roving vagabonds"

"the wandering Jew"

"The cattle roam across the prairie"

"the laborers drift from one town to the next"

"They rolled from town to town"

4. vary or move from a fixed point or course;

"stock prices are drifting higher"

5. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely;

"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

6. move in an unhurried fashion;

"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

7. cause to be carried by a current;

"drift the boats downstream"

8. drive slowly and far afield for grazing;

"drift the cattle herds westwards"

9. be subject to fluctuation;

"The stock market drifted upward"

10. be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current;

"snow drifting several feet high"

"sand drifting like snow"