drift
🇺🇸
/drɪft/
🇬🇧
/drɪft/
verb
C1
to move slowly in water or air
The boat began to drift on the calm water.
船开始在平静的水面上漂流。
C1
to move slowly to another place
People started to drift away after the show ended.
演出结束后，人们开始慢慢散去。
R
to happen without a plan
Our conversation began to drift to other topics.
我们的谈话开始自然地转向其他话题。
R
to slowly change to another state
She let her thoughts drift as she relaxed.
她放松时让思绪自由飘荡。
R
to be blown into piles by wind
Snow can drift and block roads in winter.
冬天积雪会被风吹积并堵塞道路。
R
to make something float slowly
The current will drift the boat downstream.
水流会将船慢慢漂向下游。
noun
R
a slow movement or change
There is a slow drift toward warmer weather.
天气正缓慢地向温暖转变。
R
movement away from direction due to wind or current
The pilot corrected for wind drift during the flight.
飞行员在飞行中修正了风偏流。
R
movement of sea or air
Ocean drift carries small plants and animals.
海洋流携带着小型动植物。
R
a pile made by wind
After the storm, large snow drifts covered the path.
暴风雪后，巨大的雪堆覆盖了小径。
R
a large group of something
A beautiful drift of blue flowers grew by the fence.
篱笆旁生长着一片美丽的蓝色花丛。
R
the general meaning
I didn't understand the drift of his long story.
我没理解他长故事的大意。
translation
漂流, 缓慢移动, 无计划地发生, 逐渐转变, 被风吹积成堆, 使缓慢漂浮
缓慢移动或变化, 因风或水流偏离方向, 海洋或空气的流动, 风吹积成的堆, 大群, 大意
词形变化
Plural
drifts
Progressive
drifting
Past
drifted
Perfect
drifted
3rd Present
drifts