drift
🇺🇸
/drɪft/
🇬🇧
/drɪft/
verb
C1
to move slowly in water or air
The boat began to drift on the calm water.
船開始在平靜的水面上漂流。
C1
to move slowly to another place
People started to drift away after the show ended.
演出結束後，人們開始慢慢散去。
R
to happen without a plan
Our conversation began to drift to other topics.
我們的談話開始自然地轉向其他話題。
R
to slowly change to another state
She let her thoughts drift as she relaxed.
她放鬆時讓思緒自由飄蕩。
R
to be blown into piles by wind
Snow can drift and block roads in winter.
冬天積雪會被風吹積並堵塞道路。
R
to make something float slowly
The current will drift the boat downstream.
水流會將船慢慢漂向下游。
noun
R
a slow movement or change
There is a slow drift toward warmer weather.
天氣正緩慢地向溫暖轉變。
R
movement away from direction due to wind or current
The pilot corrected for wind drift during the flight.
飛行員在飛行中修正了風偏流。
R
movement of sea or air
Ocean drift carries small plants and animals.
海洋流攜帶著小型動植物。
R
a pile made by wind
After the storm, large snow drifts covered the path.
暴風雪後，巨大的雪堆覆蓋了小徑。
R
a large group of something
A beautiful drift of blue flowers grew by the fence.
籬笆旁生長著一片美麗的藍色花叢。
R
the general meaning
I didn't understand the drift of his long story.
我沒理解他長故事的大意。
translation
漂流, 緩慢移動, 無計劃地發生, 逐漸轉變, 被風吹積成堆, 使緩慢漂浮
緩慢移動或變化, 因風或水流偏離方向, 海洋或空氣的流動, 風吹積成的堆, 大群, 大意
詞形變化
Plural
drifts
Progressive
drifting
Past
drifted
Perfect
drifted
3rd Present
drifts