drift

/drɪft//drɪft/

★★★★★v.

drift
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drifted
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vi

① 1漂流;飘走2(群众等)逐渐散开
- A fishing boat is drifting slowly along [down the stream].一条渔船正慢慢地(顺流)漂下去。
- White clouds drifted across the sky.白云飘浮过天空。
- The crowd drifted away [off].群众逐渐散去。

② 盲目前进;时常转业;居无定所;无目的地生活;不知不觉地陷入
- Let things drift.让事情自然发展[听其自然]吧。
- He drifted from job to job.他时常转业。
- drift into war渐卷入战争
- Some people just drift through life.有些人只是随波逐流过一辈子。
- He drifted off to sleep.他逐渐睡着了。
- He was drifting toward disaster.他正走向灾难。

③ (雪、落叶等)飘积
- The snow drifted against the house.雪飘积在屋边。

vt

① 使漂流
- The boat drifted downstream on the current.水流使那条船漂往下游。
- They drift the logs down the river to the sawmills.他们使那些木头顺着河流漂到锯木厂。

② (风)使(雪、落叶)堆积
- The wind is drifting the snow.风使雪飘积起来。

n

① 冲流;漂流
- a drift of cloud across the sky飘过天空的浮云

② 放任
- a policy of drift放任政策;观望政策

③ 倾向,趋势;流动
- a drift of population from rural areas to urban areas入口之逐渐由乡村地区流到城市地区
- a drift toward decentralization地方分权化的倾向

④ 1(雪、土沙等的)吹积,堆积;漂流物2【地质】漂积物
- There were two-foot drifts in many places.在很多地方有两英尺的积雪。

⑤[用单数形](发言、行为等的)主旨,要旨,大意
- I can't follow the drift of his argument.我不了解他的议论的主旨。
- I got the drift of what he said.我明白他的话的大意。

字辨

tendency: 指生下来的性向,或习惯上朝向某一方向,或有采取某种方法、行动的趋向

He has a tendency toward carelessness.

trend: 旨在某一个领域中,被当作一般的潮流而遵行的方向

a recent trend in art

current: 指在某一时间、某一地方的思想等的明确方向或目标

the current of public opinion

drift: 指思想等自然而然随波逐流的趋向

a drift toward fascism

tenor: 指有关人生的明确方向或目标

the tenor of his life

短语

drift apart
- ① 流开;漂离;疏远
- We have drifted apart over years.我们己疏远了好多年。

同义词

accumulatev.累积
aimn.目标
coursen.行径
directionn.方向
gatherv.聚积
heapn.堆
meaningn.意义
movementn.移动
objectn.目的
pilen.堆
pile upv.堆积
ramblev.游荡
wanderv.游荡

agglomeration
amount
bank
burden
coast
cumulus
current
float
flood
flow
flux
gad
gallivant
hill
import
intent
lump
mass
meander
mess
mound
mountain
peregrinate
purport
range
roam
rove
rush
shock
slide
spate
stack
stray
stream
substance
surge
tendency
tenor
thrust
tide
traipse
tumble
wash

be adrift
blow
cast
err
freewheel
gallery
heading
impetus
impulsion
roll
swan
tramp
trend
vagabond

词路径

entity
physical entity
process
physical process
phenomenon
natural phenomenon
physical phenomenon
force
drift
impetus
impulsion

上位词

action
activity
disposition
force
inclination
linguistic process
mass
natural action
natural process
passageway
strain
tendency
tenor

下位词

drumlin
evolutionary trend
gravitation
leeway
melioration
snowdrift

词汇	drift
释义	drift /drɪft//drɪft/ ★★★★★v. drift drifts drifts drifting drifted drifted vi ① 1漂流;飘走2(群众等)逐渐散开 A fishing boat is drifting slowly along [down the stream].一条渔船正慢慢地(顺流)漂下去。 White clouds drifted across the sky.白云飘浮过天空。 The crowd drifted away [off].群众逐渐散去。 ② 盲目前进;时常转业;居无定所;无目的地生活;不知不觉地陷入 Let things drift.让事情自然发展[听其自然]吧。 He drifted from job to job.他时常转业。 drift into war渐卷入战争 Some people just drift through life.有些人只是随波逐流过一辈子。 He drifted off to sleep.他逐渐睡着了。 He was drifting toward disaster.他正走向灾难。 ③ (雪、落叶等)飘积 The snow drifted against the house.雪飘积在屋边。 vt ① 使漂流 The boat drifted downstream on the current.水流使那条船漂往下游。 They drift the logs down the river to the sawmills.他们使那些木头顺着河流漂到锯木厂。 ② (风)使(雪、落叶)堆积 The wind is drifting the snow.风使雪飘积起来。 n ① 冲流;漂流 a drift of cloud across the sky飘过天空的浮云 ② 放任 a policy of drift放任政策;观望政策 ③ 倾向,趋势;流动 a drift of population from rural areas to urban areas入口之逐渐由乡村地区流到城市地区 a drift toward decentralization地方分权化的倾向 ④ 1(雪、土沙等的)吹积,堆积;漂流物2【地质】漂积物 There were two-foot drifts in many places.在很多地方有两英尺的积雪。 ⑤[用单数形](发言、行为等的)主旨,要旨,大意 I can't follow the drift of his argument.我不了解他的议论的主旨。 I got the drift of what he said.我明白他的话的大意。字辨 tendency: 指生下来的性向,或习惯上朝向某一方向,或有采取某种方法、行动的趋向 He has a tendency toward carelessness. trend: 旨在某一个领域中,被当作一般的潮流而遵行的方向 a recent trend in art current: 指在某一时间、某一地方的思想等的明确方向或目标 the current of public opinion drift: 指思想等自然而然随波逐流的趋向 a drift toward fascism tenor: 指有关人生的明确方向或目标 the tenor of his life 短语 drift apart ① 流开;漂离;疏远 We have drifted apart over years.我们己疏远了好多年。同义词 accumulatev.累积 aimn.目标 coursen.行径 directionn.方向 gatherv.聚积 heapn.堆 meaningn.意义 movementn.移动 objectn.目的 pilen.堆 pile upv.堆积 ramblev.游荡 wanderv.游荡 agglomeration amount bank burden coast cumulus current float flood flow flux gad gallivant hill import intent lump mass meander mess mound mountain peregrinate purport range roam rove rush shock slide spate stack stray stream substance surge tendency tenor thrust tide traipse tumble wash be adrift blow cast err freewheel gallery heading impetus impulsion roll swan tramp trend vagabond 词路径 entity physical entity process physical process phenomenon natural phenomenon physical phenomenon force drift impetus impulsion 上位词 action activity disposition force inclination linguistic process mass natural action natural process passageway strain tendency tenor 下位词 drumlin evolutionary trend gravitation leeway melioration snowdrift
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