be carried slowly by a current of air or water
飘;漂流
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the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream 游艇开始向下游漂去
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figurative 〈喻〉excited voices drifted down the hall .兴奋的声音在大厅里荡漾。
[with adverbial of direction](of a person)walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually
(人)随便(或无目的地)慢慢走动
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people began to drift away .人们开始慢慢散去。
[with adverbial]move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition
任其自然地(或不知不觉地)进入(某种状态)
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I was drifting off to sleep 我不知不觉睡着了
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Lewis and his father drifted apart .刘易斯与他父亲不知不觉地疏远了。
(of a person or their attention)digress or stray to another subject
(人)离题;(注意力)分散
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I noticed my audience's attention drifting .我注意到听众的注意力在分散。
(especially of snow or leaves)be blown into heaps by the wind
(尤指雪或树叶)被吹积
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fallen leaves start to drift in the gutters 落叶开始被风吹积在排水沟内
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drifting ]drifting snow .被风吹积起来的雪。
[in sing.]a continuous slow movement from one place to another
(不断缓慢的)流动
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there was a drift to the towns .曾经发生过一次人口向城镇的流动。
[mass noun]the deviation of a vessel, aircraft, or projectile from its intended or expected course as the result of currents or winds
(水流或气流导致的船舶、飞机或射弹的)偏航,偏移
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the pilot had not noticed any appreciable drift .飞机驾驶员没有发现任何明显的偏航。
a steady movement or development from one thing towards another, especially one that is perceived as unwelcome
(尤指令人不安的)逐渐转变(或发展);动向,趋势
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the drift towards a more repressive style of policing .向更具压制性的治安维持模式的渐变。
[mass noun]a state of inaction or indecision
不作为;优柔寡断
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after so much drift, any expression of enthusiasm is welcome .犹豫了这么久之后,任何热情的表达都是受欢迎的。
【赛车】 (高速行驶中转弯时)有控滑移。
〈英,史〉 赶牛;赶羊。
〈英,史〉 林中赶拢牲口(以判定所有权或收取罚金)。
[in sing.]the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks
要旨;大意
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he didn't understand much Greek, but he got her drift. 他不太懂希腊语,但他明白她的大致意思。
a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind
(雪、树叶等的)吹积物。
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【地质】 冰碛。
a large mass of flowering plants growing together
大丛开花植物
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a drift of daffodils .一大丛水仙。
【矿】 水平巷道,平巷,平峒。
〈南非〉 浅滩。
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drift along … 沿着…漂流;随波逐流
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drift apart 疏远
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drift away 飘走;渐行渐远
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drift out ... 漂移出...
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drift down (from) ... 沿...漂移而下
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drift into ... 自然进入...
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"Middle English (in the sense ‘mass of snow, leaves, etc.’): originally from Old Norse