n.(名词)

1. 趋势
2. 大意
3. 堆积物
4. 倾向
5. 漂流物
6. 要旨
7. 漂流
8. 漂移
9. 要点
10. 吹积物
11. 动向
12. 放任自流
13. 坐观
14. 漂亮
15. 推进力
16. 【地】冰碛
17. 漂砾
18. 流动
19. 航差
20. 偏航

v.(动词)

1. 漂流
2. 使漂流
3. 漂泊
4. 游荡
5. 渐渐趋向
6. 逐渐陷入
7. 吹积
8. 漂移
9. 逐渐地睡着了
10. 使吹积
11. 使漂积
12. 把…吹积
13. 【机】冲孔
14. 被吹积成堆
15. 心不由主地走
16. 吹积成堆
17. 逐渐地睡着了觉
18. 使吹积成堆
19. 流浪
20. 无意间进入
21. 不知不觉陷入
22. 堆积
23. 缓缓移动
24. 缓慢行走
25. 无意间发生
26. 无目的地转变
27. 顺其自然地做
28. 使漂浮
29. 冲漂
30. 漂流漂泊
31. 覆盖
32. 使堆积

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. 飘,漂流 float or be driven along by wind, waves, or currents
2. vt. & vi. (使)堆积 (cause to) pile up under the force of the wind or water

n.(名词)

1. [U]漂移,漂流 drifting movement
2. [C]吹积物; 堆积物 a mass of sth, such as snow or sand, blown together by wind
3. [U]趋势,动向,倾向 a general tendency or movement
4. [S]大意,要点,主旨 the general meaning

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. a large mass of material 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. the pervading meaning or tenor;

   "caught the general 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"
    

1.飘移;漂流
When somethingdrifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water.

e.g. We proceeded todrift on up the river...
我们继续向河流的上游漂流。
e.g. The climbing balloon drifted silently over the countryside...
不断上升的气球静静地飘过乡间。

2.无意间进入;不知不觉陷入
If someone or somethingdrifts into a situation, they get into that situation in a way that is not planned or controlled.

e.g. We need to offer young people drifting into crime an alternative set of values...
我们需要给那些无意间犯了罪的年轻人灌输另一套价值观。
e.g. She and her husband drifted apart and, eventually, they divorced...
她和她丈夫渐行渐远,最后他们离婚了。

3.流浪;漂泊
If you say that someonedrifts around, you mean that they travel from place to place without a plan or settled way of life.

e.g. You've been drifting from job to job without any real commitment.
你一直在无目的地更换工作，从未真正投入进去。

4.移动;动向;趋势;逐渐变化
Adrift is a movement away from somewhere or something, or a movement towards somewhere or something different.

e.g. ...thedrift towards the cities.
涌向城市的趋势

5.缓慢移动;逐渐移动
Todrift somewhere means to move there slowly or gradually.

e.g. As rural factories shed labour, peopledrift towards the cities.
由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员,人们逐渐流向城市。

6.(声音等)传到,传出
If soundsdrift somewhere, they can be heard but they are not very loud.

e.g. Cool summer dance sounds are drifting from the stereo indoors.
清凉的夏日舞曲的声音从室内音响中传了出来。

7.(雪)吹积,堆积
If snowdrifts, it builds up into piles as a result of the movement of the wind.

drift的反义词

e.g. The snow, except where it drifted, was only calf-deep...
除了吹得堆积起来的地方,雪只有小腿肚深。
e.g. The storm caused severe drifting.
暴风雪造成了严重的积雪现象。

8.雪堆
Adrift is a mass of snow that has built up into a pile as a result of the movement of wind.

e.g. ...a nine-foot snowdrift.
9英尺深的雪堆

9.吹积物;飘浮物;漂流物
Adrift of something is an amount of it that has been created by the movement of wind or water.

e.g. There was adrift of smoke above the trees.
树林上空飘浮着一股烟。

10.(论点或演说的)主旨,大意
The drift of an argument or speech is the general point that is being made in it.

e.g. Grace was beginning to get hisdrift...
格雷丝慢慢明白了他的意思。
e.g. Anybody who's listening will get thedrift of what he was saying...
任何一个在专心听的人都会领悟他所说的大意。

相关词组：drift off

1. (遗传)漂变：从理论上计算,第二代继承的概率为1/2,第三代继承的概率为1/4,然而个别的单倍型在三代中的传递概率达到1(每代均传),而个别单倍型又低至0(丢失),出现了典型的遗传漂变(drift)现象.

2. drift的翻译

2. 偏航：此与空中航行之偏航(drift) 相似. 据实验证明在浪花过程中之电荷分离程度视水滴温度,溶解不洁物,冲击气流之速度,以及与外界面之接触等而定. 经观测得破裂水滴之最大部份荷正电,水滴之微细浪花在冲击气流中带走净负电荷.

3.

3.drift：diffuse reflection using fourier transform; 漫反射傅里叶变换红外光谱

4.drift：diffuse reflectance infrared fourier transform; 漫反射红外光谱

The sailors cast the boat off and allowed it to drift away on the tide.

水手解下缆绳，任船随潮流漂走。

The boat drifted down the river.

船顺水漂流而下。

What causes continents to break up and drift apart?

什么原因导致大陆分裂漂移?

Some roads are closed owing to drifting.

有些道路因积雪而封闭。

I think I 'll drift around for a few years, then manybe try to find a job.

我想我会先漂泊几年,之后没准找个工作!

As children grow up,they drift away from their parent's views.

随着孩子不断成长，他们便开始偏离其父母的观点。

They drift the logs down the river to the sawmills.

他们使那些圆木漂下河流到锯木厂。

The winds drift dry leaves into piles.

风吹枯叶积成一堆。

The general drift of the current was northerly.

这水通常向北流。

There is a drift of farmers to the cities.

农民流向城市。

We must stop this drift towards war.

我们必须制止这种战争趋势。

There is a slow drift into crisis.

有一种渐入危机的趋势。

And for those who do drift beyond that frontier, the same re-search may offer new hope for treat-ments and even cures.

对那些已经漂泊游荡过那道边界的病患，同样的研究可能可以提出新疗法，甚至疗程。

Two Cleopatras in our royal barge, my sister and I reclined and let our little rowboat drift out onto the lake.

两个克利奥帕特拉女子在我们的皇家驳船，我的妹妹和我斜倚着，让我们的小舟在湖面漂泊。

The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident.

人群渐渐从事故现场散去。

Her gaze drifted around the room.

她用目光缓缓扫视了一下室内。

I didn't intend to be a teacher'u2500I just drifted into it.

我并没想过当老师——只是顺其自然就当了。

He hasn't decided what to do yet'u2500he's just drifting.

他还没决定做什么——只是顺其自然。

The conversation drifted onto politics.

谈话不知不觉就转到政治方面来了。

Finally she drifted into sleep.

最后她不知不觉地睡着了。

The empty boat drifted out to sea.

空船向海上漂去。

Clouds drifted across the sky.

朵朵浮云在空中飘过。

Do you catch my drift ?

你明白我的大意吗？

My German isn't very good, but I got the drift of what she said.

我的德语不太好，但我大致明白她说的意思。

Plant daffodils in informal drifts.

随便种几丛黄水仙。

The road was blocked by deep drifts of snow.

道路被风吹来的厚厚积雪阻塞。

He knew the hidden drifts in that part of the river.

他对那段河道中的暗流非常清楚。

the general direction of drift on the east coast

东海岸海水的总体流向

attempts to halt the drift towards war

制止逐步走上战争道路的努力

a population drift away from rural areas

农村地区的人口外流

Anybody who's listening will get the drift of what he was saying...

任何一个在专心听的人都会领悟他所说的大意。

Grace was beginning to get his drift...

格雷丝慢慢明白了他的意思。

There was a drift of smoke above the trees.

树林上空飘浮着一股烟。

...a nine-foot snow drift.

9英尺深的雪堆

The storm caused severe drifting.

暴风雪造成了严重的积雪现象。

The snow, except where it drifted, was only calf-deep...

除了吹得堆积起来的地方,雪只有小腿肚深。

Cool summer dance sounds are drifting from the stereo indoors.

清凉的夏日舞曲的声音从室内音响中传了出来。

As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities.

由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员,人们逐渐流向城市。

...the drift towards the cities.

涌向城市的趋势

You've been drifting from job to job without any real commitment.

你一直在无目的地更换工作，从未真正投入进去。

She and her husband drifted apart and, eventually, they divorced...

她和她丈夫渐行渐远,最后他们离婚了。

We need to offer young people drifting into crime an alternative set of values...

我们需要给那些无意间犯了罪的年轻人灌输另一套价值观。

The climbing balloon drifted silently over the countryside...

不断上升的气球静静地飘过乡间。

We proceeded to drift on up the river...

我们继续向河流的上游漂流。

S+～(+A)

1. The snow had drifted everywhere.
   雪飘至各处。
2. The moon drifted from behind the clouds.
   月亮从云层后浮现。
3. She drifted into sleep.
   她迷迷糊糊地睡着了。
4. Some people have a purpose in life, others just drift.
   有些人有生活目标,而有些人只是浑噩度日。
5. She just drifts aimlessly from job to job.
   她只是漫无目的地不断更换工作。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

1. The current drifted the boat.
   水流把船冲走了。
2. The wind drifted the leaves across our yard.
   风把树叶吹过院子。
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3. The house was partly drifted up.
   房子被积雪埋掉了一截。
4. The logs were drifted down to the sawmill.
   那些圆木是顺流漂到锯木厂去的。

1. The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships.
   海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。
2. The saplings were buried in drifts of snow.
   树苗被堆起来的雪埋住了。
3. There is a slow drift into crisis.
   有一种渐入危机的趋势。
4. The drift of young people from the country to the city deserves the authorities' notice.
   年轻人从乡村涌向城市的趋势值得官方注意。
5. My English is not very good, but I got the general drift of what he said.
   我英语不太好,但他说的话我大致能听懂。

drift along (v.+adv.)

游荡,混日子 act aimlessly in lift
drift along

The boat drifted along, with the child asleep inside it and no one guiding its direction.

小船缓缓向前漂去,船上的孩子睡着了,无人掌舵。

drift sb/sth ⇔ along

The current was drifting us along.

水流将我们漂走。

drift along

He's still drifting along, without a proper job or any sense of purpose.

他仍在混日子,既无正当职业,又无任何志向。

drift apart (v.+adv.)

在思想、感情等方面疏远 become separate in thought, feeling, etc.

drift away (v.+adv.)

开始用不同的方式思考或感觉 begin to think and feel in a different way (from sb or sth)

drift in (v.+adv.)

偶尔到来,顺便来访 arrive, informally

drift out (v.+adv.)

散开; 蔓延 spread; move slowly or informally

drift towards (v.+prep.)

因未受阻而逐渐达到(某种状态等) gradually reach (sth such as a state) without making any effort to prevent it

～+副词

• drift%20aimlessly%E3%80%94casually%E3%80%95">drift aimlessly〔casually〕漫无目的地漂流
• drift%20alternately">drift alternately有变化地漂流
• drift%20delightfully">drift delightfully高兴地漂流
• drift%20hopelessly">drift hopelessly无希望地漂流
• drift%20lazily">drift lazily懒惰地漂流
• drift%20naturally">drift naturally自然地堆积
• drift%20quietly%E3%80%94smoothly%E3%80%95">drift quietly〔smoothly〕平静地漂流
• drift%20slowly">drift slowly慢慢地漂流
• drift%20unconsciously">drift unconsciously不自觉地漂流
• drift%20about%20in%20sea">drift about in sea在海中四处漂泊
• drift%20along">drift along漫无目的地游荡,迷迷糊糊地过日子
• drift%20apart">drift apart分开,疏远下去,放任自流
• drift%20out%20to%20sea">drift out to sea漂往大海

～+介词

• drift%20before%20wind">drift before wind(船)随风漂流
• drift%20down%20river">drift down river沿河而下
• drift%20down%20stream">drift down stream顺流而下
• drift%20from%20chimney">drift from chimney(烟)从烟囱里飘出来
• drift%20from%20one%20country%20to%20another">drift from one country to another从一国流浪到另一国
• drift%20from%20one%20subject%20to%20another">drift from one subject to another从一个主题转到另一个主题
• drift%20into%20habit">drift into habit逐渐染上习惯
• drift%20into%20high%20banks">drift into high banks积成高高的堆
• drift%20into%20life%20of%20crime">drift into life of crime陷入犯罪生涯
• drift%20through%20life">drift through life随波逐流,虚度年华
• drift%20to%20some%20subject">drift to some subject转向某个问题
• drift%20towards%20bankruptcy">drift towards bankruptcy逐渐走向破产
• drift%20towards%20collapse">drift towards collapse渐趋崩溃
• drift%20with">drift with随…漂流
• drift%20with%20current">drift with current随波逐流

动词+～

• drift">catch〔get, understand〕 drift明白要旨

形容词+～

• drift">cultural drift文化倾向
• drift">the general drift大的趋势
• drift">the westward drift西迁

名词+～

• drift">cloud drift浮云
• drift">road drift路上积起的沙土

～+介词

• drift%20of%20cloud%E3%80%94snow%E3%80%95">a drift of cloud〔snow〕浮云〔积雪〕
• drift%20of%20%E2%80%A6">the drift of …的趋势
• drift%20toward%20%E2%80%A6">a drift toward …的倾向

• The sands by the fury of Tempests lie in great drifts.

  出自：T. Herbert

• The field Strewn with..yellow drifts Of wither'd leaves.

  出自：M. Arnold

• The light winds and strong currents..had drifted the boat about.

  出自：J. Conrad

v.(动词)

1. drift的基本意思是“漂流,漂荡”,它可以指物(如船),也可以指人漫无目的漂流; 可用作不及物或及物动词,用作及物动词时,后可接名词或代词作宾语。
2. drift还可作“(使)堆积”解,可用作不及物动词或及物动词,用作及物动词时,后可接名词或代词作宾语。
3. drift可用于被动结构。

v.(动词)

drift, float

这两个词都可表示“漂浮”,前者可动也可不动,后者只指“漂动”。试比较:

The logs float on the river.

圆木在河上漂浮着。

The logs floated down the river.

圆木沿河流而下。

The logs drifted down the river.

圆木沿河流而下。

drift，float

这两个动词均有“漂流，漂浮”之意。

drift多指随风或顺水飘荡，表示动态。

float可与drift换用，但侧重指因有液体或气体所支持而不下沉，可表动态或静态。