1be carried along by the wind/water飄移;漂流ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤➤slowly慢慢漂流➤helplessly無助地漂流◇Cold and hungry, they drifted helplessly closer to the Arctic.他們又冷又餓,無助地漂向北極。➤➤downstream順水漂流◇The boat drifted slowly downstream.小船慢慢地順流而下。➤along, back, down, out, up, etc.隨波逐流;向回漂流;順流而下;漂走;飄起來◇Smoke drifted up from the campfire.篝火上煙霧裊裊。PREPOSITION➤from, to, towards/toward, etc.從⋯漂到⋯;向⋯漂流◇They were drifting out to sea.他們漂流入海。➤with隨⋯漂流◇We drifted with the current.我們隨波漂流。drift
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2move slowly/without purpose緩慢移動;飄盪ADVERB | VERB + DRIFT | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤aimlessly漫無目的地遊蕩▸➤gradually, slowly漸漸飄移;慢慢地移動◇Her gaze gradually drifted to the bookshelf.她的視線漸漸轉移到了書架上。➤quietly, silently靜悄悄地移動➤eventually, finally最終/終於遊蕩(到)◇He finally drifted back to his home town.他最終兜回了家鄉。➤about, around, back, down, round, up, etc.四處漂泊;漂回;向下漂走;向上游移◇Voices drifted up through the floorboards.聲音透過地板傳了上來。➤apart, away, off漸漸疏遠;漂離;漸漸離去◇Over the years the two friends drifted apart.過了這麼多年,這兩個朋友已經漸漸疏遠。VERB + DRIFT➤begin to開始游移▸➤seem to似乎在游移▸➤allow sth to, let sth讓⋯游移◇He allowed his thoughts to drift back to his conversation with Carrie.他讓思緒回到了他與卡麗的談話上。PREPOSITION➤about, around, round (especially BrE) 到處晃◇He spent the day drifting aimlessly around the house.他一整天都在房子周圍漫無目的地晃來晃去。➤across走過◇She drifted across the room to where we were standing.她緩慢地穿過房間來到我們站着的地方。➤between在⋯之間變動◇She began to drift between sleep and wakefulness.她開始進入時睡時醒的狀態。➤from偏離◇We seem to be drifting away from the point.我們似乎有點兒離題。➤into無意中開始;不知不覺陷入◇He drifted into teaching, but never really enjoyed it.他無意中當上了教師,卻從未真正喜歡過這一行。➤out of不自覺地離開◇He drifted in and out of consciousness.他時而清醒時而昏迷。drift
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●drift offADVERB➤gradually, slowly漸漸/慢慢離去PREPOSITION➤into慢慢陷入;漸漸進入◇He drifted off into a deep slumber.他漸漸進入沉睡狀態。PHRASES➤drift off to sleep昏昏入睡◇She closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.她閉上眼睛,漸漸進入夢鄉。drift
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1slow movement緩緩移動ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤gradual, slow逐漸的飄移;緩慢的流動➤leftward, rightward向左/向右漂移◇He criticized the rightward drift of the party.他批評該黨轉向右傾。➤continental大陸漂移PREPOSITION➤drift (away) from從⋯流走◇the drift of people away from rural areas into urban slums由農村到城市貧民區的人口流動➤drift (back) to逐漸流 ( 回 ) 到◇As the strike went on, there was a gradual drift back to work.罷工繼續進行的同時,陸續有人回去工作了。➤drift into陷入◇his drift into crime他逐漸陷入犯罪➤drift towards/toward向⋯的緩慢移動drift
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2general meaning of sth概括意義ADJECTIVE | VERB + DRIFTADJECTIVE➤general, main大意;主旨VERB + DRIFT➤catch, follow, get領會要旨;明白大意◇I didn't follow the speech exactly, but I caught the main drift of what was being said.我沒有完全聽懂講演,但領會了其主旨。drift
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3pile of snow/sand made by the wind風吹積的雪堆或沙堆ADJECTIVE➤deep大堆聚積物➤sand, snow (usually snowdrift)風吹積成的沙堆;風吹形成的雪堆
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