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

    e.g. We proceeded to drift 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 something drifts into a situation, they get into that situation in a way that is not planned or controlled.

drift

    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 someone drifts around, you mean that they travel from place to place without a plan or settled way of life.

drift

    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
    A drift is a movement away from somewhere or something, or a movement towards somewhere or something different.

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

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

    e.g. 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。

6. (声音等)传到,传出
    If sounds drift 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 snow drifts, it builds up into piles as a result of the movement of the wind.

    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
    A drift is a mass of snow that has built up into a pile as a result of the movement of wind.

drift的近义词

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

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

drift的翻译

    e.g. There was a drift 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 his drift...
           格雷丝慢慢明白了他的意思。
    e.g. 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。

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