1 to be carried or moved along by wind or water 漂;飘:
The boat drifted out to sea.小船往大海漂去。
2 to move slowly or without any particular purpose 慢慢移动;漫无目的地移动:
He drifted from room to room.他从这房间踱到那房间。She drifted into acting almost by accident.她走上演戏这条路,几乎纯属偶然。
3 (used about snow or sand) to be moved into piles by wind or water (指雪或沙)堆积:
The snow drifted up to two metres deep in some places.某些地方的积雪深达两米。
drift apart to slowly become less close or friendly with sb 逐渐变得疏远
drift²
/drɪft ||; drɪft/noun
1 [C] a slow movement towards sth 缓慢的移动:
the country's drift into economic decline国家逐步陷入经济衰退
2 [sing] the general meaning of sth 大意;主旨:
I don't understand all the details of the plan but I get the drift.这个计划的细节我并不都明白,但我懂了个大概。
3 [C] a pile of snow or sand that was made by wind or water 雪堆;沙堆
drift1/drIft; drIft/v [I] 1 to move slowly on water or in air 漂流﹔飘移: +out/towards/along etc The boat slowly drifted out to sea. 小船慢慢漂向大海。Smoke was drifting across the road. 路上烟雾弥漫。2 to move or do something gradually, without any plan or purpose 漂泊﹔漫无目的地行动: +towards/across/away etc People were drifting out of the stadium. 人群正缓缓走出体育场。your mind/thoughts drift His thoughts drifted back to their earlier conversation. 他的思绪慢慢回到他们早前的谈话上。3 if snow or sand drifts, the wind moves it into large piles〔雪﹑沙等被风〕吹积﹐堆积drift apart phr v if people drift apart, they gradually stop being friends〔人与人之间的关系〕逐渐疏远drift off phr v to gradually go to sleep 慢慢入睡: I drifted off to sleep in front of the telly. 我在电视机前慢慢睡着了。
drift2n [C] 1 a large pile of snow or sand that has been blown by the wind〔风吹形成的〕雪堆,沙堆: massive snow drifts 大堆积雪2 catch/get the drift (of sth) understand the general meaning of what someone is saying 抓住/清楚(某事物的)大意[要旨]: I think I caught the drift of his argument. 我想我大致明白他的论点了。3 a gradual movement from one place to another 流动: the drift away from the countryside to the big cities in the north 从乡村到北部大城市的人口流动
driftdriftdriftsdrifteddriftingverb (drifts, drifting, drifted)to move slowly in the air or on water: The empty boat drifted out to sea.The balloon drifted away.