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