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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   drift

   • IPA[drift]

   美式

   • v.
     be carried slowly by a current of air or water；walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually
   • n.
     a continuous slow movement from one place to another；the deviation of a vessel, aircraft, or projectile from its intended or expected course as the result of currents or winds

   • verb: drift, 3rd person present: drifts, gerund or present participle: drifting, past tense: drifted, past participle: drifted

   • noun: drift, plural noun: drifts

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. be carried slowly by a current of air or water the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream excited voices drifted down the hall 同義詞 be carried, be carried (away/along), be borne, be wafted, float, ... 更多bob, move slowly, go with the current, coast, meander
   • ▪ walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually people began to drift away
   • ▪ move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition I've just drifted into things because they were offered to me and they seemed like fun he was drifting in and out of consciousness
   • ▪ (of a person or their attention) digress or stray to another subject I noticed my audience's attention drifting 同義詞 stray, digress, depart, diverge, veer, ... 更多swerve, deviate, get sidetracked, raredivagate
   • 2. (especially of snow or leaves) be blown into heaps by the wind fallen leaves were starting to drift in the gutters 同義詞 pile up, bank up, heap up, accumulate, gather, ... 更多form heaps/drifts, amass

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a continuous slow movement from one place to another there was a drift to the towns 同義詞 movement, shift, flow, transfer, transferral, ... 更多relocation, gravitation
   • ▪ the deviation of a vessel, aircraft, or projectile from its intended or expected course as the result of currents or winds the pilot had not noticed any appreciable drift 同義詞 deviation, digression, veering, straying
   • ▪ a steady movement or development from one thing toward another that is perceived as unwelcome the drift toward a more market-oriented system of higher education
   • ▪ a state of inaction or indecision after so much drift, any expression of enthusiasm is welcome
   • 2. the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks maybe I'm too close to the forest to see the trees, if you catch my drift he didn't understand much Greek, but he got her drift 同義詞 gist, essence, core, meaning, sense, ... 更多thesis, substance, significance, signification, thrust, import, purport, tenor, vein, spirit, implication, intention, direction, course, tendency, trend
   • 3. a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind four sheep were dug out of the drift 同義詞 pile, heap, bank, mound, mass, ... 更多accumulation, dune, ridge
   • ▪ glacial and fluvioglacial deposits left by retreating ice sheets.
   • ▪ a large mass of flowering plants growing together a drift of daffodils
   • 4. a horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam the drift led to another smaller ore chamber

   片語

   • drift apart
   • drift off