Drift
[ drɪft ]
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vi. 流动;随意移动;漂泊;浮现;
vt. 漂流;堆积成堆;
n. 漂移，偏移;趋势，动向;大意;放任自流;
📝 例句
I can't quite catch the drift of his speech.
我不甚了解他的演讲的大意。
Thermocouples age with time and readings drift.
热电偶随时间而老化，读数会偏差。
Many country girls drifted into cities to seek work.
许多农村姑娘流入城市找工作。
To evaluate the effect of drift, one should therefore first know N.
因此要估量插迁的效应，首先应知道N。
Sometimes several clusters of white clouds drift across the blue sky.
蔚蓝色的天空中，时而飘过几朵白云。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ rift-峡谷,drift-漂流:在大峡谷中漂流
※ draft-起草,drift-漂流:我起草一份漂流计划
※ gift-礼物,drift-漂:啥样的礼物,可在水中漂
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
drift
n
1 [U] drifting movement 漂; 漂动; 漂流; 漂移
the drift of the tide, current, wind, etc 潮汐、 水流、 风等的缓缓流动.
2 [C] (fig 比喻) continuous uncontrolled movement or tendency towards sth bad （朝坏的方面发展的）倾向, 动向, 趋势
a slow drift into debt, war, crisis, etc 逐步走上借贷的道路、 逐渐演变为战争、 渐渐陷入危机.
3 [U] practice of being inactive and waiting for things to happen 不采取行动以等待事情发展的做法
Is the Government's policy one of drift? 政府采取的是否放任自流的政策?
4 [sing] (of speech, writing, etc) general meaning or sense; gist （指讲话、 写作等）主旨, 大意, 含意
My German isn't very good, but I got the general drift of what she said. 我的德语不太好, 但她说的话我大致是明白的.
5 [C] mass of sth, esp snow or sand, piled up by the wind （风吹成的）堆积物, （尤指）雪堆, 沙堆
deep snow-drifts （风吹成的）厚厚的积雪.
6 [U] deposits of earth, gravel, rock, etc left behind by a glacier 冰碛.
7 [U] = driftage.
drift v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip]
be carried along gently by a current of air or water 飘移; 漂流
We switched off the motor and started to drift (along). 我们关闭发动机开始滑行.
The boat drifted down the river. 船顺河漂流而下.
2 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of snow, sand, etc) be piled into drifts by the wind （指雪、 沙等）受风吹积
Some roads are closed owing to drifting. 有些道路因积雪而封闭.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
cause (sth) to drift 使（某物）漂流, 飘动
The logs are drifted downstream to the mill. 那些原木沿河顺水漂到工厂.
The wind drifted the snow into a high bank, blocking the road. 风把雪吹积成长埂, 堵塞了道路.
4 [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of people) move casually or aimlessly （指人）漫无目标地移动, 漂泊, 流浪
The crowds drifted away from the stadium. 人群慢慢从体育场散去.
She finally drifted in two hours after everyone else. 在大家到齐之後两小时, 她终於姗姗来到.
(fig 比喻) He doesn't want a career, he's just drifting. 他并不想要个固定职业, 只是碰到什麽事做什麽事.
I didn't mean to be a teacher I sort of drifted into it. 我本来没想当教师--可谓无意间当上的.
They used to be friends, but now they've drifted apart. 他们原是朋友, 现在已经疏远了.
🎯 考研助记
dri(dry)+ft(浮它):干的东西浮在它上面- 漂流 抓草稿（draft),追水漂(drift)
🔁 扩展释义
*[drift]n. 漂流物, 漂流, 动向vt. (使)漂流vi. (使)漂流【电】 漂移
🏥 医学释义
①漂流，漂浮 ②位移，偏差
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Hello, I'm Bill. What's your name?
你好，我叫比尔。你叫什么名字？
Of course. And why not buy some English tapes and some books to go with them? I'm sure you'll find them useful.
当然了。干吗不买些英语磁带和与之配套的书呢？我相信你会觉得它们有用的。
Are you English?
你是英国人吗？