drift
基本释义
- v.漂泊; 流动; 慢慢变化
- n.漂移，偏移; 趋势; 要点
实用例句
The crowd drifted away from the scene of the accident.
人群渐渐从事故现场散去。
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Her gaze drifted around the room.
她用目光缓缓扫视了一下室内。
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I didn't intend to be a teacher─I just drifted into it.
我并没想过当老师——只是顺其自然就当了。
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He hasn't decided what to do yet─he's just drifting.
他还没决定做什么——只是顺其自然。
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The conversation drifted onto politics.
谈话不知不觉就转到政治方面来了。
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Finally she drifted into sleep.
最后她不知不觉地睡着了。
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The empty boat drifted out to sea.
空船向海上漂去。
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Clouds drifted across the sky.
朵朵浮云在空中飘过。
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Do you catch my drift ?
你明白我的大意吗？
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My German isn't very good, but I got the drift of what she said.
我的德语不太好，但我大致明白她说的意思。
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Plant daffodils in informal drifts.
随便种几丛黄水仙。
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The road was blocked by deep drifts of snow.
道路被风吹来的厚厚积雪阻塞。
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He knew the hidden drifts in that part of the river.
他对那段河道中的暗流非常清楚。
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the general direction of drift on the east coast
东海岸海水的总体流向
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attempts to halt the drift towards war
制止逐步走上战争道路的努力
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a population drift away from rural areas
农村地区的人口外流
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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。
Grace was beginning to get his drift...
格雷丝慢慢明白了他的意思。
There was a drift of smoke above the trees.
树林上空飘浮着一股烟。
...a nine-foot snow drift.
9英尺深的雪堆
The storm caused severe drifting.
暴风雪造成了严重的积雪现象。
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。
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。
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。
...the drift towards the cities.
涌向城市的趋势
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。
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。
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。
The climbing balloon drifted silently over the countryside...
不断上升的气球静静地飘过乡间。
We proceeded to drift on up the river...
我们继续向河流的上游漂流。
真题例句
Scholars warn that Antarctica's political drift could blur the distinction between military and civilian activities long before the continent's treaties come up for renegotiation, especially in parts of Antarctica that are ideal for intercepting signals from satellites or retasking satellite systems, potentially enhancing global electronic intelligence operations.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Beyond the Antarctic treaties, huge obstacles persist to tapping these resources, like drifting icebergs that could jeopardise offshore platforms.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Over time, the meaning of a word or an expression drifts meat used to mean any kind of food, silly used to mean, believe it or not,blessed.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文As the nation moves further into the Obama presidency, will politically engaged young people continue to support the president and his agenda, or will they gradually drift away?
出自-2010年6月阅读原文By feeding the ponies, tourists increase the risk of them getting hit by a car, and make them harder to gather during the area's annual pony drift (迁移).
2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文One of the purposes of the annual pony drift is to control the number of ponies.
2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 题设The purpose of a pony drift is to gather them up so their health can be checked, the baby ones can be stooped from feeding on their mother's milk, and those who've gone beyond their limited area can be returned to their correct area.
2015年高考英语湖北卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文英英释义
1. a force that moves something along
2. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
3. a process of linguistic change over a period of time
4. something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
5. a general tendency to change (as of opinion);
"not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"
"a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
6. general meaning or tenor;
"caught the drift of the conversation"
7. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;
"they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
1. be in motion due to some air or water current;
"The leaves were blowing in the wind"
"the boat drifted on the lake"
"The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"
"the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
2. wander from a direct course or at random;
"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"
"don't drift from the set course"
3. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
"The gypsies roamed the woods"
"roving vagabonds"
"the wandering Jew"
"The cattle roam across the prairie"
"the laborers drift from one town to the next"
"They rolled from town to town"
4. vary or move from a fixed point or course;
"stock prices are drifting higher"
5. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely;
"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
6. move in an unhurried fashion;
"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
7. cause to be carried by a current;
"drift the boats downstream"
8. drive slowly and far afield for grazing;
"drift the cattle herds westwards"
9. be subject to fluctuation;
"The stock market drifted upward"
10. be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current;
"snow drifting several feet high"
"sand drifting like snow"
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