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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3522 COCA: 3599
driftverb [ I usually + adv/prep ]uk/drɪft/ us/drɪft/

C2 to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction（尤指在外力作用下）飘，漂流，漂移

No one noticed that the boat had begun to drift out to sea.没有人注意到船已经开始漂向大海了。
A mist drifted in from the marshes.一阵雾气从沼泽地里飘过来。
After the band stopped playing, people drifted away in twos and threes.乐队演奏结束后，人们便三三两两地散去了。
figurative The talk drifted aimlessly from one subject to another.谈话漫无目的地从一个主题转向另一个主题。

More examples

When toxic fumes began to drift toward our homes, we were told to evacuate.

The smoke drifted downwind.

The boat drifted westwards in the prevailing winds.

The damaged boat drifted for days before it was finally taken in tow.

The country seems to be drifting towards war.

Idiom(s)

drift with the tide

Phrasal verb(s)

drift apart
drift off
driftnounuk/drɪft/ us/drɪft/

drift noun MEANING

[ S ] the general meaning without the details大意，主旨

The general drift of the article was that society doesn't value older people.文章的大意是社会对年长者并不重视。
catch/get sb's drift informal

to understand the general meaning of what someone is saying大致明白某人所说的话

if you catch/get my drift informal

used to say that you have left out information or your opinion from what you have just said, but that you expect the person listening still to understand it你明白我的意思吧

She's married, but she doesn't act as if she is, if you get my drift.她结婚了，但她表现得不像是结了婚的，你明白我的意思吧。

drift noun MOVEMENT

[ C ] a pile of snow or something similar, formed by the wind（风吹积而成的）一堆（雪等）

The snow lay in deep drifts.到处是风吹起来的厚厚的雪堆。

[ S or U ] a general development or change in a situation局势变化

The downward drift in copper prices looks like it will continue.铜价下跌的趋势看来还要持续下去。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3522 COCA: 3599
drift

verb¹

 1be carried along by the wind/water飄移；漂流ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤➤slowly慢慢漂流➤helplessly無助地漂流◇Cold and hungry, they drifted helplessly closer to the Arctic.他們又冷又餓，無助地漂向北極。➤➤downstream順水漂流◇The boat drifted slowly downstream.小船慢慢地順流而下。➤along, back, down, out, up, etc.隨波逐流；向回漂流；順流而下；漂走；飄起來◇Smoke drifted up from the campfire.篝火上煙霧裊裊。PREPOSITION➤from, to, towards/toward, etc.從⋯漂到⋯；向⋯漂流◇They were drifting out to sea.他們漂流入海。➤with隨⋯漂流◇We drifted with the current.我們隨波漂流。
drift

verb²

 2move slowly/without purpose緩慢移動；飄盪ADVERB | VERB + DRIFT | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤aimlessly漫無目的地遊蕩▸➤gradually, slowly漸漸飄移；慢慢地移動◇Her gaze gradually drifted to the bookshelf.她的視線漸漸轉移到了書架上。➤quietly, silently靜悄悄地移動➤eventually, finally最終／終於遊蕩（到）◇He finally drifted back to his home town.他最終兜回了家鄉。➤about, around, back, down, round, up, etc.四處漂泊；漂回；向下漂走；向上游移◇Voices drifted up through the floorboards.聲音透過地板傳了上來。➤apart, away, off漸漸疏遠；漂離；漸漸離去◇Over the years the two friends drifted apart.過了這麼多年，這兩個朋友已經漸漸疏遠。VERB + DRIFT➤begin to開始游移▸➤seem to似乎在游移▸➤allow sth to, let sth讓⋯游移◇He allowed his thoughts to drift back to his conversation with Carrie.他讓思緒回到了他與卡麗的談話上。PREPOSITION➤about, around, round (especially BrE) 到處晃◇He spent the day drifting aimlessly around the house.他一整天都在房子周圍漫無目的地晃來晃去。➤across走過◇She drifted across the room to where we were standing.她緩慢地穿過房間來到我們站着的地方。➤between在⋯之間變動◇She began to drift between sleep and wakefulness.她開始進入時睡時醒的狀態。➤from偏離◇We seem to be drifting away from the point.我們似乎有點兒離題。➤into無意中開始；不知不覺陷入◇He drifted into teaching, but never really enjoyed it.他無意中當上了教師，卻從未真正喜歡過這一行。➤out of不自覺地離開◇He drifted in and out of consciousness.他時而清醒時而昏迷。
drift

verb

 ●drift offADVERB➤gradually, slowly漸漸／慢慢離去PREPOSITION➤into慢慢陷入；漸漸進入◇He drifted off into a deep slumber.他漸漸進入沉睡狀態。PHRASES➤drift off to sleep昏昏入睡◇She closed her eyes and slowly drifted off to sleep.她閉上眼睛，漸漸進入夢鄉。
drift

noun¹

 1slow movement緩緩移動ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤gradual, slow逐漸的飄移；緩慢的流動➤leftward, rightward向左／向右漂移◇He criticized the rightward drift of the party.他批評該黨轉向右傾。➤continental大陸漂移PREPOSITION➤drift (away) from從⋯流走◇the drift of people away from rural areas into urban slums由農村到城市貧民區的人口流動➤drift (back) to逐漸流 ( 回 ) 到◇As the strike went on, there was a gradual drift back to work.罷工繼續進行的同時，陸續有人回去工作了。➤drift into陷入◇his drift into crime他逐漸陷入犯罪➤drift towards/toward向⋯的緩慢移動
drift

noun²

 2general meaning of sth概括意義ADJECTIVE | VERB + DRIFT ADJECTIVE➤general, main大意；主旨VERB + DRIFT➤catch, follow, get領會要旨；明白大意◇I didn't follow the speech exactly, but I caught the main drift of what was being said.我沒有完全聽懂講演，但領會了其主旨。
drift

noun³

 3pile of snow/sand made by the wind風吹積的雪堆或沙堆ADJECTIVE➤deep大堆聚積物➤sand, snow (usually snowdrift) 風吹積成的沙堆；風吹形成的雪堆
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3522 COCA: 3599
drift noun
⇨ trenddrift verb
⇨ float (drift out to sea) ⇨ wander (The crowd slowly drifted away.)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3522 COCA: 3599

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