n. 1.漂亮；(潮流的)推进力。 2.漂流物；吹积物；堆积物；【地质学；地理学】冰碛，漂砾。 3.倾向，趋势；动向。 4.大意，要点，要旨。 5.(政策等的)坐观，放任自流。 6.流速；(船等的)流程，漂流距离；(滑车的)伸展距离。 7.(仪表的)漂移；偏移；【海，空】偏航，偏流；(飞弹的)航差；【无线电】偏移；偏差。 8.【矿物】水平巷道；小平道。 9.〔南非〕浅滩，滩。 10.【机械工程】冲头，冲孔器；打桩器。 11.〔方言〕(鸟等)群。 短语和例子 against the drift of a current 顶着潮流的压力。 be in a state of drift 心不自主，放任自流。 D- is as bad as unthrift. 放任自流和浪费一样坏。 a policy of drift 放任主义[政策]。 a drift of snow [leaves] 吹积成的雪[树叶]堆。 the amount of drift (船的)漂流距离。 a drift toward nationalism 民族主义的倾向。 the drift of an argument 争论的要点。 catch the drift of a talk 抓住谈话的要点。 a drift of ice 流冰。 a drift of sheep 羊群。 the drift of Nature 造化的威力。 electronic drift 电子(仪器)的漂移。 vt. 1.使漂流；使漂积[冲积]；把…吹积；(吹积物等)覆盖。 2.【机械工程】(用冲头)冲孔。 The current drift-ed the boat to sea. 水流把船冲到海里去了。 a trail drift-ed with leaves 满是落叶的小道。 The wind drifted the snow. 风把雪吹成小堆。 vi. 1.漂，漂流；漂移；游荡。 2.被吹积成堆。 3.心不由主地走；不知不觉地陷入 (into) 渐渐趋向 (toward)。 短语和例子 perfume drifting into the room 飘进屋里的香气。 drift toward ruin 逐渐走向毁灭[破产]。 He drifted from town to town. 他在各个城市流浪。 drifting sand 吹积成的沙堆。 drift apart from sb. 逐渐疏远某人。 drift off to sleep 慢慢地睡着了。 drift down the river 顺流而下。 drift (along) (through life) 随波逐流地过一辈子。 drift into (errors) 不自觉地犯了错误。 let things drift 听天由命。
a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" 同义词：heading, gallery,
the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation" 同义词：purport,
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" 同义词：trend, movement,
a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
a force that moves something along 同义词：impetus, impulsion,
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
a process of linguistic change over a period of time
be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"
be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"
drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"
cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
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" 同义词：roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, vagabond,
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" 同义词：float, be adrift, blow,
move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
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" 同义词：stray, err,
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" 同义词：freewheel,
vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"
例句与用法
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My mind drifts to the years of my youth . 我回想起了自己的青年时代。
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She necessarily understood its general drift . 她完全懂得这话的含义。
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Leaves fell, lives drifted down ! 树叶子落下来，生命随波逐流而去！
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The crowds drifted away from the stadium . 人群慢慢从体育场散去。
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When he looked up she was drifting away . 当他抬起头时，她已姗姗离去。
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Traders and foreigners drift to the court . 商人和外国人涌向宫廷。
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His thoughts drifted to plans of conquests . 他开始考虑起征战计划来了。
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Other signs of danger drifted in upon us . 别的危险征兆向我们不断传来。
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The ship drifted helplessly for a time . 那艘船孤零无依地漂泊了一阵子。
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In a while he drifted closer to her . 过了一会儿，他凑到她跟前。
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