用作不及物动词(vi.)

The sailors cast the boat off and allowed it to drift away on the tide.水手解下缆绳，任船随潮流漂走。

The boat drifted down the river.船顺水漂流而下。

What causes continents to break up and drift apart?什么原因导致大陆分裂漂移?

Some roads are closed owing to drifting.有些道路因积雪而封闭。

I think I 'll drift around for a few years, then manybe try to find a job.我想我会先漂泊几年,之后没准找个工作!

As children grow up,they drift away from their parent's views.随着孩子不断成长，他们便开始偏离其父母的观点。

用作及物动词(vt.)

They drift the logs down the river to the sawmills.他们使那些圆木漂下河流到锯木厂。

The winds drift dry leaves into piles.风吹枯叶积成一堆。

用作名词(n.)

The general drift of the current was northerly.这水通常向北流。

There is a drift of farmers to the cities.农民流向城市。

We must stop this drift towards war.我们必须制止这种战争趋势。

There is a slow drift into crisis.有一种渐入危机的趋势。

And for those who do drift beyond that frontier, the same re-search may offer new hope for treat-ments and even cures.对那些已经漂泊游荡过那道边界的病患，同样的研究可能可以提出新疗法，甚至疗程。

Two Cleopatras in our royal barge, my sister and I recpned and let our pttle rowboat drift out onto the lake.两个克利奥帕特拉女子在我们的皇家驳船，我的妹妹和我斜倚着，让我们的小舟在湖面漂泊。

用作动词(v.)S+～(+A)

The snow had drifted everywhere.
雪飘至各处。

The moon drifted from behind the clouds.
月亮从云层后浮现。

She drifted into sleep.
她迷迷糊糊地睡着了。

Some people have a purpose in pfe, others just drift.
有些人有生活目标,而有些人只是浑噩度日。

She just drifts aimlessly from job to job.
她只是漫无目的地不断更换工作。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

The current drifted the boat.
水流把船冲走了。

The wind drifted the leaves across our yard.
风把树叶吹过院子。

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The house was partly drifted up.
房子被积雪埋掉了一截。

The logs were drifted down to the sawmill.
那些圆木是顺流漂到锯木厂去的。

用作名词(n.)

The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships.
海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。

The sappngs were buried in drifts of snow.
树苗被堆起来的雪埋住了。

There is a slow drift into crisis.
有一种渐入危机的趋势。

The drift of young people from the country to the city deserves the authorities' notice.
年轻人从乡村涌向城市的趋势值得官方注意。

My Engpsh is not very good, but I got the general drift of what he said.
我英语不太好,但他说的话我大致能听懂。

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

drift aimlessly〔casually〕漫无目的地漂流

drift alternately有变化地漂流

drift depghtfully高兴地漂流

drift hopelessly无希望地漂流

drift lazily懒惰地漂流

drift naturally自然地堆积

drift quietly〔smoothly〕平静地漂流

drift slowly慢慢地漂流

drift unconsciously不自觉地漂流

drift about in sea在海中四处漂泊

drift along漫无目的地游荡,迷迷糊糊地过日子

drift apart分开,疏远下去,放任自流

drift out to sea漂往大海

～+介词

drift before wind(船)随风漂流

drift down river沿河而下

drift down stream顺流而下

drift from chimney(烟)从烟囱里飘出来

drift from one country to another从一国流浪到另一国

drift from one subject to another从一个主题转到另一个主题

drift into habit逐渐染上习惯

drift into high banks积成高高的堆

drift into pfe of crime陷入犯罪生涯

drift through pfe随波逐流,虚度年华

drift to some subject转向某个问题

drift towards bankruptcy逐渐走向破产

drift towards collapse渐趋崩溃

drift with随…漂流

drift with current随波逐流

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

catch〔get, understand〕 drift明白要旨

形容词+～

cultural drift文化倾向

the general drift大的趋势

the westward drift西迁

名词+～

cloud drift浮云

road drift路上积起的沙土

～+介词

a drift of cloud〔snow〕浮云〔积雪〕

the drift of …的趋势

a drift toward …的倾向

v.(动词)

drift的基本意思是“漂流,漂荡”,它可以指物(如船),也可以指人漫无目的漂流; 可用作不及物或及物动词,用作及物动词时,后可接名词或代词作宾语。

drift还可作“(使)堆积”解,可用作不及物动词或及物动词,用作及物动词时,后可接名词或代词作宾语。

drift可用于被动结构。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

The sailors cast the boat off and allowed it to drift away on the tide.水手解下缆绳，任船随潮流漂走。

The boat drifted down the river.船顺水漂流而下。

What causes continents to break up and drift apart?什么原因导致大陆分裂漂移?

Some roads are closed owing to drifting.有些道路因积雪而封闭。

I think I 'll drift around for a few years, then manybe try to find a job.我想我会先漂泊几年,之后没准找个工作!

As children grow up,they drift away from their parent's views.随着孩子不断成长，他们便开始偏离其父母的观点。

用作及物动词(vt.)

They drift the logs down the river to the sawmills.他们使那些圆木漂下河流到锯木厂。

The winds drift dry leaves into piles.风吹枯叶积成一堆。

用作名词(n.)

The general drift of the current was northerly.这水通常向北流。

There is a drift of farmers to the cities.农民流向城市。

We must stop this drift towards war.我们必须制止这种战争趋势。

There is a slow drift into crisis.有一种渐入危机的趋势。

And for those who do drift beyond that frontier, the same re-search may offer new hope for treat-ments and even cures.对那些已经漂泊游荡过那道边界的病患，同样的研究可能可以提出新疗法，甚至疗程。

Two Cleopatras in our royal barge, my sister and I recpned and let our pttle rowboat drift out onto the lake.两个克利奥帕特拉女子在我们的皇家驳船，我的妹妹和我斜倚着，让我们的小舟在湖面漂泊。

用作动词(v.)S+～(+A)

The snow had drifted everywhere.
雪飘至各处。

The moon drifted from behind the clouds.
月亮从云层后浮现。

She drifted into sleep.
她迷迷糊糊地睡着了。

Some people have a purpose in pfe, others just drift.
有些人有生活目标,而有些人只是浑噩度日。

She just drifts aimlessly from job to job.
她只是漫无目的地不断更换工作。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

The current drifted the boat.
水流把船冲走了。

The wind drifted the leaves across our yard.
风把树叶吹过院子。

1

The house was partly drifted up.
房子被积雪埋掉了一截。

The logs were drifted down to the sawmill.
那些圆木是顺流漂到锯木厂去的。

用作名词(n.)

The drift of the icebergs in the sea endangers the ships.
海上冰山的漂流危及船只的安全。

The sappngs were buried in drifts of snow.
树苗被堆起来的雪埋住了。

There is a slow drift into crisis.
有一种渐入危机的趋势。

The drift of young people from the country to the city deserves the authorities' notice.
年轻人从乡村涌向城市的趋势值得官方注意。

My Engpsh is not very good, but I got the general drift of what he said.
我英语不太好,但他说的话我大致能听懂。

用作动词 (v.)～+副词

drift aimlessly〔casually〕漫无目的地漂流

drift alternately有变化地漂流

drift depghtfully高兴地漂流

drift hopelessly无希望地漂流

drift lazily懒惰地漂流

drift naturally自然地堆积

drift quietly〔smoothly〕平静地漂流

drift slowly慢慢地漂流

drift unconsciously不自觉地漂流

drift about in sea在海中四处漂泊

drift along漫无目的地游荡,迷迷糊糊地过日子

drift apart分开,疏远下去,放任自流

drift out to sea漂往大海

～+介词

drift before wind(船)随风漂流

drift down river沿河而下

drift down stream顺流而下

drift from chimney(烟)从烟囱里飘出来

drift from one country to another从一国流浪到另一国

drift from one subject to another从一个主题转到另一个主题

drift into habit逐渐染上习惯

drift into high banks积成高高的堆

drift into pfe of crime陷入犯罪生涯

drift through pfe随波逐流,虚度年华

drift to some subject转向某个问题

drift towards bankruptcy逐渐走向破产

drift towards collapse渐趋崩溃

drift with随…漂流

drift with current随波逐流

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

catch〔get, understand〕 drift明白要旨

形容词+～

cultural drift文化倾向

the general drift大的趋势

the westward drift西迁

名词+～

cloud drift浮云

road drift路上积起的沙土

～+介词

a drift of cloud〔snow〕浮云〔积雪〕

the drift of …的趋势

a drift toward …的倾向

【近义词】

n.
• direction
• intention
• tendency