drift是什么意思

时间：2026-03-18 23:09:33

单词 drift

标签高中四级六级考研考博雅思托福

音标英 [drɪft] 美 [drɪft]

释义 v. 飘；漂流；被吹积；随便慢慢走动；任其自然地（或不知不觉地）进入；离题；分散n. 流动；要旨；大意；吹积物；水平巷道；平巷；平峒；浅滩；不作为；偏航

变形第三人称单数 drifts 现在分词 drifting 复数 drifts 过去分词 drifted 过去式 drifted

drift 常用

短语搭配

(1)continental drift大陆漂移

(2)drift net漂网, 流网

(3)drift ice流冰

(4)genetic drift遗传漂变

(5)drift sand流沙

(6)longshore drift沿岸漂移

(7)drift pin沖钉；锥销

(8)wage drift工资上浮趋势

(9)drift away漂走；渐渐离开；慢慢散去

(10)drift into不知不觉地陷入；将…赶进

(11)drift off不知不觉干…；迷迷糊糊干…；渐渐离开；入睡

(12)drift apart渐渐分开；疏远；疏离

(13)drift out漂移出…；漂去..；漂..

双语例句

(1)The government has promulgated many policies to solve the problem of its population drift.

政府颁布了许多政策以解决当地的人口外流问题。

(2)A smell of burning drifted in from afar.

一股烧焦的味道从远处里飘来。

(3)Due to the turbulent water flow and the hidden drifts, we were unable to drive the rubber boat normally.

由于水流湍急，加之暗流涌动，我们无法正常驾驶橡皮艇。

(4)A mist drifted in from the marshes.

一阵雾气从沼泽地里飘过来

(5)Why don't you let the nest drift as usual?

你为什么不像往常一样让鸟巢漂流呢？

(6)My sister and I reclined and let our little rowboat drift out onto the lake.

我的妹妹和我斜倚着，让我们的小舟在湖面漂泊。

(7)The boat was not fastened, and the motion which she occasioned, made it drift from the shore.

船并没有系好，她一动就使它漂离了海岸。

(8)Do you catch my drift ?

你明白我的大意吗？

(9)Grace was beginning to get his drift.

格雷斯开始抓住他的主旨了。

同义词

n. 漂流，漂移；趋势；漂流物

tendency direction tide trend set

vi. 漂流，漂移；漂泊

extravagate knock about

同根词

词根 drift

(1)drifting adj. 漂流的；飘动的n. 漂流；漂流物v. [电子] 漂移；游荡；使堆积（drift的ing形式）

(2)drifter n. 流浪汉；漂流物；漂网渔船

(3)driftage n. 流落；风落；漂流

单词辨析

漂流；漂浮

(1)drift 多指随风或顺水飘荡，表示动态。

(2)float 可与drift换用，但侧重指因有液体或气体所支持而不下沉，可表动态或静态。

drift 牛津

释义

be carried slowly by a current of air or water

飘；漂流

the cabin cruiser started to drift downstream

游艇开始向下游漂去

figurative〈喻〉 excited voices drifted down the hall.

兴奋的声音在大厅里荡漾。

[with adverbial of direction](of a person)walk slowly, aimlessly, or casually

（人）随便（或无目的地）慢慢走动

people began to drift away.

人们开始慢慢散去。

[with adverbial]move passively, aimlessly, or involuntarily into a certain situation or condition

任其自然地（或不知不觉地）进入（某种状态）

I was drifting off to sleep

我不知不觉睡着了

Lewis and his father drifted apart.

刘易斯与他父亲不知不觉地疏远了。

(of a person or their attention)digress or stray to another subject

（人）离题；（注意力）分散

I noticed my audience's attention drifting.

我注意到听众的注意力在分散。

(especially of snow or leaves)be blown into heaps by the wind

（尤指雪或树叶）被吹积

fallen leaves start to drift in the gutters

落叶开始被风吹积在排水沟内

[as adj. drifting]drifting snow.

被风吹积起来的雪。

[in sing.]a continuous slow movement from one place to another

（不断缓慢的）流动

there was a drift to the towns.

曾经发生过一次人口向城镇的流动。

[mass noun]the deviation of a vessel, aircraft, or projectile from its intended or expected course as the result of currents or winds

（水流或气流导致的船舶、飞机或射弹的）偏航，偏移

the pilot had not noticed any appreciable drift.

飞机驾驶员没有发现任何明显的偏航。

a steady movement or development from one thing towards another, especially one that is perceived as unwelcome

（尤指令人不安的）逐渐转变（或发展）；动向，趋势

the drift towards a more repressive style of policing.

向更具压制性的治安维持模式的渐变。

[mass noun]a state of inaction or indecision

不作为；优柔寡断

after so much drift, any expression of enthusiasm is welcome.

犹豫了这么久之后，任何热情的表达都是受欢迎的。

Motor Racing a controlled skid, used in taking bends at high speeds.

【赛车】　（高速行驶中转弯时）有控滑移。

Brit. historical an act of driving cattle or sheep

〈英，史〉　赶牛；赶羊。

Brit. historical a herding of cattle within a forest to a particular place on an appointed day in order to determine ownership or to levy fines

〈英，史〉　林中赶拢牲口（以判定所有权或收取罚金）。

[in sing.]the general intention or meaning of an argument or someone's remarks

要旨；大意

he didn't understand much Greek, but he got her drift.

　他不太懂希腊语，但他明白她的大致意思。

a large mass of snow, leaves, or other material piled up or carried along by the wind

（雪、树叶等的）吹积物。

[mass noun]Geology glacial and fluvioglacial deposits left by retreating ice sheets

【地质】　冰碛。

a large mass of flowering plants growing together

大丛开花植物

a drift of daffodils.

一大丛水仙。

Mining a horizontal or inclined passage following a mineral vein or coal seam

【矿】　水平巷道，平巷，平峒。

S. African a ford

〈南非〉　浅滩。

易错必背词

drift along … 沿着…漂流；随波逐流

(1)People took a bath and wrote poems while drinking from cups drifting along the river.

人们一边用沿河漂流的杯子喝水，一边洗澡、写诗。[邵阳市卷 2021 中考判断正误]

(2)Don't drift along taking everything for granted.

不要随波逐流，以为什么事都是理所当然的。[易懂例句]

drift apart 疏远

(1)Of course, sometimes friends do drift apart.

当然，有时候朋友之间确实会疏远。[陕西 2022 阅读理解]

(2)If you are not able to communicate, you drift apart.

如果你们不能交流，你们就会疏远。[陕西 2022 阅读理解]

drift away 飘走；渐行渐远

(1)Then the smoke can drift away.

然后烟可以飘走。[淄博 2021 选词填空]

(2)Those who are always ready to see the negative and question what you're trying to do will drift away.

那些总是乐于看到消极面并质疑你正努力做的事的人会渐行渐远。[湖北 2022 七选五]

drift out ... 漂移出...

(1)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。[经典例句]

drift down (from) ... 沿...漂移而下

(1)People had to stand on wood to drift down the river.

人们不得不站在木头上顺流而下。[安徽 2022 阅读回答问题]

(2)Moisture (水分) in the air freezes into tiny, beautiful crystals that drift down from the sky.

空气中的水分冻结成微小而美丽的晶体，从天空飘下。[河南 2022 七选五]

drift into ... 自然进入...

(1)I didn't intend to be a teacher—I just drifted into it.

我没打算当老师，只是顺其自然。[经典例句]

(2)Your mind is unable to slow down and drift into peaceful sleep.

你的思维无法慢下来，进入平静的睡眠。[浙江 2022 七选五]

类似拼写词

drift v. 飘；漂流；被吹积；随便慢慢走动；任其自然地（或不知不觉地）进入；离题；分散

draft n. 草稿；草案；汇票；征兵；草图；图样；设计图；草图模式；挑选（新的或现有）队员的程序

词源

"Middle English （in the sense ‘mass of snow, leaves, etc.’）： originally from Old Norse drift ‘snowdrift, something driven'; in later use from Middle Dutch drift ‘course, current', and （in sense 5） South African Dutch drift ‘ford'; related to DRIVE."

drift 中考

考纲分布

近6年出现3次

重要程度: 4星

100%; v 漂(流); 漂移

考纲释义

( 1)v. 漂(流); 漂移

真题例句：

In the Ming and Qing Dynasties, people did activities like drifting cups, throwing stones, hiking and listening to music.

明清时期，人们进行漂流杯、扔石、远足、听音乐等活动。[2021年邵阳市卷判断正误]

Wang Xizhi wrote about how people took a bath and wrote poems while drinking from cups drifting along the river.

王羲之写了人们如何一边洗澡一边写诗，一边喝着沿河漂流的杯子中的水。[2021年邵阳市卷判断正误]

drift 高考

考纲分布

近12年出现0次

重要程度: 2星

0%; v 漂(流); 漂移

0%; n 流动

考纲释义

( 1)v. 漂(流); 漂移

( 2)n. 流动

drift 四级

考纲分布

近9年出现1次

重要程度: 3星

200%; v/n 漂流; 移动

0%; v/n 无意间进入; 不知不觉陷入(某状态)

考纲释义

( 1)v/n. 漂流; 移动

英文释义：move slowly; especially be carried slowly by a current of air or water

真题例句：

They move around clumsily, drifting within the small confines of the cage, and do their best to figure out which way is up.

它们在笼子狭小的空间里笨拙地移动，悬浮在空中，并且竭力想知道哪条路是向上的。[2020年 CET4 听力]

( 2)v/n. 无意间进入; 不知不觉陷入(某状态)

英文释义：go from one situation or state to another without realizing it

单词辨析

drift 多指随风或顺水飘荡，表示动态。

float 可与 drift 换用，但侧重指因有液体或气体所支持而不下沉，可表动态或静态。

drift 六级

考纲分布

近9年出现6次

重要程度: 4星

33%; v/n 漂流; 移动

33%; v 不知不觉陷入

17%; n 局势变化

17%; v 偏离

考纲释义

( 1)v/n. 漂流; 移动

英文释义：be carried slowly by a current of air or water

真题例句：

Beyond the Antarctic treaties, huge obstacles persist to tapping these resources, like drifting icebergs that could jeopardise offshore platforms.

除了南极条约，开发这些资源还面临着巨大的障碍，比如可能危及海上平台的漂流冰山。[2016年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 2)v. 不知不觉陷入

英文释义：to go from one situation or state to another without realizing it

真题例句：

As I lay there a while, I drifted into a dream-like state and fantasized about what she looked like.

当我在那里躺了一会儿后，我不知不觉陷入了一个类似梦境的状态，幻想着她的样子。[2018年 CET6 听力]

( 3)n. 局势变化

英文释义：a general development or change in a situation

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.

学者们警告说，在南极洲的条约被重新谈判之前，南极洲的政治局势可能早就模糊了军事和民事活动之间的区别。[2016年 CET6 阅读理解]

( 4)v. 偏离

英文释义：vary or deviate from a set course or adjustment

单词辨析

drift 多指随风或顺水飘荡, 表示动态。

float 可与 drift 换用, 但侧重指因有液体或气体所支持而不下沉, 可表动态或静态。