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单词 waft
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waft
verb[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
literary
uk
/wɒft/us
/wɑːft/
to (causeto)movegentlythrough theair:
（使）（在空气中）飘荡
Agentlebreezewafted thescentofrosesin through theopenwindow.一阵微风将玫瑰的香味从敞开的窗子里送了进来。
Thesoundof aflutewafted down thestairs.长笛的声音飘到了楼下。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Movement through the air
  • airborne
  • buoyantly
  • buzz
  • flight
  • flit
  • float
  • fly
  • glide
  • hover
  • levitate
  • levitation
  • loop
  • mid-air
  • non-flying
  • somersault
  • swish
  • swishy
  • swoop
  • track
  • wing
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waft
noun[C]
literary
uk
/wɒft/us
/wɑːft/
asmellorsmokethatmovesthrough theair:
（气味、烟雾等的）一阵，一股
Carolinecaughttheheadywaft of the other woman'sperfume.卡罗琳闻到了另一个女人身上散发出的浓烈的香水味。
A waft ofsmokeengulfedher.她淹没在一片烟雾里。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Movement through the air
  • airborne
  • buoyantly
  • buzz
  • flight
  • flit
  • float
  • fly
  • glide
  • hover
  • levitate
  • levitation
  • loop
  • mid-air
  • non-flying
  • somersault
  • swish
  • swishy
  • swoop
  • track
  • wing
See more results »

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waft
verb[I/T]
us
/wɑft,wæft/
tomovegentlythrough theair, or tocausethis tohappen:
[Ialways+ adv/prep]Awarmbreezewafted through thecity.
(Definition ofwaftfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofwaft

waft
As the smoke wafts my way, my nostrils begin twitching, my throat becomes parched, and my resulting cough wakes me up.
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Amid the wafting paragraphs of the finale, the music relaxes for a tellingly wistful passage.
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The smoke has a way of wafting across one's table, and very nasty it is, too.
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I find for a brief and agreeable moment that we are wafted into the air of azalea scent, roses, live trees and ornamental flowers.
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I think that the action he is taking is very damaging to overseas companies, and it cannot just be wafted aside as he tried to do.
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One of the biggest is that if all registered disabled people were tomorrow suddenly and miraculously wafted into employment many employers would still be in breach of the quota provisions.
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They are at best a pretty little noise, not unlike the noise of the band which one hears wafted over the breeze from the bandstand in the park.
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Either swayed or wafted, and words spoke in whispers.
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I can still hear the music from the ballrooms wafting on the night air during festive occasions.
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The doctor looks up when a chilling breeze wafts over her.
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However, these were met with opposition on account of the large amounts of ash they produced and which wafted over the neighbouring areas.
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He catches the scent of his favorite bars wafting through the air.
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Once the aroma of toasted rice wafts upwards, remove it from the heat.
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Wafting may be used for everyday substances, to make sure they are fresh, or consumable.
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In the asteroids, the same wafting motion is employed to move the animal across the ground.
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