adrift
adjective[after verb]
uk/əˈdrɪft/us/əˈdrɪft/If aboatis adrift, it ismovingon thewaterbut is notcontrolledby anyone because of aproblem:
漂浮的；漂流的Hespentthreedaysadrift on hisyacht.他在游艇上漂流了3天。
If apersonis adrift, they do not have aclearpurposeinlifeorknowwhat theywantto do:
随波逐流的；漫无目的的；漂泊无依的Da Silvaplaysabright,lonelystudentfrom New York, adrift insmall-townArizona.达席尔瓦饰演的角色是一个才华横溢的学生，离开纽约孤身漂泊在偏僻的亚利桑那州。
Synonyms
aimlessmainlydisapproving
directionless
rudderless
having no clear plan or purpose
- aimlessHe was just aimless and confused after being let go from his position.
- directionlessThe party was plagued with weak and directionless leaders who had no clue how to govern.
- purposelessThe job left him feeling unfulfiled and purposeless.
- adriftHis son has just been utterly adrift since leaving university.
- emptyAfter losing him, I just feel empty inside.
go/come adriftinformal
tobecomeloose:
脱开；松开Thehemof my skirt's come adrift again.我的裙子褶边又散开了。
go adriftinformal
Ifplansgo adrift, theyfailor do notproducethecorrectresults:
出问题；出岔子Somethingseemsto have gone adrift inourcalculations.我们的计算好像有什么地方出了问题。
See
castverb
Terms for location & direction used at sea
- abaft
- afloat
- aft
- aground
- amidships
- ashore
- astern
- cast
- castsomeoneadriftidiom
- deck
- fore
- inshore
- longshore
- offshore
- onshore
- out
- overboard
- shore
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