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C2tomoveslowly,especiallyas aresultofoutsideforces, with nocontroloverdirection: （尤指在外力作用下）飘，漂流，漂移 No onenoticedthat theboathadbegunto driftouttosea.没有人注意到船已经开始漂向大海了。 Amistdriftedinfrom themarshes.一阵雾气从沼泽地里飘过来。 After thebandstoppedplaying,peopledriftedawayin twos and threes.乐队演奏结束后，人们便三三两两地散去了。 figurativeThetalkdriftedaimlesslyfrom onesubjectto another.谈话漫无目的地从一个主题转向另一个主题。 Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examplesto move slowly - crawlThere'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was crawling.
- trundleLorries trundle through the narrow lanes.
- creepHe crept downstairs, hardly making any noise.
- trudgeThey trudged wearily through the snow.
- strollWe spent the afternoon strolling around Budapest.
- ambleHe ambled over to the window.
See more results » - Whentoxicfumesbeganto drift towardourhomes, we were told toevacuate.
- Thesmokedrifteddownwind.
- Theboatdriftedwestwardsin theprevailingwinds.
- Thedamagedboatdrifted fordaysbefore it wasfinallytaken intow.
- Thecountryseemsto be drifting towardswar.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesSlow and moving slowly - (as) slow as molassesidiom
- at a snail's paceidiom
- by and byidiom
- by degreesidiom
- clawyourway(somewhere)idiom
- float
- inch by inchidiom
- infiltrate
- infiltration
- jog
- labour
- lag
- laggard
- sluggishly
- sluggishness
- snail
- steadily
- steadiness
- struggle
- wander
See more results » driftnoun(MEANING)[S]thegeneralmeaningwithout thedetails: 大意，主旨 Thegeneraldriftofthearticlewas thatsocietydoesn'tvalueolderpeople.文章的大意是社会对年长者并不重视。 catch/getsomeone'sdriftinformal tounderstandthegeneralmeaningof what someone is saying: 大致明白某人所说的话She couldseefrom hisexpressionthat hecaughther driftimmediately. if you catch/get my driftinformal used to say that you haveleftoutinformationoryouropinionfrom what you have just said, but that youexpectthepersonlisteningstill tounderstandit: 你明白我的意思吧She'smarried, but she doesn'tactas if she is, if you get my drift.她结婚了，但她表现得不像是结了婚的，你明白我的意思吧。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesMeaning & significance - add
- add up tosomething
- backspin
- be a badge ofsomethingidiom
- connotate
- connotation
- i.e.
- locution
- locutionary
- mean
- meaningfully
- meaningfulness
- meaningless
- purport
- sense
- significant
- signify
- speak
- subtext
- what's withsomething?idiom
See more results » driftnoun(MOVEMENT)[C]apileofsnowor somethingsimilar,formedby thewind: （风吹积而成的）一堆（雪等） Thesnowlayindeepdrifts.到处是风吹起来的厚厚的雪堆。  Nicola Simeoni/EyeEm/GettyImages [SorU]ageneraldevelopmentorchangein asituation: 局势变化 Thedownwarddrift incopperpriceslookslike it willcontinue.铜价下跌的趋势看来还要持续下去。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesPrecipitation: snow & ice - anti-icing
- antifreeze
- avalanche
- be snowed inidiom
- be snowed upidiom
- freezing
- glaciation
- glacier
- glaciology
- hail
- iceberg
- icicle
- sleet
- slush
- snowflake generation
- snowpack
- snowstorm
- terminal moraine
- thundersnow
- unfreeze
See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: C2tomoveslowly,especiallyas aresultofoutsideforces, with nocontroloverdirection （尤指在外力作用下）飘，漂流，漂移No onenoticedthat theboathadbegunto driftouttosea.没有人注意到船已经开始漂向大海了。 Amistdriftedinfrom themarshes.一阵雾气从沼泽地里飘过来。 After thebandstoppedplaying,peopledriftedawayin twos and threes.乐队演奏结束后，人们便三三两两地散去了。 figurativeThetalkdriftedaimlesslyfrom onesubjectto another.谈话漫无目的地从一个主题转向另一个主题。 - Whentoxicfumesbeganto drift towardourhomes, we were told toevacuate.
- Thesmokedrifteddownwind.
- Theboatdriftedwestwardsin theprevailingwinds.
- Thedamagedboatdrifted fordaysbefore it wasfinallytaken intow.
- Thecountryseemsto be drifting towardswar.
driftnoun(MEANING)[S]thegeneralmeaningwithout thedetails 大意，主旨Thegeneraldriftofthearticlewas thatsocietydoesn'tvalueolderpeople.文章的大意是社会对年长者并不重视。 catch/getsb'sdriftinformal tounderstandthegeneralmeaningof what someone is saying 大致明白某人所说的话 if you catch/get my driftinformal used to say that you haveleftoutinformationoryouropinionfrom what you have just said, but that youexpectthepersonlisteningstill tounderstandit 你明白我的意思吧She'smarried, but she doesn'tactas if she is, if you get my drift.她结婚了，但她表现得不像是结了婚的，你明白我的意思吧。 driftnoun(MOVEMENT)[C]apileofsnowor somethingsimilar,formedby thewind （风吹积而成的）一堆（雪等）Thesnowlayindeepdrifts.到处是风吹起来的厚厚的雪堆。 [SorU]ageneraldevelopmentorchangein asituation 局势变化Thedownwarddrift incopperpriceslookslike it willcontinue.铜价下跌的趋势看来还要持续下去。 drift| American Dictionarydriftverb[I](MOVE)tomoveslowly,esp. as aresultofoutsideforces, with nocontroloverdirection: Hestoppedrowingandlettheboatdrift. Someone or something that driftschangesin agradualway thatseemsto becontrolledbyoutsideforces: Ifinallydrifted off tosleep. driftnoun(MEANING)[U]thegeneralmeaningormessageof something said or written: After aminuteIcaughthis drift andgrinnedback. driftnoun(MOVE)[C]agradualchangethatseemsto becontrolledbyoutsideforces: Manypeopleexperiencea drift toward moreconservativepoliticsas they getolder. [C]A drift is also apileof something that is madelargerby theforceof thewind: Thestatepoliceclosedthehighwaybecause ofdeepsnowdrifts. FINANCEtoslowlygo up or down invaluewith noparticularcontroloverdirection: drift lower/down/downwardsThe airline'ssharesdrifted down 15centsat $5.80. drifthigher/up FINANCEaslowchangeinvalue, with noparticularcontroloverdirection: an upward/downward drift in sthThedownwarddrift incopperpriceslooksset tocontinue. aslowdevelopmentorchangefrom onesituationto another: drift away from sthThecompanyis notseeingevidenceof any drift away fromitspremiumbrands. drift to/toward sthThere has beengeneraluneaseabout the drift toward acultureofselling,marketing, andconsumerism. aslowmovementfrom oneplaceto another: a drift from sth to sthThepopulationdrift from thecitiesto thesuburbsaddssignificantlytocaruse. Examplesofdriftdrift Many firms are drifting because they are uncertain about the appropriate size and role of their inhouse capital projects organization.From theCambridge English Corpus Obeying the imperative to pursue personal interests in early adulthood the old man and his siblings had drifted apart.From theCambridge English Corpus Of course, many graptoloids also drifted into shallower water, where they are associated with a more normal kind of fossil assemblage.From theCambridge English Corpus In reality, police practice drifted benevolently in the uncertainty.From theCambridge English Corpus Long rates had been drifting upwards from mid-1935 but short rates remained low.From theCambridge English Corpus As noted above, drifting is frequent and repositioning may be necessary.From theCambridge English Corpus Initial studies based on this new view were very encouraging, but ultimately the two disciplines drifted apart and the level of collaboration dropped significantly.From theCambridge English Corpus Now they are slowly coming to be accepted and may even be drifting into mainstream science.From theCambridge English Corpus The system drifted from an initial phase of large surpluses to increasing deficits and ultimate crisis.From theCambridge English Corpus Beyond that, the strategy of selectivity ran out of steam, presumably for lack of obvious targets, before it finally drifted into incoherence.From theCambridge English Corpus Power drifted from the centre to the periphery.From theCambridge English Corpus The simplest assumption, and the point of departure for most population genetic investigations, is that inversions have drifted (neutrally) to their present frequency.From theCambridge English Corpus Individual frequencies that are mixed together in order to create sonic masses follow reciprocal types of motion, including undulations, surges, swirls, drifts and dips.From theCambridge English Corpus As they drifted out to sea, they took 45 minutes to pass the ship.From theCambridge English Corpus Circular patches of drifting gratings of variable outer diameter are presented monocularly.From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |