Word · Frequency #13865
Fully loadedadrift
/əˈdrift/
adverb
漂流地，漂浮着
floating freely; not anchored
- 1.
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
处于漂流状态；任凭风浪摆布
处于漂流状态；任凭风浪摆布；漂流地；漂浮着；随波逐流地
In use
The boat was adrift after the engine failed.
The astronaut floated adrift in space.
After losing his job, he felt adrift without direction.
be adrift
The ship was adrift for three days.
这艘船漂流了三天。
set sb/sth adrift
They set the lifeboat adrift to save themselves.
他们让救生艇漂流以自救。
go/come adrift
常指物体从固定位置脱离。
The rope came adrift and the boat floated away.
绳子松脱了，船漂走了。
Connections
Collocations
- set adrift
- 使漂流；让……随波漂流
- They set the raft adrift and watched it float away.他们让木筏随波漂流，看着它漂走。
- cast adrift
- 使漂流；使漂泊
- The storm cast the sailboat adrift on the open sea.暴风雨使帆船在开阔的海面上漂流。
- adrift at sea
- 在海上漂流
- After the engine failed, the ship was adrift at sea for two days.引擎失灵后，这艘船在海上漂流了两天。
- go adrift
- 漂走；脱缰漂流
- The boat went adrift when the mooring rope snapped.系泊绳断裂时，船漂走了。
- cut adrift
- 割断缆绳使漂流；使脱离而漂流
- The sailors cut the damaged dinghy adrift.水手们割断缆绳，让损坏的小艇漂走。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 a（处于某种状态）+ drift（漂流）：船在海上漂流，随风浪漂泊，失去方向。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：maritime reports、news articles、literary descriptions 通常用于描述船只或物体在水面上随风浪漂移的状态，常见于新闻报道、海事语境或文学描写，语气中性但略带书面感。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ift 结尾，发音均为 /ɪft/，与 adrift 的重读部分 /drɪft/ 押韵。注意拼写上像 left /lɛft/、deft /dɛft/ 这类以 -eft 结尾的词，元音是 /ɛ/，不要混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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