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be adrift
The ship was adrift for three days.
这艘船漂流了三天。
漂流地，漂浮着
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漂流地，漂浮着
floating freely; not anchored
The ship was adrift for three days.
这艘船漂流了三天。
处于漂流状态；任凭风浪摆布
In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
The boat was adrift after the engine failed.
引擎故障后，船随波逐流。
The astronaut floated adrift in space.
宇航员在太空中漂浮着。
After losing his job, he felt adrift without direction.
失业后，他感到迷失方向，随波逐流。
The ship was adrift for three days.
这艘船漂流了三天。
They set the lifeboat adrift to save themselves.
他们让救生艇漂流以自救。
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。
Not this
The boat adrift in the ocean.
Use this
The boat is adrift in the ocean.
学生在使用形容词adrift时经常忘记系动词，应补充be动词构成表语结构。
Not this
He felt adrift of society.
Use this
He felt adrift from society.
学生误用介词of，正确介词应为from，表示脱离社会。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
使漂泊；抛弃，任其自生自灭
After years of loyal service, she was cast adrift when the company restructured.
在忠诚服务多年后，公司重组时她却被抛弃，任其自生自灭。
使漂流；使失去方向或依靠
The sudden cancellation of the program set the researchers adrift in their careers.
项目的突然取消使研究人员在职业生涯中失去方向。
淹没在大量…中；面对众多…不知所措
New students often feel adrift in a sea of unfamiliar rules and expectations.
新生常常在大量不熟悉的规则和期望中感到不知所措。
我在美好回忆中漂流。
The boat was adrift on the open sea.
那条船在开阔的大海上漂流。
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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。
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。
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。
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