the drift of sth
表示“某事物的主旨、大意”，多用于议论、文章或谈话。
I couldn't follow the drift of his argument.
我跟不上他论证的主旨。
主旨；大意；倾向；偏航；偏移；偏差；语言演变；语言漂移；浅滩；渡口；拱推力；侧推力
the act or motion of drifting; a force, influence, or impulse that moves something along
漂流的行为或运动；推动或驱使的力量；压倒性的影响或冲动。
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
推动物体移动的力量
a force that moves something along
河流中水浅可涉水过河的地方(渡口)。
A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
由于外部影响而逐渐偏离预定航向的过程(如船或飞机)
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
行为、论点、行动过程等的倾向；目标或意图；因而也是句子或话语的涵义或主旨。
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
语言在一段时间内变化的过程
a process of linguistic change over a period of time
拱或拱顶对桥台的横向推力或压力。
The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
一种工具。
A tool.
椭圆弹丸特有的偏离弹道的偏差。
A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
音频或视频播放速度相对于正确速度的微小偏差。
Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
表演者逐渐且无意地偏离场景中正确位置的情况。
The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
在竖井之间开凿或切割的通道；联络巷道；小型地下廊道。
A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
为勘探或开采而向前推进的平巷或隧道；通常最终通向死胡同。
An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
为运输目的而设的通往地表的倾斜竖井或巷道。
A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
煤矿中为勘探或通风而开掘的巷道。
In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
钻孔或掘进隧道偏离预定路线。
Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
穿过煤层的巷道。
A heading driven through a seam of coal.
移动。
Movement.
旋转投球手投出的球在空中产生的侧向移动。
A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
缓慢的累积性变化。
Slow, cumulative change.
在英国新森林国家公园,为出售野马而进行的半年一次围捕。
In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
The drift of the current carried the boat downstream.
水流的力量把船推向下游。
用法提示：drift作为名词，意为推动物体移动的力量，此处指水流的力量。
The pilot corrected the drift to keep the plane on course.
飞行员修正了偏航，使飞机保持在航线上。
用法提示：drift作为名词，意为因外部影响而偏离预定航向的过程。
Linguists study the gradual drift of language over centuries.
语言学家研究语言在几个世纪中的逐渐演变。
用法提示：drift作为名词，意为语言在一段时间内变化的过程。
表示“某事物的主旨、大意”，多用于议论、文章或谈话。
I couldn't follow the drift of his argument.
我跟不上他论证的主旨。
表示逐渐形成的倾向，后面可接名词或动名词。
There has been a drift towards smaller cars.
出现了一种偏向小型车的趋势。
与 towards 相对，表示逐渐远离某种做法、习惯或状态。
The drift away from print newspapers is accelerating.
人们逐渐远离纸质报纸的趋势正在加快。
强调从一个状态或做法逐渐转移到另一个状态或做法。
The report describes a drift from full-time to part-time work.
报告描述了从全职向兼职转变的趋势。
侧重长期或总体方向，而drift更强调无明确目标的缓慢移动。
常指流动的方向或趋势，与drift在比喻义上可互换，但drift更强调被动性。
指持续的移动或进程，drift常暗示缺乏控制。
强调内在的趋向性，而drift更侧重外在影响下的移动。
grammar · medium
易错句子There has been drift towards stricter laws in recent years.
正确表达There has been a drift towards stricter laws in recent years.
drift 表示“逐渐的趋向、倾向”时是可数名词，单数前必须加不定冠词 a；汉语“趋向”不带冠词，所以容易漏掉。
grammar · medium
易错句子I couldn't follow the drifts of his argument.
正确表达I couldn't follow the drift of his argument.
drift 表示“（话语、文章的）主旨、大意”时习惯用单数 the drift of...，不能加 -s 变成复数。
grammar · medium
易错句子The empty boat drift away from the shore.
正确表达The empty boat drifts away from the shore.
汉语“漂流”不分词性，动词也不随主语变化；英语中 drift 作动词时，主语是第三人称单数要写成 drifts，不能直接搬用原形。
与漂流（移动）相反的静止状态
与漂流（动态）相反的停滞状态
drift 指缓慢、常无明确方向的逐渐变化或倾向，强调过程；trend 指可观察、可概括的总体走势或流行方向。
drift 强调缓慢、逐渐且可能无意地偏离或变化；shift 泛指位置、方向或观点的改变，可突然也可有意。
drift 作名词可指逐渐形成的动向，常含偏离原方向之意；tendency 指人或事物反复表现出的固有倾向，常见搭配为 have a tendency to do。
大陆漂移
The theory of continental drift explains how continents have moved over millions of years.
大陆漂移理论解释了大陆如何在数百万年间移动。
雪堆
The car got stuck in a drift of snow.
汽车陷在雪堆里了。
烟流
A drift of smoke rose from the chimney.
一缕烟从烟囱升起。
人口流动
The drift of population from rural to urban areas continues.
人口从农村向城市流动仍在继续。
思路
I lost the drift of his thoughts during the speech.
在演讲中我跟不上他的思路。
理解大意，明白要点
I explained the plan, but I'm not sure if he got the drift.
我解释了计划，但我不确定他是否明白了要点。
逐渐疏远，变得陌生
After college, we slowly drifted apart.
大学毕业后，我们逐渐疏远了。
渐渐入睡
I drifted off during the movie.
我在看电影时渐渐睡着了。
我想迷失在你的摇滚乐中，然后漂流而去。
From the song 'Drift Away' by Dobie Gray, a classic rock hit.
出自Dobie Gray的经典摇滚歌曲《Drift Away》。
漂移不仅仅是转弯，而是关于控制。
From the movie 'The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift', a line about the philosophy of drifting.
出自电影《速度与激情：东京漂移》，一句关于漂移哲学的台词。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.
风漂流
Wind drift can affect the accuracy of long-range shots.
风漂流会影响远程射击的准确性。