Word · Frequency #3522
drift
漂流；漂移；推动力
the act or motion of drifting; a force, influence, or impulse that moves something along
- 1.
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
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。
- 2.
a force that moves something along
推动物体移动的力量
- 3.
A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
河流中水浅可涉水过河的地方(渡口)。
- 4.
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
由于外部影响而逐渐偏离预定航向的过程(如船或飞机)
- 5.
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.
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。
- 6.
a process of linguistic change over a period of time
语言在一段时间内变化的过程
- 7.
The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
拱或拱顶对桥台的横向推力或压力。
- 8.
A tool.
一种工具。
- 9.
A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
椭圆弹丸特有的偏离弹道的偏差。
- 10.
Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
音频或视频播放速度相对于正确速度的微小偏差。
- 11.
The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
表演者逐渐且无意地偏离场景中正确位置的情况。
- 12.
A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery.
在竖井之间开凿或切割的通道；联络巷道；小型地下廊道。
- 13.
An adit or tunnel driven forward for purposes of exploration or exploitation; generally eventually to a dead end.
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。
- 14.
A sloping winze or road to the surface, for purposes of haulage.
为运输目的而设的通往地表的倾斜竖井或巷道。
- 15.
In a coal mine, a heading driven for exploration or ventilation.
煤矿中为勘探或通风而开掘的巷道。
- 16.
Of a boring or a driven tunnel: deviation from the intended course.
钻孔或掘进隧道偏离预定路线。
- 17.
A heading driven through a seam of coal.
穿过煤层的巷道。
- 18.
Movement.
移动。
- 19.
A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
旋转投球手投出的球在空中产生的侧向移动。
- 20.
Slow, cumulative change.
缓慢的累积性变化。
- 21.
In the New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to sell them.
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。
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
In use
The drift of the current carried the boat downstream.
The pilot corrected the drift to keep the plane on course.
Linguists study the gradual drift of language over centuries.
Connections
Collocations
- continental drift
- 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。
- drift of snow
- 雪堆
- The car got stuck in a drift of snow.汽车陷在雪堆里了。
- drift of smoke
- 烟流
- A drift of smoke rose from the chimney.一缕烟从烟囱升起。
- drift of population
- 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。
- drift of thoughts
- 思路
- I lost the drift of his thoughts during the speech.在演讲中我跟不上他的思路。
- wind drift
Learner notes
Memory Tip
drift 音近'追浮'，想象追逐漂浮物随波逐流。
Context & Register
neutral: oceanography, general usage
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all share the spelling ending '-ift' and rhyme with /ɪft/. Note that 'draft' (/dræft/) is a lookalike that sounds different.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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