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be a drifter
常用不定冠词a，表示某类人。
After college, he became a drifter, moving from city to city.
大学毕业后，他成了流浪者，从一个城市漂泊到另一个城市。
流浪者；漂泊者
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流浪者；漂泊者
a person who moves from place to place without a fixed home or job
After college, he became a drifter, moving from city to city.
大学毕业后，他成了流浪者，从一个城市漂泊到另一个城市。
一种在微风中使用的轻型帆,类似于球帆
A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
参与漂流钓鱼的人
One who takes part in drift fishing.
没有固定住所或明显经济来源的流浪者
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
使用驾驶技术改变车辆牵引力以使车辆滑动或侧滑而不是沿轮胎线行驶的驾驶员
A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.
The old drifter spent his days traveling from town to town.
那个老流浪汉每天从一个镇子游荡到另一个镇子。
She left her job to live as a drifter, exploring the countryside.
她辞掉工作，像流浪者一样生活，探索乡村。
A drifter rarely stays in one place for more than a few months.
漂泊者很少在一个地方停留超过几个月。
常用不定冠词a，表示某类人。
After college, he became a drifter, moving from city to city.
大学毕业后，他成了流浪者，从一个城市漂泊到另一个城市。
用定语从句进一步描述游荡者的特征。
The old man was a drifter who never stayed anywhere for long.
那个老人是个漂泊者，从不在一个地方久留。
介词as表示“以…身份/方式”。
He chose to live as a drifter, owning nothing but his backpack.
他选择以流浪者的方式生活，除了背包一无所有。
表示来源地，使用介词from。
She was a drifter from the Midwest, always on the road.
她是个来自中西部的流浪者，总是在路上。
Not this
He drifters around the country.
Use this
He drifts around the country.
错误地将名词“drifter”用作动词，应使用动词“drift”的第三人称单数形式“drifts”。
Not this
There are many drifter in the city.
Use this
There are many drifters in the city.
可数名词“drifter”在表示复数时需加-s，变为“drifters”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
孤独的流浪者
The novel begins with a lonely drifter arriving in a small town.
小说开头是一个孤独的流浪者来到一个小镇上。
无家可归的流浪者
The shelter provides meals for homeless drifters.
收容所为无家可归的流浪者提供餐食。
漫无目的的漂泊者
For years he was an aimless drifter, never staying anywhere long.
多年来他一直是个漫无目的的漂泊者，从不在任何地方久留。
流浪者的生活
She gave up her apartment and embraced a drifter's life.
她放弃了公寓，过上了流浪者的生活。
生性漂泊的人
He is a drifter at heart, always longing for new places.
他生性漂泊，总是向往新的地方。
我是个赌徒，是个流浪者，是个小角色。
From The Rolling Stones' 1972 song "Tumbling Dice", which uses "drifter" to mean a wanderer without a fixed home or purpose.
出自滚石乐队1972年的歌曲《Tumbling Dice》，其中 “drifter” 指没有固定居所或目标、四处漂泊的人。
Use drifter naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把drift（漂流）想成一片叶子随风飘荡，加上-er表示“的人”，drifter就是四处漂泊、没有固定居所的人。
语域：neutral 常见场景：news reports、literary works、everyday conversation 本条目只讨论“流浪者、漂泊者”这一义项。该词属于中性常用词，正式或日常语境中都可以使用；多用于新闻报道、文学作品或谈论某人没有固定住所、稳定收入或明确生活目标的场合。有时会带有一点“漂泊不定、缺乏目标”的意味。
以上词都与 drifter 押韵，重读元音 /ɪ/ 及后面的 /ftɚ/ 相同。注意：driver /ˈdraɪvɚ/ 和 drafter /ˈdræftɚ/ 拼写相近但元音不同，并不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.