Word · Frequency #3522
drifting
漂流；使漂流
drifting is the present participle of drift.
to move slowly on water or in the air, or to carry something along in this way
- 1.
To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
缓慢移动,尤指受水流、气流等推动。
- 2.
To move haphazardly without any destination.
漫无目的地随意移动。
- 3.
To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
轻微偏离预定行进方向。
- 4.
To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
像水流推动漂浮物那样驱赶或携带。
- 5.
To drive into heaps.
驱赶成堆。
- 6.
To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
受风力作用堆积成堆；被吹积成堆。
- 7.
To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
用扩孔钻扩大或修整孔洞。
- 8.
To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
过度转向车辆导致失去抓地力,同时在过弯全程保持控制。
漂泊；游荡；偏离；偏移；漂移；甩尾；堆积；吹积；用冲子扩孔（或整形）
In use
The boat drifted slowly down the river.
Leaves drift in the wind during autumn.
The smoke from the fire drifted across the field.
Verb forms
base drift · third person drifts · -ing drifting · past drifted · past participle drifted
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed，现在分词加-ing。
Connections
Collocations
- drift aimlessly
- 漫无目的地游荡
- He drifted aimlessly from one job to another.他漫无目的地换了一份又一份工作。
- drift off course
- 偏离航向
- The ship drifted off course in the thick fog.船在浓雾中偏离了航向。
- drift downstream
- 顺流而下
- The logs drifted downstream to the sawmill.原木顺流漂到了锯木厂。
- drift with the current
- 随水漂流
- We stopped rowing and let the boat drift with the current.我们停止划桨，让船随水漂流。
- drift through the air
- 在空中飘荡
- Snowflakes drifted through the air and landed on the ground.雪花在空中飘荡，落到地面上。
- drift away
Learner notes
Memory Tip
漂（drift）的 r 像流水，想象树叶顺水慢慢漂走，即“漂流、漂移”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：船或浮物顺水缓慢移动、烟或气味随风飘散、云朵在空中缓缓移动 表示“受水流、气流等推动而缓慢移动”时，通常为中性用词，在书面和口语中都比较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with drift: they share the final /ɪft/ sound (e.g., gift /ɡɪft/, lift /lɪft/, swift /swɪft/, shift /ʃɪft/, sift /sɪft/, thrift /θrɪft/). Beware of lookalikes such as 'draft' (/dræft/) and 'left' (/lɛft/), which resemble these spellings but have a different vowel and do not rhyme.
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
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