Word · Frequency #15432
waft
飘荡；漂浮；飘送
核心释义
To float or be carried gently along on air or water.
- 1.
在浮力介质上被移动或通过；漂浮。
To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
- 2.
通过挥动物体来通知；挥手示意；招手。
To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
挥手示意；召唤；在浮力介质上被移动或通过；漂浮。；通过挥动物体来通知；挥手示意；招手。；随风传送；使飘荡
用法In use
The smell of fresh bread wafts from the bakery every morning.
用法提示：wafts 是 waft 的第三人称单数现在式，表示气味缓缓飘散。
Music wafted softly across the lake from the distant concert.
用法提示：wafted 是 waft 的过去式，表示声音轻柔地飘过。
A gentle breeze is wafting the cherry blossom petals through the air.
用法提示：is wafting 是 waft 的现在进行式，表示风把花瓣轻轻吹送。
waft + adv/prep
The smell of freshly baked bread wafted through the air.
新鲜烤面包的香味在空中飘荡。
waft + noun + adv/prep
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- smoke wafted upward
- 烟雾袅袅上升
- Thin smoke wafted upward from the campfire.一缕轻烟从篝火处袅袅升起。
- the aroma of coffee wafted through the room
- 咖啡的香气在房间里弥漫
- The aroma of fresh coffee wafted through the room.新鲜咖啡的香气弥漫在整个房间。
- music wafted through the open window
- 音乐从敞开的窗户飘进来
- Soft music wafted through the open window from the street.轻柔的音乐从街上敞开的窗户飘了进来。
- curtains wafted in the breeze
- 窗帘在微风中飘动
- The white curtains wafted gently in the breeze.白色窗帘在微风中轻轻飘动。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记法：香味随风‘哇’地飘来（waft 漂浮）；或朝人挥手‘哇’一下示意（waft 招手）——都带轻轻传送感。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literature、sensory description、written narrative 表示气味、声音、烟等随风飘送，通常用于书面描写或文学语境，口语中不常见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 waft（/wɑːft/）真正押韵的词有 craft、draft、shaft、daft、graft，它们都读 /-ɑːft/。注意 swift 虽也以 ft 结尾，但读 /swɪft/，元音不同，不押韵。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形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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