adrift
英 [əˈdrɪft]
美 [əˈdrɪft]
- adj. 漂泊的;漂浮着的
- adv. 随波逐流地;漂浮着
将“adrift”分解为“a-drift”。想象一个人(a)站在河流或海洋的岸边(drift),随着水流(ift)漂荡,没有固定方向。这种流动不定、随风或水流漂泊的形象可以帮助记忆该词的含义,即“漂泊不定,随波逐流”。
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- adrift (adv.)
- 1620s, from a- (1) "on" + drift. Figurative use by 1680s.
- 1. They were spotted after three hours adrift in a dinghy.
- 他们在小舢板上漂浮了3个小时后才被发现。
- 2. Amy had the growing sense that she was adrift and isolated.
- 埃米愈发感到自己孤立无援,孑然一身。
- 3. Three insulating panels had come adrift from the base of the vehicle.
- 车子底盘的3块隔热板已经脱落了。
- 4. Peters had been adrift and aimless.
- 彼得斯曾经漫无目的地四处漂泊。
- 5. The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days.
- 幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。