单词 | drift |
释义 | drift1 /drift; dnft/ n 1 [U] drifting movement; being carried along by currents: 漂流; 飘动: the ~ of the tide. 潮汐的冲流。 The general ~ of the current was northerly. 这水通常向北流。' ~ age /-xdj; -ids/ n (of a ship) general movement off course due to currents, winds, tides, etc. (指船) (由于水流,风向,潮流等造成的) 漂动; 航差。 '~-net. large net into which fish ~ with the tide. 漂网(捕鱼的一种大网 r 鱼可随潮流入内)。 2 [C] sth caused by drifting: 由瓢动或漂流造成之物; 台积而成之物; 漂积而成之物: Big ~s of snow/Big snow ~s made progress slow and difficult. 大的雪堆使前进缓慢而困难。 was buried in a ~ of dead leaves. 它被埋在一堆枯叶中。 '→ ice, broken ice carried along on the surface of the sea, a river, etc in masses by currents of water or air. 流冰。 -wood, wood carried along by currents and washed up on beaches. 由水冲至岸边的木头; 漂流木。 3 [U] general tendency or meaning: 大意; 要旨: I caught the ~ of what he said. 我懂得他所说的大意。 Did you get the ~ of the argument? 你懂得这论据的要旨吗? 4 [U] the way in which events, etc tend to move:趣势; 倾向: The general ~ of affairs was towards 一般的情势是遮向战争。 5 [U] the state of being inactive and waiting for things to happen: 不采取行动; 等待事情发展: Is the government's policy one of ~? 政府是采取观望政策吗? |
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