adrift

英[ə'drɪft] 美[ə'drɪft]
  • adj. 漂泊的;漂浮着的
  • adv. 随波逐流地;漂浮着

中文词源


adrift 漂浮

来自短语 on drift.

英文词源


adrift (adv.)
1620s, from a- (1) "on" + drift. Figurative use by 1680s.

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

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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。

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4. Peters had been adrift and aimless.
彼得斯曾经漫无目的地四处漂泊。

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5. The survivors were adrift in a lifeboat for six days.
幸存者在救生艇上漂流了六天。

来自《权威词典》