drifting

1. VERB 飘移;漂流
   When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water.
   1. We proceeded to drift on up the river...
      我们继续向河流的上游漂流。
   2. The climbing balloon drifted silently over the countryside...
      不断上升的气球静静地飘过乡间。
   3. The waves became rougher as they drifted.
      他们漂流的时候,波浪越来越汹涌了。
2. VERB 无意间进入;不知不觉陷入
   If someone or something drifts into a situation, they get into that situation in a way that is not planned or controlled.
   1. We need to offer young people drifting into crime an alternative set of values...
      我们需要给那些无意间犯了罪的年轻人灌输另一套价值观。
   2. She and her husband drifted apart and, eventually, they divorced...
      她和她丈夫渐行渐远,最后他们离婚了。
   3. There is a general sense that the country and economy alike are drifting.
      大家普遍感觉国家和经济都脱离了正轨。
3. VERB 流浪;漂泊
   If you say that someone drifts around, you mean that they travel from place to place without a plan or settled way of life.
   1. You've been drifting from job to job without any real commitment.
      你一直在无目的地更换工作，从未真正投入进去。
4. N-COUNT 移动;动向;趋势;逐渐变化
   A drift is a movement away from somewhere or something, or a movement towards somewhere or something different.
   1. ...the drift towards the cities.
      涌向城市的趋势
5. VERB 缓慢移动;逐渐移动
   To drift somewhere means to move there slowly or gradually.
   1. As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities.
      由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员,人们逐渐流向城市。
6. VERB (声音等)传到,传出
   If sounds drift somewhere, they can be heard but they are not very loud.
   1. Cool summer dance sounds are drifting from the stereo indoors.
      清凉的夏日舞曲的声音从室内音响中传了出来。
7. VERB (雪)吹积,堆积
   If snow drifts, it builds up into piles as a result of the movement of the wind.
   1. The snow, except where it drifted, was only calf-deep...
      除了吹得堆积起来的地方,雪只有小腿肚深。
   2. The storm caused severe drifting.
      暴风雪造成了严重的积雪现象。
   3. ...the white and drifted snow.
      白色的积雪
8. N-COUNT 雪堆
   A drift is a mass of snow that has built up into a pile as a result of the movement of wind.
   1. ...a nine-foot snow drift.
      9英尺深的雪堆
9. N-COUNT 吹积物;飘浮物;漂流物
   A drift of something is an amount of it that has been created by the movement of wind or water.
   1. There was a drift of smoke above the trees.
      树林上空飘浮着一股烟。
10. N-SING (论点或演说的)主旨,大意
    The drift of an argument or speech is the general point that is being made in it.
    1. Grace was beginning to get his drift...
       格雷丝慢慢明白了他的意思。
    2. Anybody who's listening will get the drift of what he was saying...
       任何一个在专心听的人都会领悟他所说的大意。
    3. I follow the drift of her conversation.
       我明白她谈话的大意。

1. We need to offer young people drifting into crime an alternative set of values
   我们需要给那些无意间犯了罪的年轻人灌输另一套价值观。
2. There is a general sense that the country and economy alike are drifting.
   大家普遍感觉国家和经济都脱离了正轨。
3. You've been drifting from job to job without any real commitment.
   你一直在无目的地更换工作，从未真正投入进去。
4. Cool summer dance sounds are drifting from the stereo indoors.
   清凉的夏日舞曲的声音从室内音响中传了出来。
5. The storm caused severe drifting.
   暴风雪造成了严重的积雪现象。
6. They lose interest and start drifting away in ones and twos.
   他们没了兴趣，开始三三两两地走开了。
7. There is nothing worse than trying to relax and eat a special meal only to find clouds of cigarette smoke drifting over you.
   本打算轻松一下，吃上一顿特别的饭菜，结果却发现周围烟雾缭绕——没有什么比这更糟糕了。
8. Some people enjoy that kind of life, drifting from pillar to post.
   有些人喜欢这种生活，到处漂泊游荡。
9. The ship was found after drifting on the ocean for six months.
   那条船在海上漂流了6个月后找到了。
10. The business seems to be drifting towards failure.
    这行业看来正渐趋衰落。
11. A sand-break forest stops the encroachment of drifting sand.
    防沙林阻止流沙入侵。
12. He's still drifting along, without a proper job or any sense of purpose.
    他仍在混日子，既无正当职业，又无任何志向。
13. She told me of the pleasures of her youth and said now that her beauty had faded she was drifting from place to place by rivers and lakes.
    自叙少小时欢乐事，今漂沦憔悴，转徙于江湖间。（白居易《琵琶行》）
14. But in France's time, has studied some drifting technology.
    但在法国的时候，学了一些漂移的技术。
15. The current was drifting us along. Tidal current that moves toward the shore is called a flood tide.
    潮水使我们漂流向前。向海岸运动的潮流称为涨潮。
16. I lie down, get comfortable, and immediately I'm drifting off.
    我躺下，感觉很舒服，并且立刻我入睡了。
17. Completely lost in a make-believe world, I seemed to see all the lamplights drifting from the ground.
    我仿佛看见所有的灯光正在大地上摇曳，我完全迷失在这虚幻的世界里。
18. The drifting snow has blocked our door.
    漂荡下来的积雪把我们的门堵塞住了。
19. Perhaps they do not want you to change because then they fear drifting apart and losing you forever.
    或许，他们不想你去改变，因为他们害怕从此就会和你疏远，最终永远失去你。
20. All this time, of course, I was drifting.
    自然，我在这一段时间完全是吊儿郎当的了。
21. A small boat was drifting on the boundless sea.
    在无边无际的海面上漂着一只小船。
22. For we are drifting in the stream of the world.
    因为我们都在世界的溪流中漂泊。
23. I'm a drifting little boat, longing for a warm harbor.
    我是一叶漂流的小船，渴望一个温暖的港湾。
24. At this moment we're a helpless, drifting hulk.
    现在我们成了无助漂泊的废船。
25. I was drifting on a piece of broken ice when, dear captain, you found me.
    我漂到了一块浮冰上，这时，亲爱的船长，你发现了我。
26. We were drifting on the boundless ocean.
    我们在漫无边际的海洋上飘泊。
27. About human, I still remembered some shadows, remembered some shadows drifting on land.
    关于人类，我还记得一些影子，记得一些影子在地上飘。
28. This drifting was the dismalest work; it held one's heart still.
    这种漂行是最无生气的工作，把人的一颗心给静止了。
29. That summer, we put together a drifting bottles.
    那年夏天，我们一起放了漂流瓶。
30. But soon I was drifting back again.
    可是，不一会儿我又转了回来。

noun

1. aimless wandering from place to place

adj

1. continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another
   1. a drifting double-dealer
   2. the floating population
   3. vagrant hippies of the sixties

   Synonym:    aimlessfloatingvagabondvagrant