drift
翻译
漂流, 飘移, 雪堆
例句
The boat began to drift out to sea.
船开始向海上漂去。
Snow formed a deep drift against the wall.
雪靠着墙堆成了一个深深的雪堆。
I don't want to drift apart from my friends.
我不想和我的朋友们疏远。
语法模式
((向某方向))漂移 The clouds drifted across the sky.
((某物))的一堆 堆积起来的一堆东西 There was a drift of sand against the fence.
疏远 与某人变得不那么亲近 We were good friends, but we drifted apart.
近义词
动词: 同义词: float, wander, stray。名词: 同义词: pile, heap, current, tendency。
词源
来自古诺尔斯语“drift”,意为“被赶到一起的畜群”。与“drive”有关。
记忆技巧
想象一辆没有司机(DRIVer)的汽车被风吹着——它开始漂移(DRIFT)。