drift

漂流；漂动

吹积物

冲积物；漂砾

主旨；意见；意向

漂浮；漂荡；漂流

吹积；堆积

drift

冲洗, 漂流物, 观望, 漂流

(使)漂流

drift

1. a force that moves something along

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2. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)

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3. a process of linguistic change over a period of time

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4. something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents

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5. a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"

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6. general meaning or tenor; "caught the drift of the conversation"

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7. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein"

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1. be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"

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2. wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"

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3. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

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4. vary or move from a fixed point or course; "stock prices are drifting higher"

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5. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"

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6. move in an unhurried fashion; "The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"

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7. cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"

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8. drive slowly and far afield for grazing; "drift the cattle herds westwards"

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9. be subject to fluctuation; "The stock market drifted upward"

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10. be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current; "snow drifting several feet high"; "sand drifting like snow"

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