drifting

• يصف ما يتحرك ببطء، خاصة على الماء أو في الهواء، دون اتجاه محدد أو سيطرة.

Describes something that is moving slowly, especially on water or in the air, without a fixed direction.

1. Moving aimlesslyB2formal

   Continually changing, especially from one place, abode, or occupation to another without a fixed purpose.

   متجول بلا هدف

   • He led a drifting life, never staying in one city for long.
   • Her drifting career took her from teaching to farming.
   • The drifting population moved with the seasons.

   المرادفاتadriftaimlessdirectionlessitinerantnomadicrootlessrovingunsettledvagrantwandering

   الأضدادfixedpurposefulrootedsettledsteadfast

2. Floating or being carriedB1formal

   Being carried along by currents of air or water.

   مُنْجَرِف

   • The drifting boat was lost at sea.
   • Drifting snow covered the roads.
   • Leaves were drifting slowly down the river.

   المرادفاتadriftfloatingglidingwandering

• فعل أو حالة التنقل من مكان إلى آخر دون هدف أو اتجاه محدد. وتشمل أيضًا الانحراف التدريجي عن مسار أو مسار ثابت.

The act or state of moving aimlessly from one place to another without a fixed purpose or direction.

غير معدود

1. Aimless wanderingB2formal

   The act of moving without a fixed purpose or direction, often from place to place.

   التيه بلا هدف

   • After college, he spent a few years in a state of drifting.
   • Her drifting from city to city was a search for meaning.
   • The novel describes the drifting of a lost generation.

   المرادفاتmeanderingramblingrovingvagrancywandering

   الأضدادdirectionfocusintentpurposefulnessresolution

• فعل يدل على الانتقال أو التحرك ببطء وتدريجيّ تحت تأثير تيار الهواء أو الماء، أو الانتقال بلا هدف أو وجهة محددة من مكان أو حالة إلى أخرى.

A verb used to indicate the act of being carried slowly by a current of air or water, or moving aimlessly from one place or situation to another.

1. Move slowly without controlB1formal

   To be carried along by currents of air or water, often without a clear direction.

   الانجراف

   • The boat began to drift away from the shore.
   • Leaves drifted slowly down the river.
   • The balloon drifted across the sky.

   المرادفاتbobfloatglidewaft

2. B2formal

   To move or change gradually from one state, opinion, or situation to another.

   التغيّر التدريجي

   • Their conversation drifted from politics to sports.
   • He drifted into a deep sleep.
   • The company's focus drifted away from its original mission.

   المرادفاتgravitatemoveshiftslideveer

3. Wander aimlesslyB2informal

   To move or live without a clear purpose or plan.

   التسكع بلا هدف

   • After college, he drifted from job to job.
   • She drifted through life without any real ambition.
   • They drifted around Europe for a few months.

   المرادفاتamblefloatgallivantmeanderrambleroamstraywaftwander

   الأضدادdirectfocussettlesteer

الصيغ المركّبةdrift awaydrift off