drifting

• 形容缓慢移动、没有固定方向的物体，尤指漂浮在水面或空气中的事物；也指无目标、随波逐流或漂泊不定的状态。

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.

   漂泊不定的

   • 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.

   同义词adriftaimlessdirectionlessitinerantnomadicrootlessrovingunsettledvagrantwandering

   反义词fixedpurposefulrootedsettledsteadfast

2. Floating or being carriedB1formal

   Being carried along by currents of air or water.

   漂流的

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

   同义词adriftfloatingglidingwandering

• 无目标或无方向地从一个地方移动到另一个地方的行为或状态；也指物体受水流或气流等外力推动而缓慢移动。

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

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1. Aimless wanderingB2formal

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

   漫无目的的漂泊

   • 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.

   同义词meanderingramblingrovingvagrancywandering

   反义词directionfocusintentpurposefulnessresolution

• 动词，表示在气流或水流的带动下缓慢移动，也指漫无目的地从一个地方或一种状态转移到另一种地方或状态。

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.

   漂流

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

   同义词bobfloatglidewaft

2. B2formal

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

   逐渐改变

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

   同义词gravitatemoveshiftslideveer

3. Wander aimlesslyB2informal

   To move or live without a clear purpose or plan.

   漫无目的地漂泊

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

   同义词amblefloatgallivantmeanderrambleroamstraywaftwander

   反义词directfocussettlesteer

短语动词变体drift awaydrift off