slow movement緩緩流動
- [singular, uncountable] a slow steady movement from one place to another; a slow change or development from one situation to another, especially to something bad流動；趨勢；逐漸變化（尤指向壞的方面）
- the drift of people away from rural areas into urban slums由農村到城市貧民區的人口流動
- attempts to halt the drift towards war制止逐步走上戰爭道路的努力
Extra Examples- He criticized the rightward drift of the party.他批評該黨轉向右傾。
- his drift into crime他逐漸陷入犯罪
- Action is needed to prevent a drift into lawlessness.需要采取行動來遏制目無法紀的勢頭。
- No attempts were being made to halt the drift towards war.沒有試圖阻止戰爭的趨勢。
- The polls show a drift back towards Labour.民意調查顯示人們重新傾向支持工黨。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivepreposition- drift (away) from
- drift (back) to
- drift into
- …
See full entry of ship船舶
- [uncountable] the movement of a ship or plane away from its direction because of currents or wind（船只或飛機的）偏航，航差
- Remember to allow for drift.記住要考慮到漂移。
Topics Transport by waterc1 of sea/air海水；空氣
- [uncountable, countable] the movement of the sea or air水流；氣流；流動 synonym current
- the general direction of drift on the east coast東海岸海水的總體流向
- He knew the hidden drifts in that part of the river.他對那段河道中的暗流非常清楚。
see also longshore drift, North Atlantic DriftOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivepreposition- drift (away) from
- drift (back) to
- drift into
- …
See full entry of snow雪
- [countable] a large pile of something, especially snow, made by the wind吹聚物；雪堆
- The road was blocked by deep drifts of snow.道路被風吹來的厚厚積雪阻塞。
see also snowdriftTopics Weatherc1Oxford Collocations DictionaryadjectiveSee full entry of flowers花
- [countable] a large mass of something, especially flowers大叢的花；叢生的植物
- Plant daffodils in informal drifts.随便種幾叢黃水仙。
meaning意義
- [singular] the general meaning of what somebody says or writes大意；主旨；要點 synonym gist
- Do you catch my drift?你大概明白我的意思嗎？
- My German isn't very good, but I got the drift of what she said.我的德語不太好，但我大致明白她說的意思。
Extra Examples- I lost the drift of what she was saying.我跟不上她說話的重點。
- I didn't follow the speech exactly, but I caught the main drift of what was being said.我沒有完全聽懂講演，但領會了其主旨。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + driftSee full entry see also continental driftWord OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘mass of snow, leaves, etc.’): originally from Old Norse drift ‘snowdrift, something driven’; in later use from Middle Dutch drift ‘course, current’.