adrift

[ə'drift]

adv.漂流地,漫无目的地
adj.漂泊的, 漫无目的的, 松开的

a.[F]

1. 漂浮着的, 漂流着的

The ship was adrift on the high seas.

那艘船在公海上飘流。

2. 漫无目的的

ad.

1. 漂浮着, 漂流着

2. 漫无目的地

The storm set the boat adrift.

风暴使那条船漫无目标地飘流。

词义辨析

同义:

a.ad.漂泊; 漂着

drifting  unanchored  unmoored  tideborne  derelict  awash  free-floating

a.无目标的, 不安定的

directionless  aimless  goalless  purposeless  rudderless  undirected  unstable  rootless  unsettled  insecure

a.不确定, 动摇的

indecisive  uncertain  vacillating  wavering  fluctuating  shifting  fickle  inconstant  irresolute  swayable

a.ad.迷失的(地), 困扰的(地)

lost  at a loss  at sea  confused  perplexed  puzzled  astray  stray  wandering  homeless  

同义参见:

abandoned  lost  

英英释义

形容词 adrift:

aimlessly drifting

同义词：afloat, aimless, directionless, planless, rudderless, undirected

afloat on the surface of a body of water

副词 adrift:

floating freely; not anchored

off course, wandering aimlessly

短语词组

be all adrift

1. 漂流

The boat was all adrift two days and nights.

这条船漂流了两天两夜。

2. 不知所措

For all my effort to enlighten her, she is still all adrift.

尽管我设法使她开窍, 她却仍然莫名其妙。

补充

adriftadrift英:[əˈdrift] 美:[əˈdrɪft]adj. & adv.1.漂泊的(地), 漂流的(地)They returned to find that someone had cut their boat adrift.他们回来时发现有人切断了缆绳任船在水中漂流。

例句

1. They spent three hours adrift in a dinghy.他们在一艘小艇上漂流了3个小时。 2. Someone had cut the dinghy adrift and it had floated away on the current.有人割断了橡皮艇的绳索, 致其被水流冲走。 3. The mutineers cast the officers adrift in a small boat.叛乱者把军官们放到一艘小船中, 任他们随水漂流。 4. One of the wires is adrift, which is why the light won't come on.有一根电线松了, 这就是灯不亮的原因。 5. The doll lost its arm when the stitching came adrift.缝线松脱, 布娃娃掉了一只胳膊。 6. Three panels had come adrift from the wall.3块护墙板从墙上脱落了。 7. We have seen this as an attempt to place the blame for a policy that has gone adrift.我们把这看作是企图把责任归咎于一个出了差错的政策。 8. Marsha felt frustrated, frightened, adrift.玛莎觉得沮丧、恐惧和茫然。 9. Amy had the growing sense that she was adrift and isolated.埃米越来越觉得漫无目的, 形单影只。 10. Aberdeen are nine points adrift of Rangers at the top of the Scottish League.阿伯丁队落后位于苏格兰联赛榜首的流浪者队9分。 11. a cargo ship went adrift.货船漂走了。 12. [as predic. adj.]the seamen are adrift in lifeboats.海员们在救生艇里随波逐流。 13. one of my fillings has come adrift.我补牙的填充物有颗松动了。 14. [as predict. adj.]he was adrift in a strange country.他在异国漂泊。 15. [as adv.]they were cast adrift in a sea of events.他们迷失在一大堆事件中。 16. [as adv.]the author comes adrift in tackling ethical issues.作者在处理伦理问题上出现了偏差。 17. [as predict. adj]his instincts were not entirely adrift.他的直觉不是完全不对。 18. the team are three points adrift of the leaders.该运动队比领先者差三分。 19. We could see a ship adrift [=drifting] in the storm.我们可以看见一艘船在暴风雨中漂荡。 20. The canoe was set/cast adrift from its moorings.独木舟从系泊处漂走了。 21. She was alone and adrift in the city.她独自一人在城市里漂泊。 22. Many workers were cast adrift by massive layoffs.因为大规模裁员，许多工人变得无所依靠。 23. He was eight points adrift (of the leader).他落后了（第一名）八分。 24. One of the straps on her dress came adrift.她连衣裙上的一根带子脱落了。