| 单词 | adrift |
| 释义 | adrift (ədrɪft ) 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If a boat is adrift, it is floating on the water and is not tied to anything or controlled by anyone. They were spotted after three hours adrift in a dinghy. Synonyms: drifting, afloat, cast off, unmoored 2. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If someone is adrift, they feel alone with no clear idea of what they should do. Amy had the growing sense that she was adrift and isolated. Synonyms: aimless, goalless, directionless, purposeless 3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, ADJECTIVE after verb] If something comes adrift, it is no longer attached to an object that it should be part of. [British] Three insulating panels had come adrift from the base of the vehicle. [+ from] Synonyms: free, separate, divided, loose 4. graded adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE, usu ADJ of n] In sporting competitions, if a team or a player is adrift of their rivals, they are behind them, usually by a specified number of points or by a specified distance. [British] Aberdeen are nine points adrift of Rangers at the top of the Scottish League. 5. graded adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] If something has gone adrift, it is no longer happening in the way that was intended. We have seen this as an attempt to place the blame for a policy that has gone adrift. Translations: Chinese: 漂浮着的船 Japanese: 漂流して |
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