单词	waft
释义	waftwaft /wɑːft, wɒft $ wɑːft, wæft/ verb Word Origin WORD ORIGINwaft Origin: 1600-1700 waft ‘to guard a group of ships as they sail along’ (16-17 centuries), from Middle Dutch wachten ‘to watch, guard’ Verb Table VERB TABLE waft Simple Form Present I, you, we, they waft he, she, it wafts Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they wafted Present perfect I, you, we, they have wafted he, she, it has wafted Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had wafted Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will waft Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have wafted Continuous Form Present I am wafting he, she, it is wafting you, we, they are wafting Past I, he, she, it was wafting you, we, they were wafting Present perfect I, you, we, they have been wafting he, she, it has been wafting Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been wafting Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be wafting Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been wafting Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A smell of bacon and eggs wafted up from the kitchen. An unpleasant smell seemed to waft from the airline bag Mary always carried to school. Around eight o'clock the sound of distant brass bands can again be heard wafting in through the bedroom windows. But still, always wafting on the air here, are the screams and laughter of happy customers. Downtown Atlanta is normally an unhurried place where the noontime odor of fried chicken wafts through the thick humidity. The chef also goes with scallops, and as we both eat contentedly, classical music wafts softly throughout the well-appointed room. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a smell wafts somewhere (=moves there through the air)· The smells wafting up the stairs from the kitchen were making her feel hungry. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► over · A breath of cold, fresh air wafted over his face, as the heavy wooden square eased up a few inches.· The stink of hops hanging in the air, wafted over from Wandsworth breweries.· A cloud of cigarette smoke hangs over the group, slowly wafting over the television set and out through the open window.· As they were working, the smell of puris frying wafted over from the houses round the square.· With lights and sounds, the aroma of malt, hops and barley is gently wafted over the audience. ► up · A smell of bacon and eggs wafted up from the kitchen.· The smoke wafted up my nose like incense.· Later in the evening the sound of loud laughter wafted up through the open window, and even snatches of a song.· The scent of tobacco was wafted up the stairs.· And all the while Shelly's smelly libido was wafting up my nose, calling me to her.· When the wind was wrong, the putrid stench was wafted up across the fields.· The faint smell of cannabis wafts up my nostrils, as the stale odour comes from Clary. NOUN► smell · The smell of stale fat wafted out from the cafés.· The smell of money is wafting through the pines.· An unpleasant smell seemed to waft from the airline bag Mary always carried to school.· The smell of frankincense wafted over us as it had at the monasteries.· Not only was it gaudy in appearance but the smell wafting from the kitchen was distinctly malodorous.· Soon there are delicious smells wafting through the house.· As they were working, the smell of puris frying wafted over from the houses round the square.· The faint smell of cannabis wafts up my nostrils, as the stale odour comes from Clary. 1[intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] if a smell, smoke, or a light wind wafts somewhere, or if something wafts it somewhere, it moves gently through the airwaft up/through/over etc Cooking smells wafted up from downstairs.2[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if sounds waft somewhere, you hear them there and they are pleasant but not very loudwaft up/through/over etc The sound of laughter wafted through the open window. → drift
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