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单词 waft
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waft

Candles No hygge environment would be complete without the wafts of scented candles in your welcoming home.She looks like many of the other fashionistas wafting around the building and is strikinglypretty.It will be far less easy to waft away a nicotine addiction.The swarm followed him like a trail of smoke or a veil wafting in the breeze.It is not unknown for the strains of classical music to waft across the court.Some fresh air has wafted through this milieu in recent months.You sit outside in a courtyard full of lemon trees with the scent of jasmine wafting over.He used to sort of waft around and had this grin on his face.Cars flew the national flag as music wafted from hundreds of parties around the city.One hears the disheartening sound of doors closing and catches a waft of stale air.This meant the scent would waft through the room only when the light was on.The staff wafted around; their only concern was my welfare.What's that scent wafting above the swimming pool?I sank into it and smelt the stale air wafting up from the sheet.When you enter a room, the trees and lakes on the walls appear to be wafting in a breeze.All the lights on, the sound of flirtatious laughter and silly pop songs and the wafting scent of tomato and garlic.A waft of air wouldn't work in this weather.Flying over Edinburgh, they miraculously hear the sound of wafting bagpipes.Finally, you're going to need some pretty slippers for wafting about the honeymoon suite.Much of this month's heat has come from high pressure wafting in warm breezes from Europe.Which means you'd be wafting around in something that's older than me.What's an English summer without lazy days on a lawn with the gentle sound of cricket commentary wafting on the breeze?His harmonies waft a pungent perfume all their own, and invite you into an imaginative, mercurial world unique in music history.

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waft

British English: waft VERB
If sounds or smells waft through the air, or if something such as a light wind wafts them, they move gently through the air.
The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window.
  • American English: waft
  • Brazilian Portuguese: levar
  • Chinese: 随风飘荡
  • European Spanish: flotar
  • French: flotter
  • German: wehen
  • Italian: diffondersi
  • Japanese: 漂わせる/漂う
  • Korean: 대기에 퍼지다
  • European Portuguese: levar
  • Latin American Spanish: flotar

(verb) 
Definition
to move gently through the air as if being carried by the wind
The scent of roses wafted through the open window.
Synonyms
drift
We proceeded to drift along the river.
float
barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks
be carried
be transported
coast
I slipped into neutral gear and coasted down the slope.
flow
stray
She could not keep her eyes from straying towards him.
glide
be borne
be conveyed
(verb) 
A slight breeze wafted the heavy scent of flowers past her.
Synonyms
transport
There's no petrol so it's difficult to transport goods.
bring
My father brought home a book for me.
carry
He carried the plate through to the dining room.
bear
a surveyor and his assistant bearing a torch
guide
She took the bewildered man by the arm and guided him out.
conduct
Water conducts heat faster than air.
transmit
mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans
convey
They borrowed our boats to convey themselves across the river.
(noun) 
Definition
a scent carried on the air
A waft of perfume reached Ingrid's nostrils.
Synonyms
current
I felt a current of cool air blowing in my face.
breath
Not even a breath of wind stirred the pine branches.
puff
an occasional puff of air stirring the brittle leaves
whiff
At the first whiff of smoke, the alarm will go off.
draught
Block draughts around doors and windows.
breeze
a cool summer breeze

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bear
Definition
to bring
a surveyor and his assistant bearing a torch
Synonyms
carry,
take,
move,
bring,
lift,
transfer,
conduct,
transport,
haul,
transmit,
convey,
relay,
tote (informal),
hump (British, slang),
lug
in the sense of breath
Definition
to impart
Not even a breath of wind stirred the pine branches.
Synonyms
gust,
sigh,
puff,
flutter,
flurry,
whiff,
draught,
waft,
zephyr,
slight movement,
faint breeze
in the sense of breeze
Definition
a gentle or light wind
a cool summer breeze
Synonyms
light wind,
air,
whiff,
draught,
gust,
waft,
zephyr,
breath of wind,
current of air,
puff of air,
capful of wind

Nearby words of
waft

  • wade into something
  • wade through something
  • waffle
  • waft
  • wag
  • wage
  • wager

Synonyms of 'waft'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of bring
Definition
to carry, convey, or take (something or someone) to a designated place or person
My father brought home a book for me.
Synonyms
fetch,
take,
carry,
bear,
transfer,
deliver,
transport,
import,
convey
in the sense of carry
Definition
to take from one place to another
He carried the plate through to the dining room.
Synonyms
convey,
take,
move,
bring,
bear,
lift,
transfer,
conduct,
transport,
haul,
transmit,
fetch,
relay,
cart,
tote (informal),
hump (British, slang),
lug
in the sense of coast
I slipped into neutral gear and coasted down the slope.
Synonyms
cruise,
sail,
drift,
taxi,
glide,
freewheel
in the sense of conduct
Definition
to transmit (heat or electricity)
Water conducts heat faster than air.
Synonyms
transmit,
carry,
spread,
pass on,
convey,
diffuse,
impart
in the sense of convey
Definition
to carry or transport from one place to another
They borrowed our boats to convey themselves across the river.
Synonyms
carry,
transport,
move,
bring,
support,
bear,
conduct,
transmit,
fetch
in the sense of draught
Definition
a current of cold air, usually one coming into a room or vehicle
Block draughts around doors and windows.
Synonyms
breeze,
current,
wind,
movement,
flow,
puff,
influx,
gust,
current of air
in the sense of float
Definition
to move lightly or freely across a surface or through air or water
barges floating quietly by the grassy river banks
Synonyms
glide,
sail,
drift,
move gently,
bob,
coast,
slide,
be carried,
slip along
in the sense of guide
Definition
to lead the way for (tourists or travellers)
She took the bewildered man by the arm and guided him out.
Synonyms
lead,
direct,
escort,
conduct,
pilot,
accompany,
steer,
shepherd,
convoy,
usher,
show the way
in the sense of puff
Definition
the amount of wind or smoke released in a puff
an occasional puff of air stirring the brittle leaves
Synonyms
blast,
breath,
flurry,
whiff,
draught,
gust,
emanation
in the sense of stray
Definition
to wander away from the correct path or from a given area
She could not keep her eyes from straying towards him.
Synonyms
drift,
wander,
roam,
meander,
rove,
stra

Additional synonyms

in the sense of transmit
Definition
to pass (something, such as a message or disease) from one place or person to another
mosquitoes that transmit disease to humans
Synonyms
pass on,
carry,
spread,
communicate,
take,
send,
forward,
bear,
transfer,
transport,
hand on,
convey,
dispatch,
hand down,
diffuse,
remit,
impart,
disseminate
in the sense of whiff
Definition
a passing odour
At the first whiff of smoke, the alarm will go off.
Synonyms
puff,
breath,
flurry,
waft,
rush,
blast,
draught,
gust
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