lose the drift/thread of something

lose the drift (of something)

To stop being able to understand or follow something, such as an explanation, because one has become distracted or confused. Sorry, can you back up? I lost the drift of the topic when you started talking about genetic formations. I think this writer is trying to intentionally make us lose the drift so that the narrator becomes untrustworthy.See also: drift, lose

lose the ˈdrift/ˈthread of something

be unable to follow a story, discussion, etc. because you cannot understand the relationship between events, facts, etc: I had to go out in the middle of the film and when I came back I found I’d lost the thread entirely. ♢ When they started talking about artificial intelligence, I completely lost the drift of the argument.See also: drift, lose, of, something, thread

单词	lose the drift/thread of something
释义	lose the drift/thread of something lose the drift (of something) To stop being able to understand or follow something, such as an explanation, because one has become distracted or confused. Sorry, can you back up? I lost the drift of the topic when you started talking about genetic formations. I think this writer is trying to intentionally make us lose the drift so that the narrator becomes untrustworthy.See also: drift, lose lose the ˈdrift/ˈthread of something be unable to follow a story, discussion, etc. because you cannot understand the relationship between events, facts, etc: I had to go out in the middle of the film and when I came back I found I’d lost the thread entirely. ♢ When they started talking about artificial intelligence, I completely lost the drift of the argument.See also: drift, lose, of, something, thread
随便看	zernov, sergei alekseevich zero zero-access instruction zero-access storage zero accident program zero added value zero-added waste cutting, abrading, and drilling zero-address instruction format zero address machine zero-address machine zero adjusted zero adjuster zero-adjustment mechanism zero administration zero administration client zero administration initiative zero administration initiative for windows zero administration kit zero administration network distribution agent zero administration package zero administrative initiative zero age extreme horizontal branch zero-age gps navigation data zero age main sequence zero-age main sequence