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单词 drift
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Drift
nnoun.phenomenona force that moves something along
Synset:impetus impulsion
Derivationally Related Form:driftimpel
Hypernyms:force
Inherited Hypernyms:driftforcephysical phenomenonnatural phenomenonphenomenonprocessphysical entityentity
nnoun.processthe gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
Topic:aeroplaneairplaneplaneship
Derivationally Related Form:drift
Hypernyms:action activity natural action natural process
Inherited Hypernyms:driftnatural processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:leeway
Full Hyponyms:
leeway
nnoun.processa process of linguistic change over a period of time
Hypernyms:linguistic process
Inherited Hypernyms:driftlinguistic processhuman processprocessphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:melioration
Full Hyponyms:
melioration
nnoun.objecta large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
Derivationally Related Form:drift
Hypernyms:mass
Inherited Hypernyms:driftmassbodynatural objectwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:drumlinsnowdrift
Full Hyponyms:
drumlinsnowdrift
nnoun.cognitiona general tendency to change (as of opinion)
Synset:movement trend
Examples:
  • not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book
  • a broad movement of the electorate to the right
Derivationally Related Form:driftdrive
Hypernyms:disposition inclination tendency
Inherited Hypernyms:driftinclinationattitudecognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:evolutionary trendgravitation
Full Hyponyms:
evolutionary trendgravitationneoteny
nnoun.cognitionthe pervading meaning or tenor
Synset:purport
Examples:
  • caught the general drift of the conversation
Derivationally Related Form:drive
Hypernyms:strain tenor
Inherited Hypernyms:drifttenormeaningideacontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.artifacta horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine
Topic:excavationmining
Synset:gallery heading
Examples:
  • they dug a drift parallel with the vein
Derivationally Related Form:drive
Hypernyms:passageway
Inherited Hypernyms:driftpassagewaypassagewayartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
vverb.motionbe in motion due to some air or water current
Synset:be adrift blow float
Examples:
  • The leaves were blowing in the wind
  • the boat drifted on the lake
  • The sailboat was adrift on the open sea
  • the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore
Derivationally Related Form:blowdrift
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:floattravel
Direct Hyponyms:streamtidewaft
Full Troponyms:streamtidewaft
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Something is ---ing PP
vverb.motionwander from a direct course or at random
Synset:err stray
Examples:
  • The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her
  • don't drift from the set course
Derivationally Related Form:strayerdriftagedriftdriftingerrant
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:straytravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.motionmove about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
Synset:cast ramble range roam roll rove stray swan tramp vagabond wander
Examples:
  • The gypsies roamed the woods
  • roving vagabonds
  • the wandering Jew
  • The cattle roam across the prairie
  • the laborers drift from one town to the next
  • They rolled from town to town
Derivationally Related Form:wanderervagabondstrayervagabondageroamerramblerrovingstrayrambledriftertrampdriftingwandering
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:rolltravel
Direct Hyponyms:gadgallivantjazz aroundmaunder
Full Troponyms:gallivantmaunder
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s | Something is ---ing PP | Somebody ---s PP | They --- the countryside (apply to: ramble, wander, rove, roam) | They --- in the countryside (apply to: ramble, wander, rove, roam)
vverb.stativevary or move from a fixed point or course
Examples:
  • stock prices are drifting higher
Hypernyms:vary
Inherited Hypernyms:driftvarydiffer
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.stativelive unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely
Synset:freewheel
Examples:
  • My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school
Derivationally Related Form:freewheeler
Hypernyms:exist live subsist survive
Inherited Hypernyms:freewheelexist
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.motionmove in an unhurried fashion
Examples:
  • The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests
Hypernyms:circulate
Inherited Hypernyms:driftcirculatetravel
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s
vverb.motioncause to be carried by a current
Examples:
  • drift the boats downstream
Derivationally Related Form:drift
Hypernyms:float
Inherited Hypernyms:driftfloattransportmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.contactdrive slowly and far afield for grazing
Examples:
  • drift the cattle herds westwards
Hypernyms:crop graze pasture
Inherited Hypernyms:driftcropfeedprovidegivetransfer
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changebe subject to fluctuation
Examples:
  • The stock market drifted upward
Derivationally Related Form:drift
Hypernyms:change
Inherited Hypernyms:driftchange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changebe piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current
Examples:
  • snow drifting several feet high
  • sand drifting like snow
Derivationally Related Form:drift
Hypernyms:accumulate amass conglomerate cumulate gather pile up
Inherited Hypernyms:driftaccumulateincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
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