adrift

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义
发音 ə-drĭft'

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Floating at random.
    — So on the sea she shall be set adrift.
  2. Absent from his watch.
  3. Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position. UK,often,with-of
    — The team were six points adrift of their rivals.
副词 adv.
  1. In a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves.
    — things wore on till eight or nine o'clock, every thing getting adrift and being smashed, and every one on board jamming themselves up in corners or holding on to beams to prevent their going adrift likewise

词形变化

more adrift comparative most adrift superlative more adrift comparative most adrift superlative

词源

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Etymology tree
English a-
English drift
English adrift
From a- + drift.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English a-
English drift
English adrift
From a- + drift.
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