Adrift
[ə'drɪft]
解釋/意思:
(adj.) afloat on the surface of a body of water; 'after the storm the boats were adrift' .
(adj.) aimlessly drifting .
(adv.) off course, wandering aimlessly; 'there was a search for beauty that had somehow gone adrift'.
(adv.) floating freely; not anchored; 'the boat wasset adrift'.
伊丽莎白編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(adv. & a.) Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of wind and waves. Also fig.
吉尔达整理
解釋/意思:
adj. or adv. floating as driven (by the wind): moving at random.
手打:利蒂希娅
例句/造句/用法:
- But this does not mean that men will have become homeless and all adrift. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- He was turned adrift when no longer wanted. 尤利西斯·格蘭特. U．S．格蘭特的個人回憶錄.
- Now indeed Lily was too far adrift in bewilderment to measure the other's words or keep watch on her own. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- And what's more,--adrift. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Miss Havisham's gray hair was all adrift upon the ground, among the other bridal wrecks, and was a miserable sight to see. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- They always throw out a few feelers; they never cast themselves adrift till they have sounded every individual and know that he has not traveled. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- In short,' said Mr. Bounderby, 'it's because they are so full of virtues that they have turned you adrift. 查理斯·狄更斯. 艱難時事.
手打:利蒂希娅