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BNC: 13865 COCA: 14510

adrift

adrift ˈdrɪft/ adjective
adrift
ˈdrɪft/
adjective
Learner's definition of ADRIFT
of a boat : floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone(船)漂浮着的,漂流的
: without guidance, purpose, or support漫无目的;无依无靠的;随波逐流的
British : behind by a specified amount in a race, competition, etc.(在比赛中)落后的

come adrift

chiefly British
: to become loose or unattached脱离,脱落
BNC: 13865 COCA: 14510

adrift

adverb or adjective

1
: without motive power and without anchor or mooring
a boat adrift on the sea
2
: without ties, guidance, or security
people morally adrift
3
: free from restraint or support

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Off Yemen, bomb-laden drone boats and mines set adrift by Yemen's Houthi rebels have damaged vessels amid that country's yearslong war. Jon Gambrell, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Off Yemen in the Red Sea, bomb-laden drone boats and mines set adrift by Yemen's Houthi rebels have damaged vessels amid that country's yearslong war. Jon Gambrell, ajc, 3 Sep. 2022 Off Yemen, bomb-laden drone boats and mines set adrift by Yemen's Houthi rebels have damaged vessels amid that country's yearslong war. Jon Gambrell, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2022 Off Yemen, bomb-laden drone boats and mines set adrift by Yemen's Houthi rebels have damaged vessels amid that country's yearslong war. Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2021 City is up to fifth place in the standings, four points adrift of leaders Liverpool and cross-city rival Manchester United, with a game in hand, while Chelsea remains eighth. Paul Gittings, CNN, 3 Jan. 2021 Woman drowns in front of six kids left adrift in Lake Tahoe. Anna Buchmann, SFChronicle.com, 12 Oct. 2020 After the core of the giant molecular cloud dissipates and the iceberg is set adrift in the void, it is constantly bombarded by cosmic radiation. Daniel Oberhaus, Wired, 29 May 2020 Eastwood urged people not to simply resort to passive forms of entertainment, as once the Netflix credits start rolling yet again, that feeling of being adrift will only resurface. Katie Hunt, CNN, 7 May 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of adrift was in 1578
BNC: 13865 COCA: 14510
adrift

adjective

VERBS | PREPOSITION VERBSbe漂浮come脫落I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift.呼吸器上的管子脫落時,我差點兒窒息。go (figurative) 出錯Our plans had gone badly adrift.我們的計劃嚴重受挫。cast sb/sth, cut sb/sth, set sb/sth使⋯漂流Their boat had been set adrift.已讓他們的船漂離。PREPOSITIONfrom離開⋯開始漂泊He had been cut adrift from everything he knew. (figurative) 他曾被切斷與他熟知的一切聯繫。in隨波逐流She felt cast adrift in a vulgar, materialistic society. (figurative) 她感到在庸俗的、物質至上的社會中隨波逐流。of (BrE) 落後於⋯The team are now just six points adrift of the leaders (= behind their score).這個球隊現在與領先的球隊只差 6 分。

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