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adrift
3 ENTRIES FOUND:
Learner's definition of ADRIFT
1
of a boat : floating on the water without being tied to anything or controlled by anyone（船）漂浮着的，漂流的
- We could see a ship adrift [=drifting] in the storm.我们可以看见一艘船在暴风雨中漂荡。
- The canoe was set/cast adrift from its moorings.独木舟从系泊处漂走了。
2
: without guidance, purpose, or support漫无目的；无依无靠的；随波逐流的
- She was alone and adrift in the city.她独自一人在城市里漂泊。
- Many workers were cast adrift by massive layoffs.因为大规模裁员，许多工人变得无所依靠。
3
British : behind by a specified amount in a race, competition, etc.（在比赛中）落后的
- He was eight points adrift (of the leader).他落后了（第一名）八分。
come adrift
chiefly British : to become loose or unattached脱离，脱落
- One of the straps on her dress came adrift.她连衣裙上的一根带子脱落了。
adrift
adverb or adjective
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
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
Etymology
First Known Use
1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of adrift was in 1578 Phrases Containing adrift
adjective
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