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单词 adrift
释义

adrift

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈdrift How to pronounce adrift (audio)
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

Etymology

a- entry 1 + drift entry 1

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

adrift

adverb or adjective

ə-ˈdrift How to pronounce adrift (audio)
: in a drifting state
a ship adrift in the storm
Boats floated adrift.

adrift

adjective

as in deserted

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • deserted
  • abandoned
  • forsaken
  • forgotten
  • disconnected
  • divided
  • neglected
  • disunited
  • disjointed
  • lorn
  • dissociated
  • separated
  • unconnected
  • detached
  • desolate
  • unattached
  • isolated
  • withdrawn
  • sequestered
  • friendless
  • cloistered
  • fractionated
  • quarantined
  • disassociated
  • secluded
  • unlinked
  • segregated
  • retired
  • alone
  • isolate
  • hermetic
  • insulated
  • separate
  • lonely
  • forlorn
  • unattended
  • solitary
  • unchaperoned
  • remote
  • lone
  • lonesome
  • hermetical
  • unaccompanied
  • solo
  • single

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • accompanied
  • adjacent
  • attended
  • contiguous
  • connected
  • adjoining
  • attached
  • coupled
  • communicating
  • escorted
  • linked
  • neighboring
  • chaperoned
  • next-door
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