| 单词 | be adrift |
| 释义 | be adrift (once / 21888 pages) v WORD FAMILY be adrift: am adrift, are adrift, been adrift, being adrift, is adrift, was adrift, were adrift USAGE EXAMPLESSpreading lung cancer cells are like tents which have collapsed and are adrift in the wind, scientists from the University of York have discovered. BBC(Nov 24, 2016) So, too, is the sense that our country is adrift. Washington Post(Oct 05, 2016) No matter their cinematic value, Wakaliwood movies have given hope to some young Ugandans who might otherwise be adrift. Seattle Times(Sep 14, 2016) v be in motion due to some air or water current The sailboat was adrift on the open sea Syn|Hypo|Hyper blow, drift, float float move lightly, as if suspended driftcause to be carried by a current waft be driven or carried along, as by the air tidebe carried with the tide streamto extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind go, locomote, move, travel change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically |
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