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单词 adrift
释义 adrift
\əˈ-\ adverb (or adjective)
Etymology: a- (I) + drift, v.
1. : without motive power and without anchor or mooring : drifting
 < adrift for three days on the open ocean >
 < cut the boat adrift >
2. : without guidance or means of orientation
 < give to a people morally adrift a code and a belief — Elspeth Huxley >
: without ties, relations, or security or without a fixed place in society
 < young men were adrift in a lawless society — Willa Cather >
3. : in or into a state of being free from restraint or freed from fastenings or supports : loose
 < poorly secured barrels came adrift in the storm >
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