adrift
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++a·drift /əˈdrɪft/ adjective, adverb 1 TTWa boat that is adrift is not fastened to anything or controlled by anyone 漂浮着（的），漂流着（的） Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift. 放漂一个月后，有几艘救生艇还在漂流。2 CONFUSEDsomeone who is adrift is confused about what to do in their life 漫无目标的[地] a young woman adrift in London 一个在伦敦漂泊的年轻女子3 come adrift SEPARATE British English if something comes adrift, it is no longer fastened or attached to something 散开；脱落 Her hair was forever coming adrift from the pins she used to keep it in place. 她的头发总是从固定头发的发夹中散开来。4. two points/five seconds etc adrift (of somebody) two points, five seconds etc behind someone in a competition, race etc 落后（某人）两分/五秒等
Examples from the Corpus
adrift• Too many children seem adrift in society.cast adrift• There was no case of leakage and several of the boats were still afloat month after being cast adrift.• Without language human beings are cast adrift.• So, if you are ever cast adrift at sea - never drink sea water.a·drift adjectiveChineseSyllable
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adrift
a‧drift /əˈdrɪft/
adjective, adverb
1. a boat that is adrift is not fastened to anything or controlled by anyone:
Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after being cast adrift.
2. someone who is adrift is confused about what to do in their life:
a young woman adrift in London
3. come adrift British English if something comes adrift, it is no longer fastened or attached to something:
Her hair was forever coming adrift from the pins she used to keep it in place.
4. two points/five seconds etc adrift (of somebody) two points, five seconds etc behind someone in a competition, race etc
a‧drift /əˈdrɪft/
adjective, adverb1. a boat that is adrift is not fastened to anything or controlled by anyone:
2. someone who is adrift is confused about what to do in their life:
3. come adrift British English if something comes adrift, it is no longer fastened or attached to something:
4. two points/five seconds etc adrift (of somebody) two points, five seconds etc behind someone in a competition, race etc
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