As the nation moves further into the Obama presidency, will politically engaged young people continue to support the president and his agenda, or will they gradually drift away?

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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

飘移;漂流

When something drifts somewhere, it is carried there by the movement of wind or water.
例句
We proceeded to drift on up the river... 我们继续向河流的上游漂流。 The climbing balloon drifted silently over the countryside... 不断上升的气球静静地飘过乡间。
VERB

无意间进入;不知不觉陷入

If someone or something drifts into a situation, they get into that situation in a way that is not planned or controlled.
例句
We need to offer young people drifting into crime an alternative set of values... 我们需要给那些无意间犯了罪的年轻人灌输另一套价值观。 She and her husband drifted apart and, eventually, they divorced... 她和她丈夫渐行渐远,最后他们离婚了。
VERB

流浪;漂泊

If you say that someone drifts around, you mean that they travel from place to place without a plan or settled way of life.
例句
You've been drifting from job to job without any real commitment. 你一直在无目的地更换工作，从未真正投入进去。
N-COUNT

移动;动向;趋势;逐渐变化

A drift is a movement away from somewhere or something, or a movement towards somewhere or something different.
例句
...the drift towards the cities. 涌向城市的趋势
VERB

缓慢移动;逐渐移动

To drift somewhere means to move there slowly or gradually.
例句
As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities. 由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员,人们逐渐流向城市。
VERB

(声音等)传到,传出

If sounds drift somewhere, they can be heard but they are not very loud.
例句
Cool summer dance sounds are drifting from the stereo indoors. 清凉的夏日舞曲的声音从室内音响中传了出来。
VERB

(雪)吹积,堆积

If snow drifts, it builds up into piles as a result of the movement of the wind.
例句
The snow, except where it drifted, was only calf-deep... 除了吹得堆积起来的地方,雪只有小腿肚深。 The storm caused severe drifting. 暴风雪造成了严重的积雪现象。
N-COUNT

雪堆

A drift is a mass of snow that has built up into a pile as a result of the movement of wind.
例句
...a nine-foot snow drift. 9英尺深的雪堆
N-COUNT

吹积物;飘浮物;漂流物

A drift of something is an amount of it that has been created by the movement of wind or water.
例句
There was a drift of smoke above the trees. 树林上空飘浮着一股烟。
N-SING

(论点或演说的)主旨,大意

The drift of an argument or speech is the general point that is being made in it.
例句
Grace was beginning to get his drift... 格雷丝慢慢明白了他的意思。 Anybody who's listening will get the drift of what he was saying... 任何一个在专心听的人都会领悟他所说的大意。

英汉词典释义

vi.
漂, 漂流
The snow drifted everywhere. 雪飘至各处。
浮现；飘然出现，飘飘忽忽地出现
He finally drifted in half an hour after everyone else. 他终于飘然而至，比别人迟到了半个钟头。
随波逐流，放任自流；无目的(或随意)地移动；零落地出现(或到来)；(从一固定位置)轻易地、逐渐地移开
He just drifted aimlessly from job to job. 他漫无目的地跳槽(从一个工作转到另一个工作)。
(无目的地)游荡，漂泊，闲逛；打零工
Tom drifts from town to town. 汤姆在各个城镇流浪。
偏离(或改变)既定的路线(航道等)；自然缓慢地转变；自流；走入歧途
The conversation drifted from one subject to another. 谈话从一个话题转到另一个话题。
(价格、行情等)缓慢变动；偏离；漂移
The oil prices drifted slightly higher presently. 目前石油价格略有上涨。
(机动车)滑移；(熄火后)滑行；横偏
The car drifted on the iced road. 汽车在结冰的路上滑移。
顺流垂钓；顺流张网捕鱼
We drifted again and made up the number of 15 salmon. 我们又顺流撒网，共捕到15条鲑鱼。
n.
趋势, 动向, 倾向
There is a slow drift into crisis. 有一种渐入危机的趋势。
vt.
使堆积，使积聚；使被吹积物覆盖，(以吹积物)覆盖；把…吹积，吹飘
The wind drifted the snow into huge mounds. 风把雪吹积成一大堆一大堆。

英英词典释义

Noun
1. a force that moves something along
2. the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
3. a process of linguistic change over a period of time
4. something that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
5. a general tendency to change (as of opinion);
"not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book""a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
6. general meaning or tenor;
"caught the drift of the conversation"
7. a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine;
"they dug a drift parallel with the vein"
Verb
1. be in motion due to some air or water current;
"The leaves were blowing in the wind""the boat drifted on the lake""The sailboat was adrift on the open sea""the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
2. wander from a direct course or at random;
"The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her""don't drift from the set course"
3. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment;
"The gypsies roamed the woods""roving vagabonds""the wandering Jew""The cattle roam across the prairie""the laborers drift from one town to the next""They rolled from town to town"
4. vary or move from a fixed point or course;
"stock prices are drifting higher"
5. live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely;
"My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
6. move in an unhurried fashion;
"The unknown young man drifted among the invited guests"
7. cause to be carried by a current;
"drift the boats downstream"
8. drive slowly and far afield for grazing;
"drift the cattle herds westwards"
9. be subject to fluctuation;
"The stock market drifted upward"
10. be piled up in banks or heaps by the force of wind or a current;
"snow drifting several feet high""sand drifting like snow"

行业词典

体育：漂浮；漂流；向倾面移动；偏流；偏差；
冶金学：沿脉平巷；
医学：〔遗传〕漂变，连续变异，漂离：一种机遇变异，为群体间基因频率的变异；种群越小，随机变异的机遇越大；
数学：漂移；
煤炭：巷道；又称 :巷道(roadway)；服务于地下开采，在岩体或矿层中开凿的不直通地面的水平或倾斜通道。；
物理学：漂移；
电子学：漂移；
电工：漂移；
石油：零点漂移；又称 :零点漂移(null offset)；
航天：漂移；
航空：偏流；航空器受侧风影响出现航迹线偏离航向线的现象。；