Definition of adrift in English:

adrift

adjective əˈdrɪftəˈdrɪft

1predicative (of a boat or its passengers) floating without being either moored or steered.
（小船或其乘客）漂流的（地），随波逐流的（地）
a cargo ship went adrift
货船漂走了。
the seamen are adrift in lifeboats
海员们在救生艇里随波逐流。
Example sentencesExamples
- Regardless, the following day, Bradley's body was found in his boat, adrift off the island that now bears his name, Bradley Key.
- Both are about a teenage boy adrift in a boat with a tiger after a shipwreck.
- To appease the gods, the king put his daughter, Princess Devi, in a boat and cast it adrift.
- Morgana is imprisoned and Eric loses his hand before being cast adrift in the North Sea.
- We were adrift in the Atlantic, the boat moving only with the rocking of the waves and when the rare puff of wind blew through our sails.
- We are helplessly adrift and our current location is unknown.
- Five of them were recovered after four hours adrift by another dive boat and the other two by fishermen.
- The crew had been cast adrift in a rubber boat Oct.29 and were not rescued until 11 days later.
- The second boat then came adrift, floating down the river ablaze.
- Tragically, his boat was later found adrift, no sign of him on board, and in a filthy cabin were the insane diary entries of one who had clearly lost his mind.
- The skipper and another person jumped into the water as someone cut the lines to the boat, setting it adrift in a 10-knot breeze.
- His boat Brittany Rose was cast adrift, according to the Ocean Rowing Society.
- Yet he cannot even run his own department; while the captain of the ship squabbles with his crew below deck, the vessel is adrift and rudderless.
- In 1789, the first mate of the Bounty, Fletcher Christian, had cast Captain Bligh and 18 others adrift in an open boat.
- Australian authorities have found no signs of foul play aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat found adrift and abandoned off western Australia.
- They were discovered on board by the crew and cast adrift on a life raft.
- Mother and son are cast adrift but rescued by Jupiter and, after Perseus has completed his tasks, he kills Acrisius by accident.
- The crew mutinied soon after leaving Tahiti, casting Bligh and 18 of the crew adrift in a small boat with little food and water.
- Pandosto seizes the infant Fawnia, casts her adrift in an open boat, and tries Bellaria for adultery and treason.
- Indeed, the vendetta seems aimed at the community also, for it has seen a deer fence cut and boats set adrift.
Synonyms
drifting, unmoored, unanchored
lost, off course, off track, off the right track, having lost one's bearings, disorientated, disoriented, confused, bewildered, (all) at sea
unsettled, drifting, rootless, directionless, aimless, purposeless, without purpose, without goal, at a loose end
1. 1.1 Without purpose, direction, or guidance.
  she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers
  the film industry was adrift in a sea of debt
  Example sentencesExamples
  It pained me to leave her like this, but - but - I was adrift in a sea of uncertainty.
  Based on my previous experience, many customers are adrift.
  When he was young he had put glow in the dark stars all over the ceiling so when the lights were off the entire ceiling glowed and Joe felt like he was peacefully adrift among them.
  He was adrift, proof that one's personal life is intertwined with the professional.
  If adults are so adrift, what can they offer their children?
  More than ever, and never more than at that moment, she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers, with strange ways and customs.
  Synonyms
  lost, off course, off track, off the right track, having lost one's bearings, disorientated, disoriented, confused, bewildered, at sea, all at sea
2. 1.2informal No longer fixed in position.
  〈英，非正式〉松动的，漂移不定的
  one of my fillings has come adrift
  我补牙的填充物有颗松动了。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Motorbikes and scooters too are also best given a miss, because their vibrations can cause the leads to come adrift.
  All on its own, with no aid or assistance from either clumsy poet or inquisitive cat, the heavy decorative roller blind at the window had come adrift from its mooring and fallen onto the windowsill.
  The whole of the window section can be pulled slightly adrift of its moorings and pivoted magically into the boot, which turns out to have a false bottom, like a spy's suitcase.
  One of the turret covers had come adrift and impacted the fin, causing a partial loss of rudder effectiveness.
  The string was for making any running repairs if any part of the harness should break or come adrift, the knife to cut the string and to pierce the leather to make the repair; and the shilling in case you needed to use a phone box to call home.
  He is wearing a chocolate brown moleskin suit, a dark shirt and tartan clip-on braces, one of which has come adrift.
  A fixing had come adrift, freeing about seven or eight feet of the bamboo screening.
  Synonyms
  loose, free, astray
  detached, unsecured, unhitched, unfastened, untied, untethered, unknotted, undone
2British informal predicative Failing to reach a target or winning position.
〈英，非正式〉未达到目标的（地）（尤指在体育比赛中未获得制胜比分）
the team are three points adrift of the leaders
该队比领先者差三分。
Example sentencesExamples
- Without that win, England would be third in the qualifying group, two points adrift of Slovakia and five behind Turkey with the visit to Istanbul still to come.
- Second-bottom Ilkley are a point behind Calverley and a further two adrift of Knaresborough, who claimed a crucial win at bottom club Skipton.
- Guiseley remain in third place on 22 points, three behind Bilton and a further seven adrift of Menston.
- Gomersal are still ten points adrift of Yeadon, who had the better of their drawn home match against Farsley.
- Wolves, everyone's tip for an instant return to the Nationwide League after they were so ruthlessly taken apart at Ewood on the opening day, are now just three points adrift of Rovers in the table.
- He ended a broken man, five strokes adrift of his British playing partner.
- Skipton are seven points adrift of safety after going down to a Knaresborough side in which Mike Baxendall continued his wicket taking.
- Gronholm recovered one place to take sixth place overnight but he is still almost a minute adrift of Martin.
- After two rounds, however, he found himself seven strokes adrift of Bobby Clampett, his unheralded American compatriot.
- Steeton are now five points adrift of safety in Division A despite claiming a winning draw at Beckwithshaw.
- Silsden now have 34 points, two behind Thackley and a further two adrift of Harden.
- And despite heading for Kingfield three points adrift of the play-off places, Coleman believes the fixture list means the Reds still hold their destiny in their own hands.
- But Neil Emblen levelled to keep Colin Todd's side in 11 th spot, still five points adrift of the play-offs.
- The result has seen them gain ground on rivals Spain and France but they are still well adrift of leaders Brazil.
- However, Gary Greenwood led the fight-back with an unbeaten 39 only to run out of partners with Thackley just two runs adrift of forcing a tie.
- A tremendous late charge from local ace Tony Skelton put him into second at the expense of Forster, just 0. 17s adrift of Wallbank.
- Rawdon's surge in form means second-bottom Menston are now five points adrift of safety and tomorrow face a tough trip to Guiseley.
- The point, though, still leaves then nine points adrift of leaders Luton.
- But the Bushrangers are yet to mirror that success in the one-day game with one win and a loss for five points, four behind leader Tasmania and three adrift of Queensland and NSW.

Origin

Late 16th century: from a-² 'on, in' + drift.

Rhymes

drift, gift, grift, lift, rift, shift, shrift, sift, squiffed, swift, thrift, uplift

Definition of adrift in US English:

adrift

adjectiveəˈdriftəˈdrɪft

1predicative (of a boat or its passengers) floating without being either moored or steered.
（小船或其乘客）漂流的（地），随波逐流的（地）
a cargo ship went adrift
货船漂走了。
the seamen are adrift in lifeboats
海员们在救生艇里随波逐流。
Example sentencesExamples
- We are helplessly adrift and our current location is unknown.
- Five of them were recovered after four hours adrift by another dive boat and the other two by fishermen.
- Australian authorities have found no signs of foul play aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat found adrift and abandoned off western Australia.
- Yet he cannot even run his own department; while the captain of the ship squabbles with his crew below deck, the vessel is adrift and rudderless.
- Indeed, the vendetta seems aimed at the community also, for it has seen a deer fence cut and boats set adrift.
- Mother and son are cast adrift but rescued by Jupiter and, after Perseus has completed his tasks, he kills Acrisius by accident.
- The second boat then came adrift, floating down the river ablaze.
- To appease the gods, the king put his daughter, Princess Devi, in a boat and cast it adrift.
- Morgana is imprisoned and Eric loses his hand before being cast adrift in the North Sea.
- We were adrift in the Atlantic, the boat moving only with the rocking of the waves and when the rare puff of wind blew through our sails.
- In 1789, the first mate of the Bounty, Fletcher Christian, had cast Captain Bligh and 18 others adrift in an open boat.
- His boat Brittany Rose was cast adrift, according to the Ocean Rowing Society.
- Tragically, his boat was later found adrift, no sign of him on board, and in a filthy cabin were the insane diary entries of one who had clearly lost his mind.
- The skipper and another person jumped into the water as someone cut the lines to the boat, setting it adrift in a 10-knot breeze.
- Pandosto seizes the infant Fawnia, casts her adrift in an open boat, and tries Bellaria for adultery and treason.
- They were discovered on board by the crew and cast adrift on a life raft.
- The crew had been cast adrift in a rubber boat Oct.29 and were not rescued until 11 days later.
- The crew mutinied soon after leaving Tahiti, casting Bligh and 18 of the crew adrift in a small boat with little food and water.
- Both are about a teenage boy adrift in a boat with a tiger after a shipwreck.
- Regardless, the following day, Bradley's body was found in his boat, adrift off the island that now bears his name, Bradley Key.
Synonyms
drifting, unmoored, unanchored
1. 1.1 Without purpose, direction, or guidance.
  she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers
  the film industry was adrift in a sea of debt
  Example sentencesExamples
  More than ever, and never more than at that moment, she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers, with strange ways and customs.
  It pained me to leave her like this, but - but - I was adrift in a sea of uncertainty.
  He was adrift, proof that one's personal life is intertwined with the professional.
  Based on my previous experience, many customers are adrift.
  When he was young he had put glow in the dark stars all over the ceiling so when the lights were off the entire ceiling glowed and Joe felt like he was peacefully adrift among them.
  If adults are so adrift, what can they offer their children?
  Synonyms
  lost, off course, off track, off the right track, having lost one's bearings, disorientated, disoriented, confused, bewildered, at sea, all at sea

Origin

Late 16th century: from a- ‘on, in’ + drift.

词汇	adrift
释义	Definition of adrift in English: adrift adjective əˈdrɪftəˈdrɪft 1predicative (of a boat or its passengers) floating without being either moored or steered. （小船或其乘客）漂流的（地），随波逐流的（地） a cargo ship went adrift 货船漂走了。 the seamen are adrift in lifeboats 海员们在救生艇里随波逐流。 Example sentencesExamples Regardless, the following day, Bradley's body was found in his boat, adrift off the island that now bears his name, Bradley Key. Both are about a teenage boy adrift in a boat with a tiger after a shipwreck. To appease the gods, the king put his daughter, Princess Devi, in a boat and cast it adrift. Morgana is imprisoned and Eric loses his hand before being cast adrift in the North Sea. We were adrift in the Atlantic, the boat moving only with the rocking of the waves and when the rare puff of wind blew through our sails. We are helplessly adrift and our current location is unknown. Five of them were recovered after four hours adrift by another dive boat and the other two by fishermen. The crew had been cast adrift in a rubber boat Oct.29 and were not rescued until 11 days later. The second boat then came adrift, floating down the river ablaze. Tragically, his boat was later found adrift, no sign of him on board, and in a filthy cabin were the insane diary entries of one who had clearly lost his mind. The skipper and another person jumped into the water as someone cut the lines to the boat, setting it adrift in a 10-knot breeze. His boat Brittany Rose was cast adrift, according to the Ocean Rowing Society. Yet he cannot even run his own department; while the captain of the ship squabbles with his crew below deck, the vessel is adrift and rudderless. In 1789, the first mate of the Bounty, Fletcher Christian, had cast Captain Bligh and 18 others adrift in an open boat. Australian authorities have found no signs of foul play aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat found adrift and abandoned off western Australia. They were discovered on board by the crew and cast adrift on a life raft. Mother and son are cast adrift but rescued by Jupiter and, after Perseus has completed his tasks, he kills Acrisius by accident. The crew mutinied soon after leaving Tahiti, casting Bligh and 18 of the crew adrift in a small boat with little food and water. Pandosto seizes the infant Fawnia, casts her adrift in an open boat, and tries Bellaria for adultery and treason. Indeed, the vendetta seems aimed at the community also, for it has seen a deer fence cut and boats set adrift. Synonyms drifting, unmoored, unanchored lost, off course, off track, off the right track, having lost one's bearings, disorientated, disoriented, confused, bewildered, (all) at sea unsettled, drifting, rootless, directionless, aimless, purposeless, without purpose, without goal, at a loose end 1.1 Without purpose, direction, or guidance. she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers the film industry was adrift in a sea of debt Example sentencesExamples It pained me to leave her like this, but - but - I was adrift in a sea of uncertainty. Based on my previous experience, many customers are adrift. When he was young he had put glow in the dark stars all over the ceiling so when the lights were off the entire ceiling glowed and Joe felt like he was peacefully adrift among them. He was adrift, proof that one's personal life is intertwined with the professional. If adults are so adrift, what can they offer their children? More than ever, and never more than at that moment, she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers, with strange ways and customs. Synonyms lost, off course, off track, off the right track, having lost one's bearings, disorientated, disoriented, confused, bewildered, at sea, all at sea 1.2informal No longer fixed in position. 〈英，非正式〉松动的，漂移不定的 one of my fillings has come adrift 我补牙的填充物有颗松动了。 Example sentencesExamples Motorbikes and scooters too are also best given a miss, because their vibrations can cause the leads to come adrift. All on its own, with no aid or assistance from either clumsy poet or inquisitive cat, the heavy decorative roller blind at the window had come adrift from its mooring and fallen onto the windowsill. The whole of the window section can be pulled slightly adrift of its moorings and pivoted magically into the boot, which turns out to have a false bottom, like a spy's suitcase. One of the turret covers had come adrift and impacted the fin, causing a partial loss of rudder effectiveness. The string was for making any running repairs if any part of the harness should break or come adrift, the knife to cut the string and to pierce the leather to make the repair; and the shilling in case you needed to use a phone box to call home. He is wearing a chocolate brown moleskin suit, a dark shirt and tartan clip-on braces, one of which has come adrift. A fixing had come adrift, freeing about seven or eight feet of the bamboo screening. Synonyms loose, free, astray detached, unsecured, unhitched, unfastened, untied, untethered, unknotted, undone 2British informal predicative Failing to reach a target or winning position. 〈英，非正式〉未达到目标的（地）（尤指在体育比赛中未获得制胜比分） the team are three points adrift of the leaders 该队比领先者差三分。 Example sentencesExamples Without that win, England would be third in the qualifying group, two points adrift of Slovakia and five behind Turkey with the visit to Istanbul still to come. Second-bottom Ilkley are a point behind Calverley and a further two adrift of Knaresborough, who claimed a crucial win at bottom club Skipton. Guiseley remain in third place on 22 points, three behind Bilton and a further seven adrift of Menston. Gomersal are still ten points adrift of Yeadon, who had the better of their drawn home match against Farsley. Wolves, everyone's tip for an instant return to the Nationwide League after they were so ruthlessly taken apart at Ewood on the opening day, are now just three points adrift of Rovers in the table. He ended a broken man, five strokes adrift of his British playing partner. Skipton are seven points adrift of safety after going down to a Knaresborough side in which Mike Baxendall continued his wicket taking. Gronholm recovered one place to take sixth place overnight but he is still almost a minute adrift of Martin. After two rounds, however, he found himself seven strokes adrift of Bobby Clampett, his unheralded American compatriot. Steeton are now five points adrift of safety in Division A despite claiming a winning draw at Beckwithshaw. Silsden now have 34 points, two behind Thackley and a further two adrift of Harden. And despite heading for Kingfield three points adrift of the play-off places, Coleman believes the fixture list means the Reds still hold their destiny in their own hands. But Neil Emblen levelled to keep Colin Todd's side in 11 th spot, still five points adrift of the play-offs. The result has seen them gain ground on rivals Spain and France but they are still well adrift of leaders Brazil. However, Gary Greenwood led the fight-back with an unbeaten 39 only to run out of partners with Thackley just two runs adrift of forcing a tie. A tremendous late charge from local ace Tony Skelton put him into second at the expense of Forster, just 0. 17s adrift of Wallbank. Rawdon's surge in form means second-bottom Menston are now five points adrift of safety and tomorrow face a tough trip to Guiseley. The point, though, still leaves then nine points adrift of leaders Luton. But the Bushrangers are yet to mirror that success in the one-day game with one win and a loss for five points, four behind leader Tasmania and three adrift of Queensland and NSW. Origin Late 16th century: from a-² 'on, in' + drift. Rhymes drift, gift, grift, lift, rift, shift, shrift, sift, squiffed, swift, thrift, uplift Definition of adrift in US English: adrift adjectiveəˈdriftəˈdrɪft 1predicative (of a boat or its passengers) floating without being either moored or steered. （小船或其乘客）漂流的（地），随波逐流的（地） a cargo ship went adrift 货船漂走了。 the seamen are adrift in lifeboats 海员们在救生艇里随波逐流。 Example sentencesExamples We are helplessly adrift and our current location is unknown. Five of them were recovered after four hours adrift by another dive boat and the other two by fishermen. Australian authorities have found no signs of foul play aboard a Taiwanese fishing boat found adrift and abandoned off western Australia. Yet he cannot even run his own department; while the captain of the ship squabbles with his crew below deck, the vessel is adrift and rudderless. Indeed, the vendetta seems aimed at the community also, for it has seen a deer fence cut and boats set adrift. Mother and son are cast adrift but rescued by Jupiter and, after Perseus has completed his tasks, he kills Acrisius by accident. The second boat then came adrift, floating down the river ablaze. To appease the gods, the king put his daughter, Princess Devi, in a boat and cast it adrift. Morgana is imprisoned and Eric loses his hand before being cast adrift in the North Sea. We were adrift in the Atlantic, the boat moving only with the rocking of the waves and when the rare puff of wind blew through our sails. In 1789, the first mate of the Bounty, Fletcher Christian, had cast Captain Bligh and 18 others adrift in an open boat. His boat Brittany Rose was cast adrift, according to the Ocean Rowing Society. Tragically, his boat was later found adrift, no sign of him on board, and in a filthy cabin were the insane diary entries of one who had clearly lost his mind. The skipper and another person jumped into the water as someone cut the lines to the boat, setting it adrift in a 10-knot breeze. Pandosto seizes the infant Fawnia, casts her adrift in an open boat, and tries Bellaria for adultery and treason. They were discovered on board by the crew and cast adrift on a life raft. The crew had been cast adrift in a rubber boat Oct.29 and were not rescued until 11 days later. The crew mutinied soon after leaving Tahiti, casting Bligh and 18 of the crew adrift in a small boat with little food and water. Both are about a teenage boy adrift in a boat with a tiger after a shipwreck. Regardless, the following day, Bradley's body was found in his boat, adrift off the island that now bears his name, Bradley Key. Synonyms drifting, unmoored, unanchored 1.1 Without purpose, direction, or guidance. she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers the film industry was adrift in a sea of debt Example sentencesExamples More than ever, and never more than at that moment, she found herself cast adrift in a land full of strangers, with strange ways and customs. It pained me to leave her like this, but - but - I was adrift in a sea of uncertainty. He was adrift, proof that one's personal life is intertwined with the professional. Based on my previous experience, many customers are adrift. When he was young he had put glow in the dark stars all over the ceiling so when the lights were off the entire ceiling glowed and Joe felt like he was peacefully adrift among them. If adults are so adrift, what can they offer their children? Synonyms lost, off course, off track, off the right track, having lost one's bearings, disorientated, disoriented, confused, bewildered, at sea, all at sea Origin Late 16th century: from a- ‘on, in’ + drift.
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