网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的词汇:

 

词汇 thesaurus_drift
释义

drift


These are words and phrases related to drift. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of drift.

TO MOVE SLOWLY


She lay on the grass watching the clouds drift past.

Synonyms and examples


crawl
There'd been a bad accident on the motorway and traffic was crawling.
trundle
Lorries trundle through the narrow lanes.
creep
He crept downstairs, hardly making any noise.
trudge
They trudged wearily through the snow.
stroll
We spent the afternoon strolling around Budapest.
amble
He ambled over to the window.
wander
People wander in and out of the kitchen all day.
dawdle
Don't dawdle, or you'll be late for school.
dilly-dally
informalold-fashioned
Hurry up! Stop dilly-dallying!
float
The blue and white balloons floated skywards.
Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms of drift.  

See words related to drift


slow
leisurely
unhurried
gentle
poky
USinformal
steady
gradual
progressive
slowly
at a slow pace
at a slow speed
at slow rate
steadily
gradually
little by little
step by step
progressively
slow down
decelerate
lose speed
Learn more
If someone or something moves at a low speed or takes a long time to happen, you can call that person or thing slow. Things that happen or are done slowly happen at a slow speed. You can also talk about moving slowly, or getting slower.

drift | American Thesaurus


drift


verb
These are words and phrases related to drift. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of drift.
The boat drifted dangerously near the falls. Some people drift through life without caring very much.

Synonyms


be carried by a current
be borne along
wander
ramble
meander
amble
peregrinate
The wind drifted the leaves across our yard.

Synonyms


pile up
amass
gather
accumulate
scatter

drift


noun
They reported an easterly drift of winds.

Synonyms


direction
course
current
flow
stream
movement
Wind left the snow in 10-foot drifts.

Synonyms


heap
pile
mass
accumulation
The drift of his question seemed to embarrass the speaker.

Synonyms


implication
meaning
gist
sense
object
objective
aim
direction
purpose
intention
随便看

 

反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2005-2024 fscai.com All Rights Reserved 更新时间:2025/2/2 21:02:08