词汇 | wafted |
释义 | wafted past simple and past participle ofwaft waft verb[ I or T, usually+ adv/prep ] literaryuk /wɒft/ us /wɑːft/ to (cause to) move gently through the air: (使)(在空气中)飘荡 A gentle breeze wafted the scent of roses in through the open window.一阵微风将玫瑰的香味从敞开的窗子里送了进来。 The sound of a flute wafted down the stairs.长笛的声音飘到了楼下。 Movement through the air airborne buoyantly buzz flight flighted fly glide hang time hover levitate lift skim smoothness soar soaring stunt swish swishy swoop wheel Examples of waftedwafted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. There were some people who just wafted through because they were so good, but others were hot-house products who got so far. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not something that can be wafted away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The liquid cement can be wafted into a sewer or other piping, and great damage may be caused which needs expensive remedial work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A little angel has just wafted me information. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 From the media the smell wafted in of witch hunt. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This question cannot be wafted aside by theoretical arguments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What would happen if a fire broke out and if a beryllium-enriched toxic cloud wafted over the whole city? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Attempts to secure other appearances have been evaded and wafted aside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If they arrange for their families to join them in one station, they are promptly wafted off to another station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I find for a brief and agreeable moment that we are wafted into the air of azalea scent, roses, live trees and ornamental flowers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 On the other hand, should any bouquets perhaps be wafted in this direction they will be received with due humility and gratitude. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that the action he is taking is very damaging to overseas companies, and it cannot just be wafted aside as he tried to do. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an ungrateful task to oppose a piece of legislation which will certainly be wafted on to the statute book by the combined commitment of all political parties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One of the biggest is that if all registered disabled people were tomorrow suddenly and miraculously wafted into employment many employers would still be in breach of the quota provisions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are at best a pretty little noise, not unlike the noise of the band which one hears wafted over the breeze from the bandstand in the park. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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