| 词汇 | wafting |
| 释义 | wafting present 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 waftingwafting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Amid the wafting paragraphs of the finale, the music relaxes for a tellingly wistful passage. The quiet lyrical text portrayed by the singer was accompanied by softly wafting sounds from mirambas and vibraphone, in a somewhat monotonous, duly repetitive sequence, to illustrate the theme. The word "privatisation" is constantly wafting around and it seems that there may be some more of it in the offing for education. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If she had, the pungent smell of roast cleric might be wafting up our nostrils now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The smoke has a way of wafting across one's table, and very nasty it is, too. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I can still hear the music from the ballrooms wafting on the night air during festive occasions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He catches the scent of his favorite bars wafting through the air. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Wafting may be used for everyday substances, to make sure they are fresh, or consumable. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In the asteroids, the same wafting motion is employed to move the animal across the ground. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It feeds by trapping particle with the mucus that coats its proboscis, and then wafting these back to the mouth by means of cilia. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. And the area still does possess great beauty, with the fragrant smell of spruce and fir wafting through many of the trail's corridors. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Initially his visit was unpleasant due to a pungent odor of the neighboring dairy farm and slaughterhouse wafting across his cabin. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The audience smelled it wafting through the theatre. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. After wafting incense over the food, the host raises the bread high, and breaks it in half. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is also one of the most musical co-ops, with many a night filled with the sounds of banjo strumming wafting from the sprawling front porch. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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