词汇 | drift-aimlessly |
释义 | drift aimlessly collocation to move slowly, especially as a result of outside forces, with no control over direction: (尤指在外力作用下)飘,漂流,漂移 With the power gone, the ship drifted aimlessly and finally ran aground. When they finally saw the boat it was drifting aimlessly with the tide. to change from one subject, situation, or place to another without any plan, purpose, or control: Much of life involves periods in which people drift somewhat aimlessly. She spent the day drifting aimlessly about the house and garden. See drift aimlessly Thick smoke belched from the chimneys before thinning and drifting aimlessly across the sky. Life drifted aimlessly, until one day a friend came to visit. After leaving school he drifted aimlessly from job to job. Without a purpose, our thoughts can drift aimlessly. Slow and moving slowly (as) slow as molassesidiom at a snail's paceidiom by and byidiom by degreesidiom claw your way (somewhere)idiom float in ones and twosidiom inch by inchidiom infiltrate infiltration jog labour lag sluggishly sluggishness snail staged steadily struggle wander You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Changing |
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