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adrift

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a∙drift / əˈdrɪft ; əˈdrɪft /
◙adj, adv
1. a boat that is adrift is not fastened to anything or controlled by anyone
• 漂浮着（的）; 漂流着（的）:
 »Several of the lifeboats were still afloat a month after beingcast adrift.
  放漂一个月后，有几艘救生艇还在漂流。
2. someone who is adrift is confused about what to do in their life
• 漫无目标的（地）:
 »a young woman adrift in London
  一个在伦敦漂泊的年轻女子
3. come adrift, [BrE] if something comes adrift, it is no longer fastened or attached to something
• 散开; 脱落:
 »Her hair was forever coming adrift from the pins she used to keep it in place.
  她的头发总是从固定头发的发夹中散开来。
4. two points / five seconds etc adrift (of sb), two points, five seconds etc behind someone in a competition, race etc
• 落后（某人）两分/五秒等