EJDict
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日本語WordNet
a force that moves something along
the gradual departure from an intended course due to external influences (as a ship or plane)
a process of linguistic change over a period of time
a large mass of material that is heaped up by the wind or by water currents
a general tendency to change (as of opinion); "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
the pervading meaning or tenor; "caught the general drift of the conversation"
be in motion due to some air or water current; "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
wander from a direct course or at random; "The child strayed from the path and her parents lost sight of her"; "don't drift from the set course"
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"
live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
cause to be carried by a current; "drift the boats downstream"
JMdict
AIによる解説
To be carried along by currents; a gradual movement or the general meaning of something.
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Words undergo gradual meaningful drift through usage, acquiring connotations that deviate substantially from etymological origins.
語は使用を通じて徐々に意味的漂流を受け、語源的起源から実質的に逸脱する含意を獲得する。
He experienced hypnagogic imagery before drifting off.
彼は眠りに落ちる前に入眠時の映像を体験しました。
She insensibly drifted into sleep.
彼女は知らず知らずのうちに眠りに落ちました。
The leptocephalus drifted with the current.
レプトケファルスは潮流に乗って漂いました。
The smoke drifted heavenwards.
煙は天に向かって漂いました。
Snowflakes drifted gently to the ground.
雪片がゆっくりと地面に降り積もった。
Pronunciation data from ipa-dict (MIT License) based on cmudict-ipa by @lingz