drift
单词辨析：
指因有液体或气体的支撑而不沉，表示动态或静态，可用于形容具体事物或声音、气味等抽象事物。
The little boy was wondering why the raft could float.
这个小男孩很想弄清楚为什么那只木筏能浮起来。
Clouds are floating in the sky.
云朵飘浮在空中。
There isn't enough water to float the ship.
水不够多，船浮不起来。
Her voice came floating down from upstairs.
她的声音从楼上飘下来。
指随风或顺水缓慢移动，强调动态，常用于形容具体事物。
The boat drifted out to sea.
小船漂向大海。
Falling leaves drifted by her window.
落叶从她的窗前飘过。
相关例句：
Grace was beginning to get his drift
格雷丝慢慢明白了他的意思。
We let our gazes drift onto other objects in the room.
我们将目光移向房间的其他东西。
As rural factories shed labour, people drift towards the cities.
由于农村的工厂纷纷裁员，人们逐渐流向城市。
We need to offer young people drifting into crime an alternative set of values
我们需要给那些无意间犯了罪的年轻人灌输另一套价值观。
I follow the drift of her conversation.
我明白她谈话的大意。
Amy thought she caught the faintest drift of Isabel's flowery perfume.
埃米觉得她闻到了伊莎贝尔身上飘出的一丝极微弱的花香味香水的味道。