float

单词辨析:

float drift 【导航词义:漂浮】
float v. (使)漂浮;飘浮;飘动
〔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。

〔例证〕

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。

drift v. 漂流,飘移
〔辨析〕

指随风或顺水缓慢移动,强调动态,常用于形容具体事物。

〔例证〕

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。

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We left him there to float off with the tide, and told him to follow the coast.

我们把他放在那里,让他随波漂流,并且告诉他要沿着海岸线走。

The float system includes the float bowl and a float-and-needle valve.

浮子系统包括:浮子室和一个浮子针阀。

The logs float down the river to the paper factory.

木头沿河漂流到纸厂。

If you will only keep at a distance, I may float down in safety.

只要你和我保持一定的距离,我就可以安全地漂下去。

Rosy evening clouds and lone ducks fly together.; Sunset clouds float with the lone wild ducks.

落霞与孤鹜齐飞。

They'll spend some time floating boats in the creek.

他们打算花些时间在溪流里放船模。。