drift /drift/ I.vt. & vi. (使)漂流；把…漂走：The engine has broken down and the boat is drifting. 发动机出了故障，小船正在漂。The currents drifted the boat ashore. 潮流把小船冲到了岸边。 ‖II. n. ［u］ & ［c］ 漂流，流向：the drift of young people from the country to the city 年轻人从农村流向城市