一、adrift 的用法：

1. (尤指船) 随风及水流漂浮而失去控制，漂浮( (esp of a boat) driven by wind and water and out of control；drifting) 作表语。例如：

The survivors were adrift on a raft for six days. 幸存者在筏子上漂浮了六天。

The ship was adrift on the high seas. 那艘船在公海上飘流。

2. 漫无目的的；随波逐流的(having no purpose；aimless) ，作表语。例如：

The football team was adrift while the coach was sick. 教练生病时，足球队员便放任自流。

3. 松开，脱开( unfastened；loose) 作表语。例如：

Part of the car’s bumper had come adrift. 汽