Adrift

adrift adj[pred 作表语] 1 (a) (esp of a boat) driven by wind and water and out of control; drifting （尤指船）随风及水流漂浮而失去控制; 漂浮 cut a boat adrift from its moorings 割断系索使小船漂离系泊处 The survivors were adrift on a raft for six days. 幸存者在筏子上漂浮了六天. (b) (fig 比喻) having no purpose; aimless 没有目的; 无目标 young people adrift in our big cities 在我们大城市 四处游荡的年轻人 turn sb adrift, ie send sb away without help or support 逐出某人（使其漂泊流浪）. 2 (infml 口) (a) unfastened; loose 脱开; 松开 Part of the car's bumper had come adrift. 汽车的保险杠有一处松动了. (b) out of order; wrong 有故障; 出错; 有毛病 Our plans went badly adrift. 我们的计划严重受挫.