waft

英 [wɒft] 美 [wɑːft]

• v. 飘浮；飘荡
• n. 一股；一阵微风；风信旗

英英释义

Noun:

1. a long flag; often tapering

Verb:

1. be driven or carried along, as by the air;

   "Sounds wafted into the room"
   

2. blow gently;

   "A breeze wafted through the door"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. The sound of their voices wafted across the lake to us.
   他们的声音飘过湖面传到我们这里。
2. Delicious smells wafted up from the kitchen.
   厨房里飘出了香味。

用作名词 (n.)

1. A waft of sweet-smelling fragrance blew over from the flower bush.
   一阵芬芳的气息从花丛中吹过来。
2. There is a waft of fresh air through the window.
   从窗子吹进了一股新鲜空气。

经典引文

• There was also a waft of stale body odour noticeable.

  出自： R. MacNeil

• We that day wafted about for a good wind.

  出自： T. Gage

近反义词

【近义词】

• breath 呼吸
• breeze 微风
• drift 漂流
• float 漂浮
• glide 滑动
• sail 航行
• fan 风扇
• blow 打击
• puff 喷出
• gust 突然一阵
• draft 草稿
• draught 通风
• streamer 横幅
• pennon 细长三角旗
• pennant 长三角旗