drifter

FREQ #20071

n. 漂流者, 漂流物, 漂网渔船

发音

UK /ˈdɹɪftə/
US /ˈdɹɪftɚ/

词形变化

drifters 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A person who moves from place to place or job to job.

    贬义
  2. 2.

    A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.

    航海 交通
  3. 3.

    A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.

    汽车 交通
  4. 4.

    A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine wind direction.

  5. 5.

    A person employed in driving in rock other than coal.

    历史 商务 采矿
  6. 1.

    One who takes part in drift fishing.

  7. 2.

    A boat used for drift fishing.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

vagabond vagrant floater clochard

上位词 5

rover wanderer bird of passage have-not roamer

下位词 5

bum tramp hobo beachcomber sundowner

词源

From drift (verb) + -er.

来源：wiktionary