waft
vt. 随风传送, 使飘荡 vi. 飘荡 n. 吹拂, 飘荡
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1.
A light breeze.
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2.
Something (such as an odor or perfume) that is carried through the air.
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A flag used to indicate wind direction or, with a knot tied in the center, as a signal; a waif, a wheft.
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A loose noncommittal shot, usually played to a ball pitched short of length and well wide of the off stump.
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To (cause to) float easily or gently through the air.
A breeze came in through the open window and wafted her sensuous perfume into my eager nostrils.
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To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.
不及物Unhappy Aureng-Zebe is in disgrace; / And your Morat, proclaimed the successor, / Is called, to awe the city with his power. / Those trumpets his triumphant entry tell, / And now the shouts waft near the citadel.
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To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand to; to beckon.
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From Middle English waften, of uncertain origin. Possibly from unattested Old English *wafettan, from wafian (“to wave”) + -ettan, or perhaps borrowed from Middle Dutch wachten (“to guard, provide for”). See also German wabern (“to waft”), Faroese veiftra (“to wave”) and Icelandic váfa (“to fluctuate, waver, doubt”).
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