waft

英 [wɒft]

美 [wɑːft]

v.  (随风)飘荡; 使飘荡; 吹拂
n.  一阵，一股(在空气中飘荡的味或烟)

过去式：wafted　现在分词：wafting　第三人称单数：wafts　过去分词：wafted　复数：wafts　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.15432 / COCA.11800

牛津词典

verb

• （随风）飘荡；使飘荡；吹拂
  to move, or make sth move, gently through the air
  1. The sound of their voices wafted across the lake.
     他们的声音飘过湖面传到了另一边。
  2. Delicious smells wafted up from the kitchen.
     香喷喷的味道从厨房飘了出来。
  3. The scent of the flowers was wafted along by the breeze.
     微风传花香。

noun

• 一阵，一股（在空气中飘荡的味或烟）
  a smell or a line of smoke carried through the air
  1. wafts of perfume/smoke
     阵阵香气；缕缕青烟

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)飘荡;吹拂
  If sounds or smellswaftthrough the air, or if something such as a light windwaftsthem, they move gently through the air.
  1. The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window...
     藤本月季的芳香飘进了窗户。
  2. The music from the party wafts out to the terrace...
     晚会的音乐飘到了外面的露台上。
  3. A slight breeze rose, wafting the heavy scent of flowers past her.
     清风吹拂，浓郁的花香向她飘来。
  4. Waftis also a noun.
     
  5. A waft of perfume drifted into Ingrid's nostrils.
     一股香水味飘进了英格丽德的鼻子里。

英英释义

noun

• a long flag
  Synonym:pennantpennonstreamer

verb

• be driven or carried along, as by the air
  1. Sounds wafted into the room
• blow gently
  1. A breeze wafted through the door

双语例句

• Smoking also no longer will be allowed at some exterior locations where smoke could waft into open doorways, a iolation of the ban.
  同时，根据禁烟令，禁止在一些烟雾可能会飘进室内的户外区域吸烟。
• The bubble maker is like a sword that you waft in the air.
  吹出泡泡的东西就像你在空中挥舞的一把剑。
• Lay your hand on his head, and pray that though the waves underneath grow threatening, yet the breath from above may come and fill his sails and waft him to the haven of peace.
  把你的手按在他的头上，祈求着：底下的波涛虽然险恶，然而从上面来的风，会鼓起他的船帆，送他到和平的港口的。
• Allow first-come-first-served basis drum, green silk waft, we sing, dance, the sad words into flower.
  任由，青丝飘散，我们，吟风悲月，舞字成花。
• Is about a cup of green tea, an elegant fragrance waft, but bitter, bitter mellow, do not have a charm.
  牵挂是一杯清茶，飘荡着淡雅的清香，却苦的有味，苦的醇厚，别有一番韵味。
• A new study suggests that a blast akin to one that devastated Iceland in the1780s would waft noxious gases southwestward and kill tens of thousands of people in Europe.
  一项新的研究表明：类似于十八世纪八十年代摧毁冰岛的火山爆发，会把有毒的气体吹向西南方，将欧洲成千上万的人置于死地。
• The dripless system is even designed to emit a small waft of coffee odor when the straw is inserted into the pouch containing the brew.
  通过不滴水系统的特殊设计，当把吸管插入盛有咖啡的小袋时，还可以释放出少量的咖啡香气。
• With what longing eyes would I gaze after their lessening sails, and waft myself in imagination to the ends of the earth!
  我用如此渴望的眼神注视着他们渐行渐远的风帆，自己神往天涯！
• Then again, I spilled some toilet water basin, steaming hot water to wash feet with a light faint scent waft.
  紧接着，我又往盆中洒了些花露水，热气腾腾的洗脚水中飘散着一股淡淡的清香。
• I waft a stop next stop like a kite gone with the wind.
  我在一站又一站的地方飘荡象一只随风而去的风筝。