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

• 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！
• 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。
• The aroma of classical English flowers waft up from the perfumes and soaps, creating that pastoral and homely atmosphere which England has made its own.
  古典英国花卉的芬芳从香水和香皂中弥漫开来，创造出英国特有的田园朴实的气氛。
• If the waft of inconsistent, unrepeatable, and unmaintainable builds is in the air, take the time now to refactor these vital assets.
  如果构建中还飘散着不一致的、不可重复的和不可维护的气味，那么现在就花时间重构这些至关重要的资源吧。
• Better still, Mr Sarkozy seems unafraid of the ideas that waft across the Atlantic.
  更妙的是萨科奇似乎并不在意漂过大西洋。
• So odds are slim they'll waft up to a human nose and fuel sudden passion at a nightclub.
  所以但夜总会里，这些气味能够进入鼻子里、并马上点着激情的机会并不大。
• Whether you live in a house or an apartment, an waft purification system is a wise investment, especially provided you expose yourself suffering from allergies, colds, and infections frequently.
  无论你住在一所房子或公寓，飘荡净化系统是一项明智的投资，特别是只要你自己暴露患过敏、感冒、感染次数。
• 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。
• The music from the party wafts out to the terrace
  晚会的音乐飘到了外面的露台上。
• Free speech is to a great people what winds are to oceans and malarial regions, which waft away the elements of diseases, and bring new elements of health.
  自由之于一个伟大的人民（民族），犹如风之于海洋和疟疾地区：它会带走疾病的因素，并带来新的健康的因素。