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

• The scent of climbing roses wafts through the window
  藤本月季的芳香飘进了窗户。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• A return wind waft out aesthetic realism, which was shown in their practical performances and articles. Finally, I will sum up the characteristics and influence of the aesthetic trend of suzerain in Ming Dynasty.
  最后是总结了明代宗藩审美趋向的特点和影响。
• The general rule of thumb when it comes to food at work is, anything with an odor that might waft beyond the kitchen door should be left at home, Bradberry offered.
  如果你要在办公室用餐，经验法则一般是：将任何隔着厨房门也能闻到味的东西留在家里。
• 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 music from the party wafts out to the terrace
  晚会的音乐飘到了外面的露台上。