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

• 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。
• Gray goose and gander gray goose and gander, Waft your wings together, and carry the good king's daughter over the one-strand river.
  灰色的母鹅和公鹅，一起扬起你们的翅膀，载着好国王的女儿，飞过这条河。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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 scent of climbing roses wafts through the window
  藤本月季的芳香飘进了窗户。
• Nothing evokes a sense of place like the heady waft of a familiar smell.
  没有什么比似曾相识的味道更能引起人们对某个地方的感觉了。
• 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。
• Frankly, if you are foolish enough to enjoy the musty waft of herbal tea, then you're welcome to it.
  恕我直言，如果你真蠢到享受霉味四散的花草茶，那欢迎你继续。