音标:[wɑ:ft] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级;
vt. 随风传送, 使飘荡
vi. 飘荡
n. 吹拂, 飘荡
v. be driven or carried along, as by the air
v. blow gently
词型变化:过去式 : wafted ; 现在分词 : wafting ; 第三人称单数 : wafts ; 过去分词 : wafted ; 名词复数形式 : wafts
考试类型:[GRE]
词性分布:
动词91%
名词9%

waft的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. The sound of their voices wafted across the lake to us.他们的声音飘过湖面传到我们这里。
  2. Delicious smells wafted up from the kitchen.厨房里飘出了香味。
用作名词(n.)
  1. A waft of sweet-smelling fragrance blew over from the flower bush.一阵芬芳的气息从花丛中吹过来。
  2. There is a waft of fresh air through the window.从窗子吹进了一股新鲜空气。

经典引文

  • There was also a waft of stale body odour noticeable.

    出自:R. MacNeil
  • We that day wafted about for a good wind.

    出自:T. Gage
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