oHe
hasn’t decided what to do
yet—he’s
just drifting. fife IT
^
Ift ff A R Ji JIM & i o o The conversation
drifted onto politics.
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INTO STATE/SITUATION 'If E 4 [V]
~ in/into sth to
go from one situation or
state to another without realizing it ft M |h] M A; A: Finally
she
drifted into sleep, Ilf 7.-« 0 The
injured man tried to speak
but soon drifted into unconsciousness. ^j^Wii A&iMff A,
ffi — WJLtfcTWA ♦ To
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OF SNOW/SAND A; r> 5 [V] to be blown into
large piles by the wind RftfR; i#fR: drifting sand
iffIRWfT 0 Some roads are closed because of drifting. W & it
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FLOAT M # 6 [VN] to make sth
float somewhere M E ; M ; The logs are drifted downstream to the
mm.
.drift
a part to
become less friendly or close to sb As children we were very close, but as we
grew up we just drifted
apart. A^Al'a] , fS
o .drift 'off (to
sleep) to
fall asleep AS; B§ W : I didn’t hear the storm. I must have drifted off by
then. JBJIMlf,
££8*7.
drifter /'drift0(r)/ noun (disapproving)
a person who moves from one job or place to another with no real purpose M?6#;
WE
'drift net noun a very large net used
by fishing boats. The net has weights at the bottom and floats
at
the top and is allowed to hang in the sea. E^J;
drift-wood /'driftwud/
noun [u] wood that the sea carries up onto land, or that floats on the
water
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( E/JcWT^fcR+MEW*^ )
drill /dril/ noun, verb
mnoun 1 [C] a tool or
machine with a pointed end for making holes an
electric drill
0 a pneumatic drill Mo a hand drill
o a dentist’s drill drill bit (=
the pointed part at the
end
of the drill) ^ jk — picture c> tool 2 [C, U] a way of
learning sth by means of repeated exercises ; till %
3 [C, U] a practice of what to do in an emergency, for example if there is a
fire ( jWWM.lTlf) M3?: afire
drill MKjEa) 4 [U]
military training in marching, the use of weapons, etc. ^^ill|%; : rifle drill A
5 the drill [sing.] (old-fashioned,
BrE) the correct or usual way to do sth IE SI W ifW; WM; PTH!
procedure: What’s the drill for
claiming expenses? jft Hirlt ill
W"T^Jiff A ? 6 [U] a type of
strong cotton cloth 7 [C] a machine for planting seeds in rows £
mu
m verb 1 to make a hole in sth,
using a drill ( Jl ) ; fj ( IS ) : [VN] Drill
a series of holes in the frame.
±
f & ^ ♦ ?L o 0 [V] They’re drilling for
oil off the Irish coast. fMlfE 0 He drilled through
the wall by mistake. 2 ~ sb (in sth)
to teach sb to do sth by
making them repeat it a lot of times ill|^:
[VN to inf] The children were drilled
to leave the classroom
quickly when the fire bell rang.
[VN]
a well-drilled team fill W
HA 3 [VN] to train
soldiers to perform military
actions ff • ■ • iJiultj .drill 'down (computing if) to go to deeper
levels of an organized set of data on a computer or a website in order to find
more detail |®[p|f®i; W T ^ : Navigation
is good and there’s a display to
show how far you’ve
drilled down. M , TTIMSA — tflo 'drill sth into sb to make sb remember or
learn sth by repeating it often W. M iH| ^ MA; |o]^ It was drilled into us at an early
age never to drop litter. W 111 jk /-Mfc
M BT1 A ft 5L IT)
drily (also dryly) /'draili/ adv. —see also dry 1 if sb speaks drily,
they are being humorous, but not in an obvious way ‘Well, at least it’s not
purple,’ she commented
drily.
R,S , W M 'AA Ji; % & Wo ” 2 in a way that shows
no emotion ^AAife; Azjfjlj§t#.l&: He smiled
drily and leaned back in
his chair. IE
BPjjgfi^EW-to
3 in a way that shows that there is no liquid present ifa: She
coughed drily, if i Wo o He swallowed drily and
nodded. ffeTD0T — T,
drink Orv /drir)k/ noun, verb
m noun 1 [C, U] a liquid for
drinking; an amount of a liquid that you drink if 44; — IP , — iff
, —• O ( tA $4 ) : . Can I have a drink? ££$lc4t^lPi^44£f R^? o
soft drinks (= cold drinks without alcohol) ( f
41 ) o a drink of water
|p 7jt 0 food and drink
0
She took a drink from the glass and then put it down. MT-Ptm ^jf?$CTfFTo 2 [C, U] alcohol or an alcoholic drink; sth that
you drink on a social occasion M; M4#t£44: They went for a drink, A RUM To 0 The
drinks are on me (= I’ll pay for them). M ^ ^ |lc#o 01
need a stiff drink (= a very strong drink).
£llMo
0 {BrE) He’s got a drink problem, {faff W IFW W^o 0 (NAmE) He
has a drinking problem. flfeW ^ IP W 4 ^ o 0 (humorous) The children are enough to drive me to drink. M#4%MAo o
(Br£)
They came home the worse for drink (= drunk).
ffim m m SI A
Sf % ® m m M» o she took
to drink (= drank too much alcohol) after her marriage broke
up.
M^ii JP'MW^'lfo 3 drinks [pi.] (erf) a social occasion
where you have alcoholic drinks 10 ^ ; 10 :
Would you like to come for drinks on
Sunday? 0 a drinks party MW-
BBB1 see demon, meat
a verb (drank /draeqk/, drunk /drArjk/) 1 to take liquid
into your mouth and swallow it nj| ; Xf : [V] What
would, you like to drink? ifo 4H ^ W ff A ? 0 [VN] In
hot weather, drink plenty of water. 95 fit H ^ ^ tK „ 0
I don’t drink coffee, A Bfj(l
Pjf 0 2 to drink
alcohol,
especially when it is done
regularly RUM; ( Ala ) M
M:
[V] He doesn’t drink, fife A RfM „ 0 Don’t
drink and drive (= drive a car after drinking alcohol).
$
0 o She’s been drinking heavily
since she lost her job. M'S! #•# ®9 M o o [VN] J drank far too
much last night. HcBf A^±Ri#SgUA^o
o [VN-ADJ] He had drunk himself unconscious on vodka. jin M^t#
TW“A<fo —see also drunk IT»T71 drink sb’s
'health (8r£)
to wish sb good health as you lift your glass, and then drink from it A Wit ♦A
IP drink like a 'fish to drink a lot of alcohol regularly ( 'H)
till Jj£, SSM, .drink sb under the 'table (informal) to drink more alcohol
than sb else without becoming as drunk as they are ( ffiMM ) «iffij%A;
1f|J{^^AS?|i| — more at eat, horse n. IJSbifJ .drink sth*-'in to look at or listen
to sth with great interest and enjoyment ; PWT: We just stood there drinking in the
scenery. ifcMfEIPJL>^-'Iffy'S: jprfe o 'drink to sb/sth to wish sb good luck, health or success as
you lift your glass and then drink from it Aj-f-IP ( sStttlff ) S33 toast: All raise your glasses and drink to Katie and Tom! 9c^^^lPA§H^I 4gREl
.drink 'up | .drink (sth)«-'up to drink all of sth ( fC - ) Drink up and let’s go. nlg^T&iCi^Bb
0 Come on, drink up
your juice, ft, fGJA/f R§5t0
drink-able /'drirjkabl/ adj. 1 clean and safe to drink pJ ftlW 2 pleasant to drink iff %
W : a very drinkable wine j&iff niW^^M
.drink-'driver (BrF) (also .drunk 'driver NAmE, BrE) noun a person who drives a vehicle after
drinking too much alcohol MUrWJA^f
.drink-'driving (also .drunken driving) (both BrE) (also 'drunk driving NAmE, BrE) noun [U] driving a vehicle
after drinking too much alcohol MlB^^
drinker /'drir)k0(r)/ noun 1 a person who drinks alcohol regularly, especially sb
who drinks too much tfc M #; ( Ale ) lit. M Vt: a heavy/moderate
drinker M&; WtfcM# 2 (after a noun
W;TWi^
ja) a person who
regularly drinks the particular drink mentioned # • M #; # "i ■ tjc44
#: n coffee drinker
«RMfWA
drink ing /'driqkiq/ noun [U] the act of drinking alcohol
RDM; t£M: Drinking is not advised during pregnancy.