drifter

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdɹɪftə/    美 /ˈdɹɪftɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who moves from place to place or job to job. derogatory,sometimes
    — There are drifters painting beside you / They don't see the future that I do
  2. One who takes part in drift fishing.
  3. A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
    — In winds above 10 knots we usually run wing-and-wing with our 100 percent lapper set on a whisker pole opposite the mainsail. As the wind drops, we get out the drifter and set it flying to leeward (Fig. 1).
  4. A boat used for drift fishing.
  5. A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.
    — However, sensing the available traction may actually be more important to a drifter.
  6. A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine wind direction.
    — As we circled the area, the Dakota appeared and dropped a drifter.
  7. A person employed in driving in rock other than coal. historical

词形变化

drifters plural drifters plural

词汇关系

相关词
plankter plankton drift fishing drift net

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English drift
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English drifter
From drift (verb) + -er.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English drift
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āzijos
Latin -āriusnom.
Latin -āriusbor.
Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
Old English -ere
Middle English -ere
English -er
English drifter
From drift (noun) + -er.
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