English Dictionary

adrift

/əˈdɹɪft/

adj

Floating at random. / (of a seaman) Absent from his watch. / (chiefly UK, often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.

The boat was adrift in the open sea.

意味（1）

Floating at random.

So on the sea she shall be set adrift.

意味（2）

(of a seaman) Absent from his watch.

意味（3）

(chiefly UK, often with of) Behind one's opponents, or below a required threshold in terms of score, number or position.

The team were six points adrift of their rivals.