| 释义 |
drift /drɪft/► SEE ALLcatch/get sb’s/the driftlose the drift/thread of sth
●catch/get sb’s/the drift (informal) understand the general meaning of what sb says or writes 理解大概意思；抓住要点◆Do you catch my drift?
你明白我的意思吗？◆My German isn’t very good, but I got the drift of what he said.
我的德语不大好，不过大概能明白他的意思。◆He wasn’t the sort of boy you’d introduce to your mother, if you get my drift (= I have not told you all the details, but I am sure you can understand what I mean).
他这种男孩你介绍给你母亲不合适，我想你明白我的意思。●lose the ˈdrift/ˈthread of sthbe unable to follow a story, discussion, etc. because you cannot understand the relationship between events, facts, etc. 失去…的线索；找不出头绪◆I had to go out in the middle of the film and when I came back I found I’d lost the thread entirely.
在电影放到一半时，我有事外出，回来时发现已经看不懂了。◆When they started talking about artificial intelligence, I completely lost the drift of the argument.
他们谈起人工智能时，我一头雾水。 |