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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries漂流
Pronunciation / Transliteration: piāoliú
"他在海上进行了为期一个月的漂流。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Moving slowly under the influence of current, wind, or lack of direction.
"They spent hours watching the drifting clouds slowly change shapes across the sky."
- 1
The act of steering a vehicle so that the rear wheels slide sideways while traveling at high speed through a turn.
"Drifting has evolved from an underground racing subculture into a globally popular judged motorsport."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English verb 'driften', meaning to drive or be driven along, rooted in Old Norse 'drífa' (to rush, drive) and Proto-Germanic '*drībaną'. Over centuries, the meaning shifted from being propelled by wind or current to moving aimlessly or passively, and more recently, describing a motorsport technique where a driver intentionally oversteers.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Drifting" is said worldwide
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dérive
Transliteration: dérive
"La dérive des nuages annonçait un changement de temps."
Driften
Transliteration: Driften
"Das Driften um die Kurve erfordert großes Fahrgeschick."
derivando
Transliteration: derivando
"La barca stava derivando lentamente verso gli scogli."
deriva
Transliteration: deriva
"El barco se encontraba a la deriva en mar abierto."
deriva
Transliteration: deriva
"O piloto executou uma manobra perfeita de derrapagem."
बहता हुआ
Transliteration: behata hua
"पानी में बहता हुआ तिनका दूर निकल गया।"
漂流
Transliteration: piāoliú
"他在海上进行了为期一个月的漂流。"
표류하는
Transliteration: pyoryuhaneun
"그 배는 바다 위를 표류하고 있었습니다."
漂流
Transliteration: hyōryū
"F1カーのコーナーリングとは違い、ドリフト走行はリアタイヤを滑らせます。"
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