adrift
/əˈdrɪft; ə`drɪft/ adj[pred 作表语]
1
(a) (esp of a boat) driven by wind and water and out of control; drifting （尤指船）随风及水流漂浮而失去控制; 漂浮
cut a boat adrift from its moorings 割断系索使小船漂离系泊处
The survivors were adrift on a raft for six days. 幸存者在筏子上漂浮了六天.
(b) (fig 比喻) having no purpose; aimless 没有目的; 无目标
young people adrift in our big cities 在我们大城市 四处游荡的年轻人
turn sb adrift, ie send sb away without help or support 逐出某人（使其漂泊流浪）.
2 (infml 口)
(a) unfastened; loose 脱开; 松开
Part of the car's bumper had come adrift. 汽车的保险杠有一处松动了.
(b) out of order; wrong 有故障; 出错; 有毛病
Our plans went badly adrift. 我们的计划严重受挫.