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    adrift

    US /əˈdrɪft/

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    UK /əˈdrɪft/

    C1
    adj.AdjectiveFloating without direction; not anchored
    The couple were adrift at sea for 5 days

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    A New Blueprint for Good Work | RSA Insights

    02:29A New Blueprint for Good Work | RSA Insights
    • Work, as we've known it, is adrift in a sea of uncertainty. Automation, AI, the gig economy, insecure work, climate change and COVID, all threaten to sink it.

      Work, as we've known it, is adrift in a sea of uncertainty. Automation, AI, the gig economy, insecure work, climate change and COVID, all threaten to sink it.

    B1

    The Appeal of Rescuing Other People

    03:33The Appeal of Rescuing Other People
    • We feel our hearts tighten when we learn that someone had a difficult childhood or is isolated and adrift or has been bullied at work or made to feel worthless in a past relationship.

      We feel our hearts tighten when we learn that someone had a difficult childhood or is isolated and adrift or has been bullied at work or made to feel worthless in a past relationship.

    • We feel our heart tighten when we learn that someone had a difficult childhood, or is isolated and adrift, or has been bullied at work, or made to feel worthless in a past relationship.

      We feel our heart tighten when we learn that someone had a difficult childhood, or is isolated and adrift, or has been bullied at work, or made to feel worthless in a past relationship.

    B1

    Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1

    15:23Jane Eyre Audiobook by Charlotte Bronte | Audiobooks Youtube Free | Part 1
    • cut adrift from every connection, uncertain whether the port to which it is bound can

      cut adrift from every connection, uncertain whether the port to which it is bound can

    B2

    The Ugly Duckling | The Little Mermaid - Full Story - Best Fairy Tales Compilation for Kids

    22:52The Ugly Duckling | The Little Mermaid - Full Story - Best Fairy Tales Compilation for Kids
    • Then, keeping his head adrift, she led him to a beach.

      Then, keeping his head adrift, she led him to a beach.

    • Then, keeping his head adrift, she led him to a beach.

      Then, keeping his head adrift, she led him to a beach.

    B1

    Koala Facts | Wild Animals - Planet Doc Full Documentaries

    03:20Koala Facts | Wild Animals - Planet Doc Full Documentaries
    • When Australia separated from Gondwanaland, it was like a giant Noah's Ark adrift on the seas,

      When Australia separated from Gondwanaland, it was like a giant Noah's Ark adrift on the seas,

    • When Australia separated from Gondwanaland, it was like a giant Noah's Ark adrift on the seas,

      When Australia separated from Gondwanaland, it was like a giant Noah's Ark adrift on the seas,

    C1

    How to Prepare for the Worst

    02:20How to Prepare for the Worst
    • We are acutely fragile bundles of nerves and neurons adrift in a sharp-edged random universe.

      We are acutely fragile bundles of nerves and neurons adrift in a sharp-edged random universe.

    B1

    「 ISLAND'S SUNRISE 」Official Video 「島嶼天光國際英文」版。學運創作歌曲 (鄭雙雙Sherry Cheng)

    03:50「 ISLAND'S SUNRISE 」Official Video 「島嶼天光國際英文」版。學運創作歌曲 (鄭雙雙Sherry Cheng)
    • We're lost at sea, adrift like leaves

      We're lost at sea, adrift like leaves

    B1

    PLASTICIZED ~ Feature Documentary Film

    48:04PLASTICIZED ~ Feature Documentary Film
    • I'm reading the book Adrift,

      I'm reading the book Adrift,

    B1

    Ecosystem Change

    12:19Ecosystem Change
    • off there. We had the marsupials here in Australia that were adrift. So we didn't have the placental

      off there. We had the marsupials here in Australia that were adrift. So we didn't have the placental

    B1

    ArtSleuth 1 : VAN GOGH - The Starry Night (final version) - MOMA

    12:56ArtSleuth 1 : VAN GOGH - The Starry Night (final version) - MOMA
    • The drunks, adrift on the edges of the picture, seem to be shriveling like moths in the burning glare of these three false suns.

      The drunks, adrift on the edges of the picture, seem to be shriveling like moths in the burning glare of these three false suns.

    • The drunks adrift on the edges of the picture seem to be shrivelling, like moths,

      The drunks adrift on the edges of the picture seem to be shrivelling, like moths,

    B2