飘移 (piāo yí) — to drift (as in car racing, clouds, or objects in air/water)
Definition
A vivid verb for 'drift' — used for cars losing traction on a curve, and for objects (leaves, balloons, clouds) carried gently through air or water. More dynamic and image-driven than the plain 漂.
verb
to drift (as in car racing, clouds, or objects in air/water)
Examples
- 飘移。Nà liàng chē zài wān dào shàng piāo yí le yí xià.That car drifted for a moment on the curve.
- 飘移。Shù yè zài shuǐ miàn shàng màn màn piāo yí.Leaves drift slowly on the water surface.
- 飘移。Qì qiú zài kōng zhōng zì yóu piāo yí.The balloon drifts freely in the air.
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