waft 音标拼音: [w'ɑft]
vt . 吹送,使飘荡
vi . 飘荡
n . 吹送,飘荡
吹送,使飘荡飘荡吹送,飘荡
waft n 1 :
a long flag ;
often tapering [
synonym : {
pennant }, {
pennon },
{
streamer }, {
waft }]
v 1 :
be driven or carried along ,
as by the air ; "
Sounds wafted into the room "
2 :
blow gently ; "
A breeze wafted through the door "
Waft \
Waft \,
n .
1 .
A wave or current of wind . "
Everywaft of the air ."
--
Longfellow .
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In this dire season ,
oft the whirlwind '
s wing Sweeps up the burden of whole wintry plains In one wide waft . --
Thomson .
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2 .
A signal made by waving something ,
as a flag ,
in the air .
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3 .
An unpleasant flavor . [
Obs .]
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4 . (
Naut .)
A knot ,
or stop ,
in the middle of a flag . [
Written also {
wheft }.]
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Note :
A flag with a waft in it ,
when hoisted at the staff ,
or half way to the gaff ,
means ,
a man overboard ;
at the peak ,
a desire to communicate ;
at the masthead , "
Recall boats ."
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Waft \
Waft \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Wafted };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Wafting }.] [
Prob .
originally imp . &
p .
p .
of wave ,
v .
t .
See {
Wave }
to waver .]
1 .
To give notice to by waving something ;
to wave the hand to ;
to beckon . [
Obs .]
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But soft :
who wafts us yonder ? --
Shak .
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2 .
To cause to move or go in a wavy manner ,
or by the impulse of waves ,
as of water or air ;
to bear along on a buoyant medium ;
as ,
a balloon was wafted over the channel .
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A gentle wafting to immortal life . --
Milton .
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Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul ,
And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole . --
Pope .
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3 .
To cause to float ;
to keep from sinking ;
to buoy . [
Obs .]
--
Sir T .
Browne .
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Note :
This verb is regular ;
but waft was formerly som ?
times used ,
as by Shakespeare ,
instead of wafted .
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Waft \
Waft \,
v .
i .
To be moved ,
or to pass ,
on a buoyant medium ;
to float .
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And now the shouts waft near the citadel . --
Dryden .
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87 Moby Thesaurus words for "
waft ":
air express ,
airfreight ,
airlift ,
asportation ,
bear ,
bear up ,
bearing ,
blast ,
blow ,
blow a hurricane ,
blow great guns ,
blow over ,
blow up ,
bluster ,
breath ,
breath of air ,
breeze ,
breeze up ,
brew ,
buoy ,
buoy up ,
capful of wind ,
carriage ,
carry ,
carrying ,
cartage ,
come up ,
conduct ,
convey ,
conveyance ,
drayage ,
expressage ,
ferriage ,
flatus ,
float ,
float high ,
fly ,
freight ,
freightage ,
freshen ,
gather ,
haulage ,
hauling ,
hold up ,
huff ,
lift ,
lighterage ,
lug ,
lugging ,
manhandle ,
pack ,
packing ,
pipe up ,
portage ,
porterage ,
puff ,
puff of air ,
puff of wind ,
rage ,
railway express ,
ride high ,
set in ,
shipment ,
shipping ,
squall ,
stir of air ,
storm ,
sustain ,
take ,
telpherage ,
tote ,
toting ,
transport ,
transportation ,
transshipment ,
truckage ,
upbear ,
uphold ,
uplift ,
upraise ,
waftage ,
wagonage ,
whiff ,
whiffet ,
whiffle ,
whisk ,
wing
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WAFT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster The meaning of WAFT is to move or go lightly on or as if on a buoyant medium How to use waft in a sentence
WAFT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary WAFT definition: 1 to (cause to) move gently through the air: 2 a smell or smoke that moves through the air: 3… Learn more
WAFT Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Waft definition: to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water See examples of WAFT used in a sentence
Waft - definition of waft by The Free Dictionary 1 to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water: A breeze wafted the music across the lake 2 to send or convey lightly: wafting kisses across the footlights 3 to float or be carried, esp through the air n 4 a sound, odor, etc , faintly perceived 5 a wafting motion, as a light current or gust: a waft of air
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WAFT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary If sounds or smells waft through the air, or if something such as a light wind wafts them, they move gently through the air
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