drift off track
1. 解词释义
Drift off有“渐渐离开”的意思,track 有“足迹,车辙”的意思,在这里引申为“正常的行为准则”。因此,drift off the track就有“越轨,不守本分”“偏离正常行为准则”之意。
2. 拓展范例
e.g. You never say a moral thing, and you never drifts off track.
你从来不侈谈道德,可也从来没有越轨行为。
e.g. She acknowledged her close relationship with the boss but she claired that she never driffted off track.
她承认了他和上司之间亲密关系,但是声明她从来就并没越轨的行为。
e.g. My son did drift off track for a while in his late teens but he has settled with a family.
我儿子年轻时确实有些越轨行为,但现在安下心来结婚成家了。
3. 视野拓展
drift off:迷迷糊糊地睡去,逐渐入睡
e.g. It was only when he finally drifted off to sleep that the headaches eased.
只有当他最后迷迷糊糊睡着时,他的头痛才有所减轻。
e.g. Its another 45 minutes before Morgan is finally able to drift off.
到迈甘美渐渐进入睡乡的时候,时间已又过去了45分钟。
e.g. Every time I drift off course, I get reminded of this story.
每当我对人生漫不经心时, 我就会想起这个故事。
e.g. I then lumbered back into bed and started to drift off.
然后又蹒跚地回到被窝进入梦乡。