pass or cause to pass easily or gently through or as if through the air 飘送;(使)飘荡;(使)飘浮 [no obj., with adverbial of direction]the smell of stale fat wafted out from the cafe. 从小餐馆里飘出不新鲜的油脂味。 [with obj. and adverbial of direction]each breeze would waft pollen round the house. 每一阵微风都会使花粉飘散在房子四周。 ■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]move with a gliding motion 平滑地移动;飘过 models wafted down the catwalk in filmy organza skirts. 模特们穿着薄如蝉翼的透明硬纱裙子飘然走过T形台。
noun
a gentle movement of air 一阵微风 ■a scent or odour carried on such a movement of air 一股味道 northern
(亦作 weft)(Nautical, historical)a knotted ensign, garment, etc. displayed by a ship as a signal. wave (航海 史)(船舶展示作为信号)遇难信号旗
语源
early 16th cent. (in the sense 'escort (a ship)'): back-formation from obsolete wafter 'armed convoy vessel', from Low German, Dutch wachter, from wachten 'to guard'. A sense 'convey by water' gave rise to the current use of the verb