名詞 waft:

1. a long flag; often tapering
   同義詞：pennant, pennon, streamer

動(dòng)詞 waft:

1. be driven or carried along, as by the air
2. blow gently

1. A sudden gust of wind wafted the papers off her desk.
   一陣突然刮來(lái)的風(fēng)把她桌上的文件吹落到地上。
2. Cooking smells wafted along the hall.
   做飯的味道順著走廊飄過(guò)來(lái)。

waft

v.（動(dòng)詞）
waft.ed,waft.ing,wafts
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water.
使飄蕩：使在空氣中或水上輕柔平滑地前進(jìn)
To convey or send floating through the air or over water.
漂?。涸诳諝庵谢蛩掀≈鴤骰蛩?/br>v.intr.（不及物動(dòng)詞）
To float easily and gently, as on the air; drift:
飄：輕松柔和地飄浮，如在空氣中；飄蕩：
例句：
.It was a heat that wafted from streets, rolled between buildings and settled over sidewalks.(Sarah Lyall)
.一陣熱氣從街上飄來(lái)，在大樓間翻滾并滯留在人行道上.(撒拉·萊亞爾)

n.（名詞）
Something, such as an odor, that is carried through the air.
一股：通過(guò)空氣傳送的東西，如一股氣味
A light breeze; a rush of air.
一陣微風(fēng)；一股風(fēng)
The act of fluttering or waving.
飄蕩：飄動(dòng)或舞動(dòng)的動(dòng)作
Nautical
【航?！?/i>
A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction.
風(fēng)信旗：用于打信號(hào)或指示風(fēng)向的旗子
A signal with a flag.Also called In this sense, also called waif 2
用旗子表示的信號(hào)也作 在此意義上也可稱(chēng)作 waif2

來(lái)源：
Back-formation from wafter [convoy ship]
源自 wafter的逆構(gòu)詞 [護(hù)航船]
alteration of Middle English waughter
中古英語(yǔ) waughter的變化
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷蘭語(yǔ)
or Middle Low German wachter [a guard]
或 中古低地德語(yǔ) wachter [衛(wèi)兵]
from wachten [to guard] * see weg-
源自 wachten [保衛(wèi)] *參見(jiàn) weg-

【引伸】
waft.er
n.（名詞）