(尤指气味、烟、声音等)轻轻飘送、飘荡;(使)随风飘来。也可作名词,指“一阵飘来的气味/烟”等。
/wɑːft/(英); /wæft/(美)
The smell of coffee wafted through the hallway.
咖啡的香味轻轻飘过走廊。
As the doors opened, music wafted out into the night, mixing with the scent of rain and street food.
门一打开,音乐便飘散到夜色里,和雨味与街头小吃的香气交织在一起。
源自中古英语 waften,与“编织、使(布)成网”有关,后来引申为“像轻薄的布一样在空气中飘动”,再进一步发展出“(气味、烟等)飘来/飘散”的常见含义。