cast someone/something adrift

Related to word: cast

Idiom

Definition

  1. To abandon or leave someone or something, such as a small boat, to float uncontrollably on water; to leave without guidance or support.

    使(小船或船上的人)在水上漂流,不受控制。

    • Due to economic hardship, many fishermen were forced to cast their old boats adrift at sea.

      由于经济困难,许多渔民被迫将他们的旧船漂流在海上。

    • After being laid off by the company, he felt like a small boat cast adrift in the ocean of life.

      在被公司解雇后,他感觉自己像一艘在生活海洋中漂流的小船。

    • They decided to cast the outdated equipment adrift, leaving it unattended in the warehouse.

      他们决定将过时的设备漂流,让它无人看管地留在仓库里。