waft

waft
[wɒft, wɑːft]
verb
  1. 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
  1. 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
  2. (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
  1. 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
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