waft

名词 waft:

1. a long flag; often tapering
   同义词：pennant, pennon, streamer

动词 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.
   一阵突然刮来的风把她桌上的文件吹落到地上。
2. Cooking smells wafted along the hall.
   做饭的味道顺着走廊飘过来。

waft

v.（动词）
waft.ed,waft.ing,wafts
v.tr.（及物动词）
To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water.
使飘荡：使在空气中或水上轻柔平滑地前进
To convey or send floating through the air or over water.
漂浮：在空气中或水上漂浮着传或送
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To float easily and gently, as on the air; drift:
飘：轻松柔和地飘浮，如在空气中；飘荡：
例句：
.It was a heat that wafted from streets, rolled between buildings and settled over sidewalks.(Sarah Lyall)
.一阵热气从街上飘来，在大楼间翻滚并滞留在人行道上.(撒拉·莱亚尔)

n.（名词）
Something, such as an odor, that is carried through the air.
一股：通过空气传送的东西，如一股气味
A light breeze; a rush of air.
一阵微风；一股风
The act of fluttering or waving.
飘荡：飘动或舞动的动作
Nautical
【航海】
A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction.
风信旗：用于打信号或指示风向的旗子
A signal with a flag.Also called In this sense, also called waif 2
用旗子表示的信号也作 在此意义上也可称作 waif2

来源：
Back-formation from wafter [convoy ship]
源自 wafter的逆构词 [护航船]
alteration of Middle English waughter
中古英语 waughter的变化
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷兰语
or Middle Low German wachter [a guard]
或 中古低地德语 wachter [卫兵]
from wachten [to guard] * see weg-
源自 wachten [保卫] *参见 weg-

【引伸】
waft.er
n.（名词）