Catch the drift of
理解…的含义,明白…的要旨
🧩 词语组成解析
catch
[kætʃ]
vt. 赶上;接住;引起;看见;
vt.& vi. （使）被钩住，（使）被卡住;
n. 抓;隐情;捕获量;挂钩;
vi. 锁住;着火;[棒球]当接球手;
adj. 迷惑人的;令人容易上当的;引人注目的;令人感兴趣的;
the
[ðə]
art. 指已提到的人（物）;指说话人与听者已知的人（物）;用于独一无二的事物前;与形容词最高级和序数词连用;
drift
[drɪft]
vi. 流动;随意移动;漂泊;浮现;
vt. 漂流;堆积成堆;
n. 漂移，偏移;趋势，动向;大意;放任自流;
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
🗣️ 情景例句
I could almost touch it.
我几乎可以摸到它。
I'm afraid not.
我想不是。
Almost any day a young porpoise may be seen trying to turn a 300-pound sea turtle over by sticking his snout under the edge of his shell and pushing up for dear life.
几乎每天都可以看到一只小海豚把鼻子顶入一只300磅重的海龟的硬壳下面，拼命地把它翻过来。