drift
drift.01 - move aimlessly
DRIFT-V NOTES: Frames file for 'drift' based on sentences in financial subcorpus and comparison with Chris' old drift file. Well, not so much, since that's not how we're doing things these days. Comparison with 'move' instead. (from drift.01-v predicate notes)Aliases:
drift (v.)
drift (n.)
drifting (n.)
adrift (j.)
drift (n.)
drifting (n.)
adrift (j.)
Roles:
ARG1-PPT: object in motion
drift-v: with LOC
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ...ARG1
driftedrel
on either side of its previous closeARGM-LOC
and finished with a gain of just 0.82 at 2645.90 .drift-v: with DIR
Growth stocks may underperform cyclical stocks next year if the Federal Reserve begins to let
interest ratesARG1
driftrel
sufficiently lowerARGM-DIR
to boost the economy .drift_off
drift_off.02 - fall gently into a dreamy state (often sleep)
DRIFT_OFF-V NOTES: Added by Julia.Aliases:
drift_off (v.)
drifting_off (n.)
drifting_off (n.)
Roles:
ARG1-PAG: sleeper
ARG2-PPT: sleep
ARG2-PPT: sleep
drift_off-v
As he slowly fell asleepARGM-TMP
heARG1
driftedrel
offrel
into a dreamARG2
and the night breeze filled the room and surrounded their bodies .