名詞 waft:

1. a long flag; often tapering
   同義詞：pennant, pennon, streamer

動詞 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.
   一陣突然刮來的風把她桌上的文件吹落到地上。
2. Cooking smells wafted along the hall.
   做飯的味道順著走廊飄過來。

waft

v.（動詞）
waft.ed,waft.ing,wafts
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cause to go gently and smoothly through the air or over water.
使飄蕩：使在空氣中或水上輕柔平滑地前進
To convey or send floating through the air or over water.
漂浮：在空氣中或水上漂浮著傳或送
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To float easily and gently, as on the air; drift:
飄：輕松柔和地飄浮，如在空氣中；飄蕩：
例句：
.It was a heat that wafted from streets, rolled between buildings and settled over sidewalks.(Sarah Lyall)
.一陣熱氣從街上飄來，在大樓間翻滾并滯留在人行道上.(撒拉·萊亞爾)

n.（名詞）
Something, such as an odor, that is carried through the air.
一股：通過空氣傳送的東西，如一股氣味
A light breeze; a rush of air.
一陣微風；一股風
The act of fluttering or waving.
飄蕩：飄動或舞動的動作
Nautical
【航?！?/i>
A flag used for signaling or indicating wind direction.
風信旗：用于打信號或指示風向的旗子
A signal with a flag.Also called In this sense, also called waif 2
用旗子表示的信號也作 在此意義上也可稱作 waif2

來源：
Back-formation from wafter [convoy ship]
源自 wafter的逆構詞 [護航船]
alteration of Middle English waughter
中古英語 waughter的變化
from Middle Dutch
源自 中古荷蘭語
or Middle Low German wachter [a guard]
或 中古低地德語 wachter [衛(wèi)兵]
from wachten [to guard] * see weg-
源自 wachten [保衛(wèi)] *參見 weg-

【引伸】
waft.er
n.（名詞）