| 词汇 | example_english_net-drain |
| 释义 | net draincollocation in Englishmeanings of netand drainThese words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with drain. net adjective[before or after noun] uk /net/ us /net/ left when there is nothing else to be ... See more at net drain noun uk /dreɪn/ us /dreɪn/ a pipe or channel that is used to carry away waste matter and water from a building, or an opening in the road that rain water can ... See more at drain Examples of net drainThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. If he survives his working years, he is again a netdrain on others. In the first quarter of 1948 the netdrain was £147,000,000, and in the second quarter £107,000,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will not be a netdrain on the balance of payments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Unless and until the budgetary system is changed, that huge netdrain will continue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a netdrain on the board's resources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We believe them to be a netdrain on police resources. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is no answer to say that the stimulus of entry will boost growth by several times that netdrain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That qualifies for investment grant, but it is perfectly possible for that refinery or chemical plant to be a netdrain on the balance of payments. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are we to say that, to arrive at the net drained weight, the pineapple is to be weighed immediately the tin is emptied? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How, in these circumstances, can one define what is the net drained weight of anything? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How do you prove what the net drained weight was? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course "net drained weight" may be a very convenient phrase if it is somewhere defined. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Want to learn more? Go to the definition of net Go to the definition of drain See other collocations with drain |
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