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词汇 draft
释义 draft
noun
uk /drɑːft/ us /dræft/

draftnoun (PLAN)


B2[ C ]
a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form: 草案;草稿;草图
rough draftThis is only a rough draft - the finished article will have pictures too.这只是一个粗略的草稿——定稿后的文章中还会有一些图片。
first draftShe asked me to check the first draft of her proposal.她请我检查一下她的(第一稿)提案草稿。
final draftI am now typing up the fourth and final draft of my essay.
In early drafts, I write scenes that will disappear in the final version.
I've knocked out a first draft of the report which we can amend at a later date.
We decided to abandon the first draft of the report and start over.我们决定把报告的第一稿推翻重写。
The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting.他小说的初稿有很多地方需要重写。
We submitted a rough draft of the changes we proposed to make and waited for the council's approval.
He pointed out that the latest chapter was only a draft and not the final version.
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Pieces of writing
annotation
biographic
blog post
caption
Chyron
creative writing
cutting
femslash
intertextual
intertextuality
intertextually
juvenilia
legend
manuscript
passage
self-portrait
thought piece
transcript
uncaptioned
versification

draftnoun (MILITARY)


 the draft[ S ]mainly US(UKconscription)
the system of ordering people by law to join the armed forces: 兵役制
He avoided the draft because of a foot injury.他因脚伤而躲过了服兵役。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Joining or leaving the army
absent without leave
anti-draft
buy
buy someone out
call
call someone up
cashier
commission
conscript
conscription
desert
deserter
desertion
draft dodger
enlistment
join up
re-enlist
re-enlistment
re-up
recruit

draftnoun (SPORT)


[ S ]
the system by which sports teams in the US choose new young players at the beginning of each season: (美国职业球队在赛季之初选拔新队员的)选秀制度
the NBA draftNBA选秀制
draft pickHe was a second-round draft pick by the Raiders.他在选秀的第二轮被奥克兰袭击者队选中。
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General terms used in ball sports
aggregate score
assist
attacking
back pass
backhanded
bend
hat trick
indirect free kick
interception
kicker
launch angle
lay someone off
loft
pitch
square ball
stiff-arm
stroke
swat
takeaway
tap in

draftnoun (MONEY)


[ C ]
a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially to another bank: (尤指向银行支付的)汇票
bank draftPayment can be made in cash, by bank draft, or by bank transfer.
banker's draftI arranged for some money to be sent from London to L.A. by banker's draft.我安排以银行汇票的方式把一些钱从伦敦寄到洛杉矶。
To avoid the delay caused by sending a locally drawn cheque to Europe, banks can issue a draft in euros.
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Payment methods
anti-kickback
ATM card
automatic withdrawal
bad cheque
baksheesh
bribe
chip
commission
liquid
meal ticket
microtransaction
monetization
monetize
money-back
monometallic
PFI
ready money
remittance
severance
wave and pay

draftnoun (COLD AIR)


[ C ]US(UKdraught)
a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room冷空气
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Wind & winds
anemometer
blast
chinook
crosswind
cyclonic
draughty
easterly
gale
northerly
sea breeze
sigh
slipstream
stiff
the Coriolis effect
vortex
vorticity
weathervane
windblown
windswept
wuthering

draftnoun (AIR POCKET)


[ s ]
a place behind a moving object where the air pressure is lower. It can be used by a following vehicle to save fuel and gain power:
He used the draft from the Honda to go to the inside and pass at turn one.
The powerful draft that was created made all the cars in a race virtually equal.
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Chemicals, chemical compounds & gases
acetic acid
acrolein
acrylamide
activated charcoal
adenine
agglomerate
cyanide
ethyl alcohol
glyphosate
H2O
HCFC
HFC
hyaluronic acid
hydrochloric acid
laughing gas
limescale
meths
oxyacetylene
prussic acid
tartaric acid

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Motor racing

draftnoun (BOATS)


[ C ] sailing USspecialized(UKdraught)
the depth of water needed for a boat to be able to float吃水深度
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Measurements in general
altitude
bathymetric
bathymetrically
bathymetry
be running at somethingidiom
calibrate
calibre
cubic
drop
elevation
factor
knee-length
micro
non-measurable
pico-
scale
setting
stopping distance
tera-
uncalibrated

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Sailing & boating

draftnoun (BEER)


[ U ]US(UKdraught)
a system of storing and serving drinks from large containers, especially barrels: (饮品等)桶装,散装
on draftIs the lager on draft or is it bottled?这种拉格啤酒是散装的还是瓶装的?
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Beer & cider
ale
beer
beer mat
beer o'clock
bitter
home brew
hophead
hoppy
IPA
jar
keg party
mild
mug
perry
pint
rough cider
scrumpy
shandy
spile
stout
draft
adjective[ before noun ]
US(UKdraught)uk /drɑːft/ us /dræft/

draftadjective[before noun] (BEER)


(of drinks such as beer) stored in and served from large containers, especially barrels: (啤酒等)桶装的,散装的
draft beer/lager/cider散装啤酒/拉格啤酒/苹果酒
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Beer & cider
ale
beer
beer mat
beer o'clock
bitter
home brew
hophead
hoppy
IPA
jar
keg party
mild
mug
perry
pint
rough cider
scrumpy
shandy
spile
stout

draftadjective[before noun] (ANIMALS)


(of animals) used for pulling heavy loads, vehicles, etc.: (动物)供使役用的
a draft horse役用马
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Pulling
drag
drag someone away
draw something up
haul
heave
heave-ho
heft
hitch
hitch something up
pull at something
reel
reel something in/out
retract
retractable
suck
tow
traction
wrench
wrest
yank

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Animal farming - general words
draft
verb
uk /drɑːft/ us /dræft/

draftverb (PLAN)


C1
to write the first version of a document such as a letter, essay, or law, which may have details added, changed, or corrected later: 起草(文件、计划等)
Draft a proposal for the project and we can discuss it at the meeting.先起草一个项目草案,我们可以在会上就此讨论。
She helped me draft a letter of complaint.
He is drafting legislation to control internet sales to minors.
The software can be used as a tool for drafting school papers.
to draw the plans for a new building, structure, machine, etc.: 草图,图样,设计图
They hired an architect to draft the plans for their new home.他们雇了一名建筑师为他们的新家绘制设计图。
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Editing & compiling
abridged
amend
anthologist
blue pencil
bowdlerization
bowdlerized
co-edit
compile
excerpt
non-editorial
over-edit
post-editing
proofreading
recension
revise
subedit
undubbed
unfiltered
unindexed
unrevised

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Painting, drawing & printing

draftverb (MILITARY)


[ Tusually passive ]mainly US(UKconscript)
to order people by law to join the armed forces: 征兵
be drafted intoHe was drafted into the army at 18.他18岁时应征参军(入伍)。
He was drafted at age 18.
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Joining or leaving the army
absent without leave
anti-draft
buy
buy someone out
call
call someone up
cashier
commission
conscript
conscription
desert
deserter
desertion
draft dodger
enlistment
join up
re-enlist
re-enlistment
re-up
recruit

Phrasal verb


draft someone in
draft
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /drɑːft/ us /dræft/

draftadjective[before noun] (PLAN)


A draft plan, document, etc. is in its first form, including the main points but not all the details: 草拟的,草稿的
a draft plan/bill/proposal计划/提案/建议草稿
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Editing & compiling
abridged
amend
anthologist
blue pencil
bowdlerization
bowdlerized
co-edit
compile
excerpt
non-editorial
over-edit
post-editing
proofreading
recension
revise
subedit
undubbed
unfiltered
unindexed
unrevised

draftadjective[before noun] (BEER)


US(UKdraught)
(of drinks such as beer) stored in and served from large containers, especially barrels: (啤酒等)桶装的,散装的
draft beer/lager/cider散装啤酒/拉格啤酒/苹果酒
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Beer & cider
ale
beer
beer mat
beer o'clock
bitter
home brew
hophead
hoppy
IPA
jar
keg party
mild
mug
perry
pint
rough cider
scrumpy
shandy
spile
stout

draftadjective[before noun] (ANIMALS)


US(UKdraught)
(of animals) used for pulling heavy loads, vehicles, etc.: (动物)供使役用的
a draft horse役用马
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Pulling
drag
drag someone away
draw something up
haul
heave
heave-ho
heft
hitch
hitch something up
pull at something
reel
reel something in/out
retract
retractable
suck
tow
traction
wrench
wrest
yank

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Animal farming - general words

draft | American Dictionary


draft
noun
us/dræft/

draftnoun (PLAN)


[ C ] writing, art
a piece of writing or drawing that is done early in the development of a work to help prepare it in its final form:
The architects gave us their first draft of the design.

draftnoun (CHOOSING PEOPLE)


[ U ]
the process by which people are ordered by law to become members of the armed forces, or the process by which players are chosen to play for professional (= paid) sports teams

draftnoun (COLD AIR)


[ C ]
a current of cold air inside a room:
She felt a cold draft every time the door was opened.

draftnoun (BANKING)


[ C ]
a written order for money to be paid by a bank:
a bank draft
draft
verb[ T ]
us/dræft/

draftverb[T] (WRITE)


to write something, esp. at an early stage before it is in final form:
She drafted a letter to her lawyer.

draftverb[T] (CHOOSE PEOPLE)


to order a person to become a member of the armed forces
In sports, to draft is to choose someone, esp. someone in a college or university to become available as a player for a team that pays its players:
The Cleveland Cavaliers drafted him in the first round.

draft | Business English


draft
noun[ C ]
uk /drɑːft/ us /dræft/
a piece of writing such as a letter, report, or speech that may not be in its final form and may have changes made to it:
a rough/early/preliminary draft
a first/second draftShe asked me to check the first draft of her proposal.
the final/latest draft
write/produce/prepare a draftA draft of the constitution has been prepared for discussion.
The original draft of the resolution was much more strongly worded.
BANKING
a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially to another bank:
When products are imported, they have to be paid for, often with a draft on the buyer's bank.
The money should be transferred by draft rather than electronically.
TRANSPORT US
→ draught

See also


bank draft
banker's draft
exposure draft
sight draft
draft
verb[ T ]
uk /drɑːft/ us /dræft/
to write something such as a letter, speech, or report in a form that may have changes made to it:
draft a proposal/plan/report
draft a letter/speech
draft a bill/law/constitution
draft
adjective[ before noun ]
uk /drɑːft/ us /dræft/
a draft plan, document, etc. is not in its final form, and may have changes made to it:
a draft plan/bill/proposal
draft legislation/regulations

Examples of draft


draft
It was first returned because it had been drafted by counsel; government could only be addressed by principals, not their agents.
The 1847 draft is not extant, but the 1860 revision survives along with the 1870 poem that was finally published.
When a draft law arrives, it is considered by the appropriate technical commissions.
The word graph in the design draft was selected by the architect from all generated word graphs on the vertical screen.
More precisely, in an earlier draft of this paper the following was asked.
Moreover, harm to others might be precisely the point the draft evader wants to make.
The object recognition behaviour shown by mammals is not expected to be either equivalent to, or even to be a draft of, this human ability.
This draft was only eleven pages while the original was fifty-three.
The poverty of direct sources aside, it is demonstrable that there were more technologies available for correctable musical drafts than is now generally acknowledged.
He also advised ministers and departments on particular legal matters and drafted legislation according to their needs.
A reflection on ten years experience of providing qualitative research training in primary care research projects proposals or draft papers for publication.
Hierarchies are rigid when it comes to the approval of the drafts and proposals prepared by a civil servant (fonctionnaire).
The comments of two anonymous referees on an earlier draft of this paper are much appreciated.
We also thank our anonymous referees for several suggestions for revision to an earlier draft of this paper.
I would also thank the anonymous referees who helped me so much to improve the early draft of this paper.
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Collocations withdraft


draft

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amateur draft
Expansion also changed how the amateurdraft was handled.
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Wikipedia

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draft agreement
The current draftagreement now secures equal national treatment as well as most-favoured nation treatment.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
draft article
The draft guidelines, at draftarticle 9, provide criteria for the inclusion of rail routes as high-speed routes.
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Hansard archive

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