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词汇 drafty
释义 drafty
adjective
uk /ˈdrɑːf.ti/ us /ˈdræf.t̬i/
US spelling of draughty(draughty的美式拼写)
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drafty | American Dictionary


drafty
adjective
us/ˈdræf·ti/
full of currents of cold air

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During winter the houses were cold and drafty with few braziers, requiring the women to dress in layered clothing for warmth.
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It was difficult to evenly heat the long, drafty cars.
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The sport bar also caused air to flow over the rear seat passengers, resulting in a less drafty ride.
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The reason for building the new one was that the stave church was dilapidated, a cold and drafty place during the winter period.
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If there are mold problems in a house only during certain times of the year, then it is probably either too air-tight, or too drafty.
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Cabins were initially quite drafty and simple and the wind would whistle through the logs perhaps echoing the call of the loons on the lake.
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Other methods of raising humidity include grouping plants closely together and not placing plants in drafty areas.
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Development took place during the winter, but the room was drafty and poorly heated.
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The container is filled with a liquid, then hung in a drafty place in the shade.
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The building had cracked plaster, leaking roofs, drafty spaces and rotting rafters.
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Carpet bags sometimes also served as a railway rug, a common item in the 19th century for warmth in drafty, unheated rail-cars.
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The house was renovated by a local building in 1960 but was never more than a very drafty pile with a very damp basement.
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The gown proved comfortable for studying in unheated and drafty buildings and thus became a tradition in the universities.
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Woodlea has 140 rooms, which were designed to be neither drafty nor for important rooms to be too remote.
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