| 词汇 | drain |
| 释义 | drain verb uk /dreɪn/ us /dreɪn/ drainverb (REMOVE LIQUID)C2[ I or T ] If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away, and if something drains, liquid flows away or out of it: （使）排出，（使）排放，放干（液体） Drain the pasta thoroughly.把意大利面条中的水完全沥干。 We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water.我们把池塘中的水放干后重新注入清水。 drain something offDrain off any liquid that is left in the rice.把大米彻底沥干。 Don't bother drying the pans - just leave them to drain.不用专门擦干平底锅——让它自己干就行了。 to remove liquid from something dryCan you dry the dishes for me? dry something upCan you dry up the plates for me? dry (someone/something) offLet me dry the chairs off before you sit down. blotI blotted the spilled wine with a cloth. towelShe stepped out of the pool and towelled her hair. [ T ] If you drain a glass or cup, you drink all the liquid in it.喝光，喝完 They dug deep channels to drain the water from the fields. That's just the sound of the water draining out of the sink. You don't need to drain the rice, you see. It has absorbed all the water. This entire region is drained by the Danube delta. If there isn't a hole in the bottom of the plant pot, the water can't drain out. Taking things away from someone or somewhere appropriate bear away carry someone away carry something off collect someone/something from somewhere debug divest someone of something drain (something) away drainage dredge expropriate relieve removal remove rob root something/someone out rout someone out seizure shear sweep You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Removing and extracting Emptying drainverb (MAKE TIRED)C2[ T ] to make someone very tired: 使（某人）筋疲力尽 The long journey completely drained me.这次长途旅行可把我给累垮了。 Tired and making tired all in anti-fatigue at your worstidiom be dead on your feetidiom be fit/ready to dropidiom finish something off fit to dropidiom fragile gassed haggard knackered shell-shocked sleep deprivation sleep-deprived sleepily sleepiness sleepy strung out yawningly zonked drainverb (REDUCE)C2[ I or T ] to reduce or cause something to reduce: 使减少；使降低；消耗 The long war had drained the resources of both countries.那场旷日持久的战争使两国元气大伤。 drain someone/something of somethingWar drains a nation of its youth and its wealth (= uses them until they are gone).战争消耗掉的是国家的青年和财富。 [ I ] If the blood/colour drains from your face, or if your face drains (of blood/colour), you turn very pale, often because you are shocked or ill: （通常指因惊吓或疾病而脸色）变苍白 drain from someone’s faceThe colour drained from his face when they told him the results. Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction deflation dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: The skin, & skin colour Phrasal verbdrain (something) away drain noun uk /dreɪn/ us /dreɪn/ drainnoun (PIPE)C2[ C ] 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 flow down: 排水管，下水道;下水井 I think the kitchen drain is blocked.我觉得厨房的下水道被堵住了。 She accidentally dropped her ring down a drain in the road.她不小心把戒指掉进路边的下水井里了。 drains[ plural ]UK the system of pipes, openings in the ground, or other devices that are used for carrying away waste matter and water: 下水管道，排水管线 There was an unpleasant smell coming from the drains.下水道里发出一种难闻的气味。 [ C ]US(UKplughole) a hole in a bath, sink, etc. through which water flows away and into which you can put a plug排水管，排水口 phanasitti/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Leaves are clogging up the drain.树叶堵塞了下水道。 Two kids were poking a stick into the drain.两个孩子在把一根棍子插到排水管里面去。 Building: plumbing, pipes & sewage ballcock black water catch basin caulking cesspit gurgler hot-water tank hydrant influent isolator plumb plunger septic tank sewage sewage works sewer siphon spigot syphon waterworks You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Bathroom fixtures & fittings drainnoun (MAKE TIRED)[ S ] something that makes you feel very tired: 使人疲倦的事物 drain onI think taking care of her elderly mother is a big drain on her energy.我认为照看年迈的母亲对她而言非常吃力。 Tired and making tired all in anti-fatigue at your worstidiom be dead on your feetidiom be fit/ready to dropidiom finish something off fit to dropidiom fragile gassed haggard knackered shell-shocked sleep deprivation sleep-deprived sleepily sleepiness sleepy strung out yawningly zonked drainnoun (REDUCE)C2[ S ] something that uses more of your energy, money, or time than you want to give: 拖累，负担 drain onHaving a big mortgage is a real drain on your earnings.对你的收入而言一大笔抵押贷款是很重的负担。 Becoming and making smaller or less abridgment attenuate attenuated attenuating attenuation compress contraction deflation dwindle dwindling ease ease someone's mindidiom ease up/off halve recede reduce reducible reduction resize trough drain | American Dictionarydrain verb[ I/T ] us/dreɪn/ to allow or cause liquid to flow away from something: [ I ]Wash the lettuce in the sink and let it drain. [ T ]Drain the lettuce and then pat it dry with paper towels. If something drains you, it makes you very tired: [ T ]It drains you to work with a class of 20 four-year-olds, let me tell you. drain noun[ C ] us/dreɪn/ a pipe or channel that carries away waste water or other liquids: She spilled some sugar in the sink and washed it down the drain. Something that is a drain on you takes away a lot of your energy and makes you tired: Taking care of his sick mother was quite a drain on him. If something is a drain on your money or something else, it uses a lot of it or makes it weaker: Having two mortgages was a tremendous drain on their resources. drain | Business Englishdrain noun[ C,usually singular ] uk /dreɪn/us something that uses too much of your energy, money, or time: Having a big mortgage is a real drain on your earnings. Unexpected repairs to the building have been a huge drain on our financial resources. The company's pension liability has become a cash drain. down the draininformal completely wasted or spoiled: When the project was scrapped, all our efforts went down the drain. People feel that renting property is money down the drain. See alsobrain drain drain verb uk /dreɪn/us [ T ] to reduce or remove a large amount of something: drain sth from sthThe government is enforcing a deal that allows it to drain billions from miners' pension schemes. drain reserves/resourcesThey took on work that was not profitable, draining cash resources. [ I ] to disappear gradually: How can we make sure business does not drain out of the country? The riches lured in too much competition and profits are now beginning to drain away. Examples of draindrain When the marshes were drained the new farmers chose to live on the embankments beside the canals and rivers. She also took the view that it was not necessary to have individual access to water and drains. At much expense the farmers have drained these soils. The pulmonary veins appeared to be draining normally. The issues here are whether the land has laser grading, surface drains, and re-use system. Enhancing the value of farmland by improving farm buildings or draining pasture was one incentive to keep or find tenants in hard years. In the south this could be because the wet-season monsoon waters had not yet drained away. The pulmonary venous connections appeared totally anomalous and were thought to be draining beneath the diaphragm. Isolated superior vena cava draining into the left atrium diagnosed by radionucleide angiography. Venous blood is gravity drained into the reservoir bag and pumped to the heat exchanger/hollow fibre oxygenator structure. Water-control features included aqueducts, drains, walled channels, dams, and a bridge. Such work is of ten draining yet immensely rewarding f or the patient and therapist alike. In short drains or under bridges they may be sometimes caught in hundreds. There is something brute about this conclusion which threatens to trivialise one's subject matter and seems capable of draining its meaningfulness at a single stroke. Each sample was rinsed into a large container, the water was drained and all remaining material was preserved in 95% ethanol for subsequent sorting. See all examples of drain 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. Collocations withdraindrainThese are words often used in combination with drain. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. constant drain They represented a constant drain on the national treasury's financial resources. drain cleaner Eventually fell into a coma after being injected with drain cleaner, but woke up several months later. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. drain hole He wakes them up by pulling the plug out of a drainhole in the boat. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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. See all collocations with drain |
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