| 词汇 | example_english_draughty |
| 释义 | Examples of draughtyThese 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. Though not strong on the wing they are capable of sustaining their flight for some time but soon come to rest away from draughty places. An assortment of sheds, huts, and barns, invariably scruffy, draughty, and uncomfortable, was the story elsewhere. They waste energy and leave thousands of children spending the winter days in cold and draughty classrooms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Kiosks are the most draughty places in which a person can work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Even those of us who are privileged enough to be in fairly good circumstances really notice a draughty place in the winter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One then has services in which buses are inadequate, break down, and are cold and draughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They sit in a cold, draughty corner and sniff glue. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We must get rid of inefficient electric bar heaters, draughty windows, and so on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of our older municipal swimming pools are cold and draughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They often live in homes that are damp, badly insulated, if at all, or draughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The rooms in which the actresses have to change and make up are cold, draughty, miserable holes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Management should have a face and it should be a human and recognisable face, not a piece of paper flapping on a draughty notice board. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The buildings can be too cold or too hot or draughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most wards containing patients have draughty single-pane windows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They waste energy and leave thousands of children spending their winter days in cold and draughty classrooms. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Newcomers cannot have a confidential meeting anywhere except the draughty corner of a corridor, where we hope nobody will overhear. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People eligible for supplementary benefit whose homes are draughty may be entitled to lump sum payments to buy materials for simple measures to reduce draughts. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 More attention should be given to preventing that old lady from living in damp, draughty conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many inhabitants of those former hotels live in extremely draughty, cold and uncomfortable conditions—often crammed in like sardines by unscrupulous landlords. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They came straight from the trenches into a draughty farmhouse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Travellers have to queue, sometimes in draughty sheds, so that their cards or passports may be produced and examined by the immigration officials. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Students often live in private sector rented accommodation that is badly insulated, with draughty windows and insufficient heating systems. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The tricycles are uncomfortable, draughty and extremely badly designed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a rule, these by-laws are to prevent draughty cottages being built. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my experience, the people who have most difficulty with heating bills tend to live in poorer, draughty accommodation, which makes the problem even worse. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The waiting areas are draughty, cold and miserable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Similarly, if dwellings are draughty and the external doors are not waterproof, efforts to increase thermal insulation will largely be in vain. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Their houses are not draughty and do not cost much to keep warm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Often, the elderly live in older draughty property and are unable to find the extra money to pay for insulation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The second is ventilation loss, again through draughty and poorly maintained houses; that can be quantified. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, it is not draughty areas that bats particularly like; it is safe and warm areas where the wood is not too old. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They sat in draughty corridors, on uncomfortable benches, at considerable inconvenience and frequently some suffering. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many occupants had developed respiratory tract illnesses as a result of living in damp and draughty houses during the winter months. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen that proposed accommodation, and it amounts to a large draughty passage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of our racecourses have archaic buildings; indeed the grandstands are draughty and uncomfortable places and the stables are dilapidated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The deputation complained that these houses were damp, cold, draughty and poorly maintained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Immense efforts are being made in teachers' homes, draughty church halls and other places to provide a primitive form of education for children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many people come to my surgeries and complain that their windows are draughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In my constituency, far too many homes still have rotting windows, draughty doors and rooms without radiators or any form of central heating. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most of the complaints were that the houses were very cold, the windows were draughty and the under-floor heating too expensive. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If that sort of thing occurs, endless people are kept hanging about in draughty corridors all day, and never get called. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Little shops are cold and draughty; big shops are hot and badly ventilated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who has seen mature hardwoods in the snow will know what cold, draughty places they are. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He obviously thinks that it is funny to stand under a draughty bus shelter with small children in the cold. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many pensioners live in appallingly cold homes, because the accommodation is poor, badly maintained, draughty and damp, with virtually no insulation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the windows are opened—and they are the only means of ventilation—it is draughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The only apparently decently habitable room is the front room upstairs, but this too is very draughty and cold. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Children who are unwell have to sit in the draughty entrance lobby. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Heating additions are, however, available to householder claimants if their home is difficult to heat adequately because, for instance, rooms are damp or draughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The hostel is purpose-built accommodation, not a draughty church hall. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The houses are wet and draughty and must endanger the health of the inhabitants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are cold, draughty and unsatisfactory, and likely to be hot in the summer and cold in the winter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In winter, they are very cold and draughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 According to service personnel, to describe much of that accommodation as draughty would be an understatement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are fed up with waiting in the cold on draughty station platforms and not knowing whether they will get to work. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The caveman thought that they would be draughty and was doubtful whether they would catch on. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am sure that, for example, they will welcome not having draughty corridors or having to take patients into the open air on the way to and from surgery. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He had leaking roofs and draughty windows. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The castle tends to be draughty. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The winds of heaven can freely enter underneath the floor, and this makes the huts much colder and more draughty than they would be if built on the old system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If we do this, we find that we are dealing with old people living in cold, draughty attic rooms, and with families with children living in cold, damp basements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Anyone who has ever lived in a draughty home will know that no matter how high one turns up the heating, one still does not get warm. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not surprised that it is draughty, because there is a gap near the front of the door and an even larger gap at the back. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Given the amount of work that is required for many of those draughty, poorly insulated and rather elderly caravans and mobile homes, with respect, £305 will go absolutely nowhere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are known to be draughty and in a country area in the cold days of winter how unpleasant that would be when the doors open at every station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Gone were the days of assemblies with students and staff in a draughty quadrangle. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Although the church was uncomfortable and draughty, it continued to serve the parish. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The loudest complaint was about the draughty and dirty footplate. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. She was less taken with the chateau, complaining that it was too large and draughty. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Firstly, it tends to be very cold and draughty, and radiant heaters have been installed to help keep worshippers warm. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He cited in evidence draughty walls, leaky chimneys, insecure joists and the general paucity of decoration. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Sitting at long tables in large draughty or cramped rooms, they laboriously added, subtracted and calculated percentages. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was unfortunate and suffered from an obscure nervous disorder, which turned out to be epilepsy, and spent much of his first winter in a miserable draughty room. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At all times very draughty. 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. |
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