| [/dreɪn; dren/] n 用法:
1 pipe or channel that carries away sewage or other unwanted liquid 下水管; 下水道; 阴沟:
We had to call a plumber to unblock the drains. 我们得叫管工来通一通下水道. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page vi. 用法:
2 (US) = plug-hole. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) (go) down the `drain (infml) be wasted or spoilt 被浪费; 白费:
A single mistake and all that time and money would go down the drain. 只要发生一个错误, 全部的时间和金钱就将尽付东流. a drain on sb/sth anything that continuously uses up sb's strength, time, money, etc 消耗精力、 时间、 金钱等的事物:
Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources. 军费开支是国家资源的一大消耗. laugh like a drain => laugh. drain 2
[/dreɪn; dren/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (from sth); ~ (sth) (away/off) (cause liquid to) flow away （使液体）流走:
All the blood drained from his face, eg on hearing bad news. 他面无人色（如听到坏消息）. *
The bath-water slowly drained away. 浴池的水慢慢排走. *
The mechanic drained all the oil from the engine. 机械工将发动机中的油全部放走. 用法:
2 [Tn, Cn.a] empty (a glass, etc) 喝光, 喝乾（杯...中的饮料）:
drain one's glass dry 把杯中饮料喝光. 用法:
3 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become dry as liquid flows away （使某物）流乾, 滴乾:
Leave the dishes to drain. 让碟子控乾. *
drain swamps/marshes 排乾沼泽地的水 *
Land must be well drained for some crops. 某些作物要求土地有良好的排水性能. 用法:
4 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb/sth (of sth) (fig 比喻) make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc by gradually using up his/its strength, money, etc 消耗或耗尽某人[某物]的精力、 金钱等:
feel drained of energy 觉得精疲力竭 *
a country drained of its manpower 耗尽人力的国家. 用法:
5 (idm 习语) drink/drain sth to the dregs => dregs. 用法:
6 (phr v) drain away (fig 比喻) gradually disappear or fade 逐渐消失或消退:
Her life was slowly draining away, ie She was dying. 她的生命力在慢慢枯竭（她快死了）. |