- Most commonly found at the bottom of sinks and bathtubs across the globe, a drain is the hole through which water is carried away.
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- vi. 排干；流干；耗尽
- n. 排水；下水道；消耗
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1. The marshes have been drained.
沼泽地里的水已排干。
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2. We had to drain the oil out of the engine.
我们必须把发动机里的机油全部放掉。
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3. Drain off the excess fat from the meat.
把肉里面多余的油沥掉。
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4. The river drains into a lake.
这条河流入湖中。
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5. His face drained of colour.
他的脸上血色全无。
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6. In one gulp, he drained the glass.
他一口喝干了杯中的水。
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7. an exhausting and draining experience
令人精疲力竭的一段经历
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8. The drains (= the system of pipes)date from the beginning of the century.
下水道排水系统是本世纪初修的。
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9. call a plumber to unblock the drain.
叫个管子工来疏通下水道。
- drain (n.) 1550s, from drain (v.).
- drain (v.) Old English dreahnian "to drain, strain out," from Proto-Germanic *dreug-, source of drought, dry, giving the English word originally a sense of "make dry." Figurative meaning of "exhaust" is attested from 1650s. The word is not found in surviving texts between late Old English and the 1500s. Related: Drained; draining.
drain / dreɪn ; NAmE dreɪn / verb , noun drain drains drained draining verb 1 [transitive , intransitive ] drain(sth) to make sth empty or dry by removing all the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way 排空；（使）流光；放干 ◆ Drain and rinse the pasta. 把通心粉过一过水。 ◆ The marshes have been drained. 沼泽地里的水已排干。 ◆ You will need to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator. 你得先把中央供暖系统的水排净再更换散热器。 ◆ The swimming pool drains very slowly. 游泳池里的水排得很慢。 ◆ Leave the dishes to drain. 把碟子控干。 ☞ collocationsat cooking 2 [transitive , intransitive ] to make liquid flow away from sth; to flow away （使）流走，流出 drainsth (from/out of sth) ◆ We had to drain the oil out of the engine. 我们必须把发动机里的机油全部放掉。 drainsth away/off ◆ Drain off the excess fat from the meat. 把肉里面多余的油沥掉。 drainaway/off ◆ She pulled out the plug and the water drained away. 她拔掉塞子，让水流走了。 ◆ ( figurative) My anger slowly drained away. 我的怒火慢慢平息下来。 draininto sth ◆ The river drains into a lake. 这条河流入湖中。 drainfrom/out of sth ◆ All the colour drained from his face when I told him the news 我把这消息告诉他时他脸色变得煞白。 drainof sth ◆ His face drained of colour. 他的脸上血色全无。 3 [transitive ] drainsth to empty a cup or glass by drinking everything in it 喝光；喝干 ◆ In one gulp, he drained the glass. 他一口喝干了杯中的水。 ◆ She quickly drained the last of her drink. 她一下子就把最后一点儿酒喝掉了。 4 [transitive ] to make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc. by using up their/its strength, money, etc. 使（精力、金钱等）耗尽 drainsb/sth ◆ My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income. 我母亲的住院开销把我的收入渐渐耗光了。 ◆ an exhausting and draining experience 令人精疲力竭的一段经历 drainsb/sth of sth ◆ I felt drained of energy. 我感到筋疲力尽。 noun 1 [countable ] a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste 下水道；排水管 ◆ We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain. 我们只得叫个管子工来疏通下水道。 ◆ The drains (= the system of pipes)date from the beginning of the century. 下水道排水系统是本世纪初修的。 2 [countable ] ( BrE) ( US grate , ˈsewer grate ) a frame of metal bars over the opening to a drainin the ground 下水道孔盖 3 ( US) ( BrE plug·hole ) [countable ] a hole in a bath/ bathtub, sink,etc. where the water flows away and into which a plug fits （浴缸、水池等的）排水孔，渗水孔，漏眼 4 [singular ] a drainon sb/sth a thing that uses a lot of the time, money, etc. that could be used for sth else 消耗；耗竭；耗费 ◆ Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources. 军费开支是对国家资源的巨大耗费。 ☞see also brain drain IDIOM (go) down the ˈdrain ( BrE also (go) down the ˈplughole ) ( informal) (to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse （被）浪费掉；（变得）非常糟糕 ◆ It's just money down the drain, you know. 你要知道，这是白白丢钱。 ◆ Safety standards have gone down the drain. 安全标准根本不管用了。 ☞more at laugh v. drain / dreɪn ; NAmE dreɪn /
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