drain 英 [dreɪn]   美 [dren]

drain

drain  英 [dreɪn] 美 [dren]

vi. 排干;流干;耗尽  n. 排水;下水道;消耗 

进行时:draining  过去式:drained  过去分词:drained  第三人称单数:drains  名词复数:drains 

The marshes have been drained. 沼泽地里的水已排干。
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。

  • 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
  • 1. The marshes have been drained.

    沼泽地里的水已排干。

  • 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。

  • 3. Drain off the excess fat from the meat.

    把肉里面多余的油沥掉。

  • 4. The river drains into a lake.

    这条河流入湖中。

  • 5. His face drained of colour.

    他的脸上血色全无。

  • 6. In one gulp, he drained the glass.

    他一口喝干了杯中的水。

  • 7. an exhausting and draining experience

    令人精疲力竭的一段经历

  • 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。

  • 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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