draught 英 [drɑ:ft]   美 [drɑft]

draught

draught  英 [drɑ:ft] 美 [drɑft]

n. 气流;汇票;草稿(等于draft)  vt. 起草;征兵;选派(等于draft)  adj. 汲出的;拖拉的(等于draft) 

名词复数:draughts 

Put out your little tongue that I may cut it off as my payment; then you shall have the powerful draught. 伸出你小小的舌头吧,我可以把它割下来作为报酬,你也可以得到这服强烈的药剂了。
But the little mermaid had no occasion to do this, for the polypi sprang back in terror when they caught sight of the glittering draught, which shone in her hand like a twinkling star. 可是小人鱼没有这样做的必要,固为当珊瑚虫一看到这亮晶晶的药水——它在她的手里亮得像一颗闪耀的星星——的时候,它们就在她面前惶恐地缩回去了。

  • If you're chilly, you might close a window that's letting in a draught. Draught is the British spelling of the word draft.
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  • n. 气流;汇票;草稿(等于draft)
  • vt. 起草;征兵;选派(等于draft)
  • adj. 汲出的;拖拉的(等于draft)
  • 1. Put out your little tongue that I may cut it off as my payment; then you shall have the powerful draught.

    伸出你小小的舌头吧,我可以把它割下来作为报酬,你也可以得到这服强烈的药剂了。

  • 2. But the little mermaid had no occasion to do this, for the polypi sprang back in terror when they caught sight of the glittering draught, which shone in her hand like a twinkling star.

    可是小人鱼没有这样做的必要,固为当珊瑚虫一看到这亮晶晶的药水——它在她的手里亮得像一颗闪耀的星星——的时候,它们就在她面前惶恐地缩回去了。

  • 3. The animal heat is the result of a slow combustion, and disease and death take place when this is too rapid; or for want of fuel, or from some defect in the draught, the fire goes out.

    动物热能来自于体内食物的缓慢燃烧,如果燃烧的速度过快,动物就会生病,甚至死亡;如果缺乏燃料,或是通路不畅,生命之火就会熄灭。

  • draught (n.) c. 1200, from Old English *dreaht, *dræht, related to dragan "to draw, drag" (see drag (v.)). Oldest sense besides that of "pulling" is of "drinking." It retains the functions that did not branch off with draft (q.v.).
draught / drɑːft ; NAmE drɑːft / ( BrE) ( NAmE draft ) noun , adjective , verb draught draughts draughted draughting noun 1 [countable ] a flow of cool air in a room or other confined space 穿堂风;通风气流;通风 There's a draught in here. 这儿有一股冷风。 A cold draught of air blew in from the open window. 一股寒气从敞开的窗户吹了进来。 I was sitting in a draught. 我坐在风口上。 2 [countable ] ( formal) one continuous action of swallowing liquid; the amount swallowed 一饮(的量) He took a deep draught of his beer. 他喝了一大口啤酒。 3 [countable ] ( old use or literary) medicine in a liquid form 药水;饮剂 a sleeping draught (= one that makes you sleep) 一服安眠饮剂 4 draughts ( BrE) ( NAmE check·ers ) [uncountable ] a game for two players using 24 round pieces on a board marked with black and white squares 国际跳棋; 西洋跳棋 5 [countable ] ( BrE) ( NAmE check·er ) one of the round pieces used in a game of draughts (国际跳棋的)棋子; (西洋跳棋的)棋子 IDIOM on ˈdraught ( BrE) (of beer 啤酒 ) taken from a large container (= a barrel) 从桶中吸取的;散装的 This beer is not available on draught (= it is available only in bottles or cans). 这种啤酒不卖散装。 adjective 1 [usually before noun ] served from a large container (= a barrel) rather than in a bottle 零售的;散装的 draught beer 散装啤酒 2 [only before noun ] used for pulling heavy loads 拖曳重载用的 a draught horse 役马 verb ( especially BrE) = draft draught / drɑːft ; NAmE drɑːft /
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