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draindrainD.J.:[drein]K.K.:[dren]vt. & vi.1.■(使)流干, (使)逐渐流走It was not easy to drain the flooded mine.排干矿坑里的积水不容易。vt.1.■喝光, 喝干Let's drain the glass dry.咱们把这杯喝干吧。n.1.■排水沟, 排水管The drain was choked up with dirt.排水管被污物堵住了。2.■流尽, 用光His wife's illness has been a great drain on his income.他妻子的病要用去他的大部分收入。

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drain[drein]vt.1.■(通过过滤)慢慢地排出，放出，排出(或排去)(水等液体)，排(水)，泄(水)：to drain oil from a crankcase把曲轴箱里的油排干to drain the tank of all water排去储水箱中的所有水2.■从…排干(或排空、慢慢抽去)(水或其他液体)，使(水等)流干(或流尽、流光、排光)，使干涸；为(脓肿)引流：to drain a crankcase排空曲轴箱to drain the swamps dry排干沼泽地里的水3.■容纳(或容受)…的水；(河流等)带走(某地区)的多余的水：The St. Lawrence drains the Great Lakes.圣劳伦斯河容纳五大湖的水。(或：五大湖的水流入圣劳伦斯河。)4.■喝干(杯里的液体)；喝光…中的水(或酒等)，干(杯)：She drained her glass in one huge swallow.她一大口就喝干了杯中的酒(或水)。In one drink he drained(the wine in) the cup.他一口把那一杯(酒)干掉了。5.■使逐渐消失；(渐渐)耗尽，消耗；用完(力量或资源)；完全放掉；完全拿走：to drain the treasury耗空国库The work drained my energy!这项工作真消耗我的精力!6.■使枯竭，使耗尽，使渐渐失去(of):He drained his wife of every cent she had.他花光了他妻子的每一分钱。The country was drained of its manpower and wealth by war.战争耗尽了这个国家的人力和财力。7.■使精疲力竭，使没精打采：He looked tired and drained.他显得很疲倦且无精打采。8.■[废语]滤，过滤，用过滤法除去vi.1.■(水等)慢慢流掉(或流去，流出)，流出液体；淌完：The river drained away and the river bed became dry.河水流尽，河床干涸。2.■排(出)水；(江河)流注：This land drains into the Mississippi.该地区向密西西比河排水。3.■(由于液体或水分的逐渐流失而)变干，变空，流干，流尽，渐渐枯竭；(衣服等)滴干：The crankcase has to drain before you put on the new filter.在安放新过滤器之前，曲轴箱必须滴干。to drain off the water of the vegetables把蔬菜的水滤干4.■逐渐消失；减少；变小：His courage drained away.他的勇气逐渐消失了。His life was slowly draining away.他的生命正在慢慢耗尽。n.1.■排水管，排水器，排水物(如管子或导管等)2.■【自然地理、工程】3.■人工水道，如排水道，排水渠，排水沟，污水沟，阴沟4.■经过修建增加水流量的天然水道5.■排水，放干，慢慢流出；引流，导液6.■引出(或排出)的液体7.■(财富等的)不断外流，(资源、能量等的逐渐或不停的)外流，流失；(精力、时间、金钱等的)消耗；耗费，耗尽，耗竭；逐渐枯竭；逐渐流光；引起外流(或耗费)的东西8.■【外科学】引流管；导(液)管；排脓管；排液管引流物9.■(尤指含酒精的)饮料10.■[口语]一口之量11.■【电子学】漏极12.■[用复数] 渣滓，残渣down the drain[口语]被浪费掉；化为乌有，完蛋；失去；无效，白费劲被遗忘；被略去，不被考虑堕落；越发糟糕，愈来愈坏go down the drain被浪费掉，被大手大脚地挥霍掉；变得无价值，破产；化为乌有；枉费心机堕落；每况愈下laugh like a drain[英国口语]大声笑，(面对别人的困窘)放声大笑to the drains完全(喝光)，一点不剩

draindrain[drein]vt.1.■逐渐地排去(水等液体); 排去...的水; 排泄; 放干(away, off)2.■喝光[干]3.■使耗尽; 用完4.■使...枯竭[流尽] (of)drainoff [away] the dirty water排去脏水drain a glass of wine喝干一杯酒be drained of one's energy精疲力尽drain a district of its resources使一地区资源枯竭

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词性变化drain[drein]vi.1.■(水等)慢慢地流掉; 慢慢地枯竭2.■(土地)排水; (衣服)滴干; (碗碟等)晾干The water drained away.水流干了。Thefield drained into the river.田里的水渐渐流进河里了。His passion was slowly draining from him.他的热情逐渐消失了。Hang up the washing to drain.把洗好的衣服挂起来让它晾干。drain[drein]n.1.■排水, 放干2.■排水沟, 排水管, 阴沟; [pl.](建筑物的)排水设备3.■(财富等的)不断外流, 逐渐流光4.■(精力, 时间, 金钱的)消耗5.■[口]一口之量(指酒等液体)6.■【医】导管, 排液管; 排脓管; 引流; 导液a bad smell from the drain阴沟里冒出来的难闻气味Our plans to go swimming went down the drain when it rained.天一下雨, 我们去游泳的计划就全落空了。

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继承用法drainboardn.1.■滴水板drainpipe[ˈdreɪnpaɪp]n.1.■排水管drainableadj.1.■可排泄[疏出]的drainless[ˈdreɪnlɪs]adj.1.■无排水设备的2.■取之不尽的