| 释义 |
drain /dreɪn/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 慢慢排去，使慢慢流出；排光，使流光；排出，放出
drain water from a pool 排去池里的水
waterspouts draining off the rain 排雨水的水落管
Drain off all fat that cooks out. 把煮出来的油脂都撇掉。
Peripheral auto routes drain traffic from the city centre. 外环高速公路把市中心的交通流量引开。
drain one's deeply repressed anxieties 发泄深深抑制着的忧虑
2. 排去…的水(或其它液体)；为(脓肿)引流；(河等)带走(地区)内多余的水，容受…的水
drain a flooded mine 为遭到水淹的矿井排水
A swamp is drained to grow vegetables. 一块沼泽地被疏干以种植蔬菜。
Tanks must be completely drained of fuel before the vehicles are crated. 车辆在装箱前必须把油箱里的燃油完全排干。
a river that drains the valley 山谷中泄水的河流
The St. Lawrence drains the Great Lakes. 五大湖的水流入圣劳伦斯河。
3. 消耗；渐渐耗尽；使逐渐消失
drain sb.'s physical strength 消耗某人的体力
drain a country's foreign exchange reserve 耗尽一国的外汇储备
That country is draining its precious resources into the military. 那个国家正把宝贵的财力物力消耗到军事上。
The inflation drained purchasing power. 通货膨胀削弱了购买力。
Does television drain away the cinema audience? 电视会使电影观众越来越少吗?
His face was pale, his cheeks hollow, his expression drained. 他脸色苍白，两颊凹陷，面无表情。
4. 使渐渐失去，使耗尽(of);使精疲力竭，使没精打采
a state drained economically 经济耗竭的一个州
a drained treasury 耗空的国库
war that drains a nation of youth and wealth 使一个国家耗尽青年和财富的战争
I felt drained of thought. 我觉得自己的思想已经枯竭。
His face was drained of colour. 他脸如死灰。
He and his wife had avoided candour, and they had drained their marriage. 他们夫妻间不坦率，已使婚姻奄奄一息。
He felt drained. 他感到精疲力竭。
5. 喝干；喝光…中的水(或酒等)
In one drink he drained the cup (dry). 他一口喝干了杯中的酒。
drain a glass of beer 喝光一杯啤酒
6. 〈废〉滤
❷ vi.
1. 慢慢流掉；渐消失；变小，减少
blood draining from a wound 从伤口慢慢流出的血
The snow deposited on the mountains drains into the river in the spring. 山上的积雪在春天融入大河。
All his wealth has drained away. 他的全部财产已逐渐化为乌有。
His courage drained away. 他的勇气渐渐消失了。
The tension drained slightly and they stole little glances at each other. 紧张气氛略有缓和，他们偷偷地相互看了几眼。
2. 滴干；流干
Put the umbrella on the porch to drain (dry). 把伞放到门廊上去滴干。
3. 排水
Central Europe drains into the Danube. 欧洲中部地区向多瑙河排水。
II n.
1. 排水沟，排水渠，排水道；阴沟；排水管；排水器
The drains are blocked up. 下水道堵塞了。
2. 【医】引流管；导(液)管，引流物
Strips of gauze are used as drains for pus from wounds. 纱布条被用来引出伤口的脓。
3. 排水；引流，导液；慢慢流出
4. (逐渐的)外流；耗竭；消耗；负担
a ruinous dollar drain 灾难性的金元外流
That country is suffering a fame drain. 那个国家正遭受名人外流的损失。
create a drain on a country's resources 造成一个国家资源的耗竭
a drain on sb.'s strength 对某人体力的消耗
My mother just felt I was a drain. 母亲硬是认为我这人是个负担。
5. 排出(或引出)的液体
6. (尤指含酒精的)饮料；〈口〉一口之量
A drain of gin and peppermint will do most good. 喝一点薄荷杜松子酒会大有好处。
Don't drink it all; leave me a drain! 不要把它喝光，留给我一口!
7. [drains] 渣滓
[<ME dreinen<OE drēahnian to strain off, 原义：to dry out] phr. down the drain 1. 〈口〉被浪费掉；失去；完蛋，化为乌有 The aid scheme to the company appears to be money down the drain. 对那家公司的援助计划看来是把钱扔进水里。All the chances for negotiations were down the drain. 所有的谈判机会都错失了。land sb. down the drain 使某人完蛋 Their reputations would go down the drain. 他们将会名誉扫地。We had to scrap everything and start again —six months' work down the drain! 我们不得不推倒一切，重新开始——6个月的工作全白费了。2. 被略去，不被考虑；被遗忘 Thirty new television programs were selected. The rest went down the drain. 30个新的电视节目入选，其余的都取消了。laugh like a drain 〈英口〉大声笑 |