drawer

Word family adjectivedrawabledrawnnoundraweedrawerdrawingdrawingsdrawbackdrawbardrawbridgedrawdowndrawing boarddrawing pindrawing roomverbdraw

Related topics: Furniture

drawer /drɔː $ drɒːr/ S3 noun [countableC] → draw

DHFpart of a piece of furniture, such as a desk, that you pull out and push in and use to keep things in 抽屉

She took a file from her desk drawer.

她从书桌的抽屉里拿出了一个文件夹。

The scissors are in the kitchen drawer (=drawer in a piece of kitchen furniture).

剪刀在厨房的抽屉里。

top/bottom/right-hand/left-hand drawer

He opened the top drawer of his desk, and took out a brown envelope.

他打开书桌顶层抽屉，取出一个棕色信封。

sock/cutlery drawer (=one for keeping socks, or knives, forks etc in) 短袜/餐具抽屉

→ bottom drawer, chest of drawers, top-drawer →4 See picture on 见图 Page A8 In the office 办公室里

2. drawers [plural]DCC old-fashioned underwear that women and girls wear between their waist and the tops of their legs 女用内裤 SYN knickers

n COLLOCATIONS

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + drawer

the top/bottom/middle drawer

He opened the bottom drawer and got out a T-shirt.

a desk/table/dresser etc drawer

The passports are in my desk drawer.

a kitchen drawer (=in a piece of kitchen furniture)

There's some string in that kitchen drawer.

a sock/underwear/cutlery etc drawer (=containing socks, underwear etc)

He hid the gun in his sock drawer.

the right-hand/left-hand drawer

Have you looked in the left-hand drawer?

verbs

open a drawer

Jonathan opened the drawer and took out a fork.

pull open/pull out a drawer (=open it)

He pulled open drawers until he found the papers.

close/shut a drawer

She shut the drawer and locked it with a small key.

go through/look through/search through drawers (=try to find something by looking in drawers)

I've been through all my drawers and I can't find it.

rummage/rifle through drawers (=search in them by moving things around in an untidy way)

Someone had been in my bedroom and rummaged through my drawers.

Examples from the Corpus

drawer• He next heard her walking very rapidly in her bedroom, shoeless, but thumping quickly, opening closets and drawers.• I continued my search, working with delicacy, leaving the contents of each drawer undisturbed.• He reached toward the bottom right-hand drawer.• From the hardware drawer in the kitchen I equipped myself with a hammer, a chisel, and a mean-looking screwdriver.• He finished shaving, wrapped his razor in a towel and put it in his drawer.• He glanced up as she came in and swept everything back into the drawer.• In the centre of the desk, above the leg space, was a thin drawer he had overlooked.• A white petticoat, black stockings and white drawers lay over outer clothes.

sock/cutlery drawer• He made piles of quarters in his sock drawer when he emptied his pockets at night.• The pull-out cutlery drawer can be lifted out for easy unloading.• He wedged the knife upright in the cutlery drawer while jamming it shut with one knee.• I tell you what, while you're on your feet, get me the cutlery drawer out and the metal polish.

From Longman Business Dictionary

drawerdraw·er /ˈdrɔːəˈdrɒːər/ noun [countableC]BANKING

1a person who writes a cheque and so gives an instruction to his or her bank to pay a sum of money to someone

2refer to drawer written abbreviation R/D words written by a bank on a cheque that has not been paid, usually because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote it

3a person who signs a BILL OF EXCHANGE that gives an instruction to another person to pay a sum of money at a particular time

Origin drawer

(1500-1600) → DRAW1

单词	drawer
释义	drawer Word family adjectivedrawabledrawnnoundraweedrawerdrawingdrawingsdrawbackdrawbardrawbridgedrawdowndrawing boarddrawing pindrawing roomverbdraw Related topics: Furniture drawer /drɔː $ drɒːr/ ●●● S3 noun [countableC] → draw 1 DHFpart of a piece of furniture, such as a desk, that you pull out and push in and use to keep things in 抽屉 She took a file from her desk drawer. 她从书桌的抽屉里拿出了一个文件夹。 The scissors are in the kitchen drawer (=drawer in a piece of kitchen furniture). 剪刀在厨房的抽屉里。 top/bottom/right-hand/left-hand drawer He opened the top drawer of his desk, and took out a brown envelope. 他打开书桌顶层抽屉，取出一个棕色信封。 sock/cutlery drawer (=one for keeping socks, or knives, forks etc in) 短袜/餐具抽屉 → bottom drawer, chest of drawers, top-drawer →4 See picture on 见图 Page A8 In the office 办公室里 2. drawers [plural]DCC old-fashioned underwear that women and girls wear between their waist and the tops of their legs 女用内裤 SYN knickers n COLLOCATIONS ADJECTIVES/NOUN + drawer the top/bottom/middle drawer He opened the bottom drawer and got out a T-shirt. a desk/table/dresser etc drawer The passports are in my desk drawer. a kitchen drawer (=in a piece of kitchen furniture) There's some string in that kitchen drawer. a sock/underwear/cutlery etc drawer (=containing socks, underwear etc) He hid the gun in his sock drawer. the right-hand/left-hand drawer Have you looked in the left-hand drawer? verbs open a drawer Jonathan opened the drawer and took out a fork. pull open/pull out a drawer (=open it) He pulled open drawers until he found the papers. close/shut a drawer She shut the drawer and locked it with a small key. go through/look through/search through drawers (=try to find something by looking in drawers) I've been through all my drawers and I can't find it. rummage/rifle through drawers (=search in them by moving things around in an untidy way) Someone had been in my bedroom and rummaged through my drawers. Examples from the Corpus drawer• He next heard her walking very rapidly in her bedroom, shoeless, but thumping quickly, opening closets and drawers.• I continued my search, working with delicacy, leaving the contents of each drawer undisturbed.• He reached toward the bottom right-hand drawer.• From the hardware drawer in the kitchen I equipped myself with a hammer, a chisel, and a mean-looking screwdriver.• He finished shaving, wrapped his razor in a towel and put it in his drawer.• He glanced up as she came in and swept everything back into the drawer.• In the centre of the desk, above the leg space, was a thin drawer he had overlooked.• A white petticoat, black stockings and white drawers lay over outer clothes. sock/cutlery drawer• He made piles of quarters in his sock drawer when he emptied his pockets at night.• The pull-out cutlery drawer can be lifted out for easy unloading.• He wedged the knife upright in the cutlery drawer while jamming it shut with one knee.• I tell you what, while you're on your feet, get me the cutlery drawer out and the metal polish. From Longman Business Dictionary drawerdraw·er /ˈdrɔːəˈdrɒːər/ noun [countableC]BANKING 1a person who writes a cheque and so gives an instruction to his or her bank to pay a sum of money to someone 2refer to drawer written abbreviation R/D words written by a bank on a cheque that has not been paid, usually because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote it 3a person who signs a BILL OF EXCHANGE that gives an instruction to another person to pay a sum of money at a particular time Origin drawer (1500-1600) → DRAW1
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