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drain (obj)dreInvto (cause to) become dry as liquid flows off, or to (cause a liquid) to flow away使液体流出而变干;（使）干涸;（使）液体流出Drain the rice, making sure that it is quite dry before you return it to the pan. [T]让米滴干，在你把它放进锅之前，一定要把米滴得干干的。We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water. [T]我们将池塘的水抽干，然后又注入了新的水。The soil had got too hard over the summer and it wouldn't drain properly (= the water couldn't enter the ground). [I]土壤夏天的时候变得很硬，不易渗水。The problem with a flat roof is that the water doesn't drain (away) properly. [I]水平屋顶会产生的一个问题是不能让水完全排干。Don't bother drying the pans-- just leave them to drain. [I]别费神擦干那些锅了----就让它滴干吧。Drain (off) any liquid that is left in the rice. [T/M]将米里的水沥干。(fig.) It's time we went--come on, drain your glass (= finish what you are drinking). [T]我们该走了----来，把你的饮料喝完。(fig.) Working such long hours had drained him (= made him extremely tired, physically or emotionally). [T]长时间的工作使他精疲力竭。War drains a nation of its youth and its wealth (= uses them until they are gone). [T]战争逐渐耗尽了一个国家的青年与财富。(fig.) Stretching out her tired limbs, she felt the tensions of the day drain away/drain out of her. [I]她伸展了疲乏的四肢，感觉一天的紧张在慢慢消失。(fig.) As she heard the news, her face slowly drained of colour/blood (= she turned pale). [I]听到了这个消息，她的脸色渐渐变得苍白。(Br and Aus) A draining board (Br also drainer, Am drainboard) is the place next to a SINK where plates, knives, forks, etc. are put to dry.（洗碗槽旁）滴水板
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