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drain/drein/ v. & n.●v. 1 tr. draw off liquid from, esp. 从…排出液体，尤指 : a make (land etc.) dry by providing an outflow for moisture (使土地等)干涸 b (of a river) carry off the superfluous water of (a district) (河)带走(某地区的)多余的水 c remove purulent matter from (an abscess) 为(脓肿)引流，使排浓 2 tr. (foll. by 后跟 off, away) draw off (liquid) esp. by a pipe (尤指用管道)排出，放出，流出(液体) 3 intr. (foll. by 后跟 away, off, through) flow or trickle away 流掉，滴完 4 intr. (of a wet cloth, piece of crockery, etc.) become dry as liquid flows away (湿布、陶器等)晒干；晾干 put it there to drain 把它放在那儿晾干 5 tr. (often foll. by 常后跟 of) exhaust or deprive (a person or thing) of strength, resources, property, etc. 逐渐消耗(某人或某物)；耗尽(力量、资源、财富等) 6 tr.a drink (liquid) to the dregs (水或酒)喝干；喝光 b empty (a container) by drinking the contents 喝得(容器中)点滴不剩 ●n. 1a a channel, conduit, or pipe carrying off liquid, esp. an artificial conduit for water or sewage (尤指人工的)排水渠，下水道，阴沟 b a tube for drawing off the discharge from an abscess etc. (用于脓疱等的)排脓管，引流管 2 a constant outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure (不断的)外流；支付；枯竭 a great drain on my resources 极大地耗竭了我的财力 □ down the drain colloq. lost, wasted [口]失去；完蛋；化为乌有 □ laugh like a drain Brit. laugh copiously; guffaw [英]大声笑，狂笑 [Old English drē(a)hnian, from Germanic] |