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| 1 | T to let liquid flow away from something 使排走；使流出 |
| When the pasta is cooked, drain it and serve immediately. 面煮好后，沥干水并马上端上桌。 |
| All water tanks and pipes should be drained. 所有水箱和水管中的水都要排掉。 |
| drain sth from sth Drain all the syrup from the tins. 滤去罐头里的所有糖汁。 |
| | 1a | I if liquid drains from something , it flows away （液体）流掉；流失 | | +away/off Put the steaks on a rack to let the fat drain off. 把牛排放在搁物架上，让油滴干。 | | Rainwater causes flooding when it can’ t drain away. 雨水如果排不掉就会引起洪水。 | |
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| 2 | T to get rid of the water in an area of land so that it can be used for farming or building on 排去（某地区）的水 |
| The marshes have now been completely drained. 沼泽地的水现在已经全部排光。 |
| | 2a | I if land or soil drains, water flows out of it so it is not too wet （地或土壤）排水 | |
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| 3 | T to drink all the liquid in a container 喝光（容器中的饮料） |
| They all rose and drained their glasses. 他们都站起来，喝光了杯中酒。 |
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| 4 | T to use so much of someone’ s energy or strength etc that they feel very tired or weak 耗尽（精力或力气） |
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| 5 | I if the blood or colour drains from someone’ s face , their face quickly becomes very pale , for example because they are shocked （因受惊等而脸色）变得很苍白 |
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| 6 | I if a feeling drains from you , it goes away so that you do not feel it any more （感觉）消失 |
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| 7 | T to use so much of something such as money or supplies that there is not enough available for other things 过多消耗（财物） |
| Fighting legal battles is draining the company’ s resources. 打官司使公司资财消耗殆尽。 |
| Words frequently used with drain | | drain 的常见搭配词 | | nouns | finances, funds, profits, reserves, resources, | 7 | | | |
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