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单词 drain
释义 drain¹ /dreɪn/ n.
1.(pipe)排水管;排水道

Council workers were laying drains on the A917 at Pitmilly, near St Andrews.市政工人正在圣安德鲁斯附近皮特米利的917号干道上铺设排水管道。

+of house下水道

The drains are blocked.下水道堵住了。

Tony built his own house and laid his own drains.托尼自己动手盖了房子, 并铺了下水道。

It needs mains water and drains.这里需要有自来水和下水道。

2.(in roadside gutter)下水道井口

He dropped his keys down the drain.他的钥匙从下水道井口掉下去了。

3.【金融】(negative impact)(资源或能量的)外流, 消耗, 耗尽

The drain on the party's finances will be substantial.该政党的财政消耗将是巨大的。

a drain on resources资源大量消耗

They regard pensioners as a drain on resources.他们认为领取养老金的人消耗了大量的资源。

a drain on your funds资金的消耗

The banks face a large drain on their funds.银行面临资金的大量消耗。

to be a drain on sb/sth是…的财政负担

Impoverished pensioners will be more of a drain on the NHS.生活贫困的养老金领取者会成为英国国家卫生服务体系更大的财政负担。

4.【医】(in wound, incision)引流管;引流物
5.【电子】(electrode region)漏极
6.down the drain<非正式>被浪费掉

That's another £20 down the drain.又浪费了20英镑。

7.to go down the drain<非正式>(be ruined)被毁灭;被浪费掉

Their public image was going down the drain.他们的公众形象化为了乌有。

Four years of his life had gone down the drain through injury.他因为伤病而荒废了四年的光阴。

【商】(fail financially)(经营)每况愈下

Small local stores are going down the drain.当地小商店的经营每况愈下。

drain² /dreɪn/
🄰 vt.
1.+ land, marshes, mine排去…中的水;排干

The marsh was drained by Henry VIII.这块沼泽被亨利八世下令排干。

Vast numbers of people have been mobilised to drain flooded land.动员了大量人员对遭受洪灾的土地进行排水。

to drain water排水

Now the focus is on draining the water.现在的重点是排水。

to drain water from sth排去…的水

The tunnels drain the water from the mines.这些坑道可将矿井里的水排掉。

2.【烹】(strain)沥干…的液体

Drain the chick peas and rinse them.沥干鹰嘴豆的水分, 然后用清水冲洗。

Drain the pasta well, arrange on four plates and pour over the sauce.把意大利面的水分完全沥干, 然后盛在四个盘子里浇上酱。

3.+ reservoir, swimming pool排干
to be drained of water水被排干
to be drained of colour变得苍白

Jock's face had been suddenly drained of all colour.乔克忽然面色惨白。

4.to be drained from sth
(disappear)从…消失

The happiness and the excitement had been drained completely from her voice.她声音里的那种快乐和兴奋完全消失了。

5.【地理】river +带走…的地表水

The rivers that drain the north European plain are heavy with dangerous metals.冲击欧洲北部平原的各条河流含有大量危险金属物质。

6.<文>+ glass, cup喝光…中的水;喝干

Pamela drained her glass and refilled it.帕梅拉喝干了杯子里的饮料, 又倒了一杯。

7.<文>+ drink大口喝

He drained what was left of his drink.他一口喝干了剩下的酒。

8.(exhaust)使精疲力竭;使疲惫不堪

The week's emotional turmoil had drained me.这一周情绪上的波动让我精疲力竭。

It took three hours to get to her job at Eastbourne - it was really beginning to drain her.她花了三个小时才到达伊斯特本的工作地点——这真的开始让她感觉吃不消。

9.(consume)使(资源、能源等)枯竭;耗尽

The company has steadily drained its cash reserves.这家公司一步步耗尽了现金储备。

The state's finances have been drained by war.国家财政已经被战争消耗殆尽。

I can help resolve conflicts that drain energy.我可以帮人摆脱耗人精力的矛盾心理。

🄱 vi.
1.(flow)water +流走;流出

All the water drains into the river.所有的水都流入这条河。

Springs and rivers that drain into lakes carry dissolved nitrates and phosphates.流进湖里的泉水和河水携带溶解的硝酸盐和磷酸盐。

2.(get dry)变干;沥干

Wash the leeks thoroughly and allow them to drain.把韭葱充分洗干净, 搁置沥干。

Leave the dishes to drain.把这些碟子放在一边沥干。

3.soil +(土壤)排去多余的水

The soil drains freely and slugs aren't a problem.土壤排水性通畅, 不会滋生蛞蝓。

4.(disappear)(逐渐)消失, 消散

Harry felt the colour drain from his face.哈里觉得自己的脸色逐渐变得苍白。

to drain out of sb从某人身上消失

She felt the tension drain out of her.她感觉那种紧张感逐渐消失了。

to drain of sth变得缺少某事物

Thacker's face drained of colour.撒克的脸色逐渐变得苍白。

Phrasal Verbsdrain away,drain off
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