Drain
[ dren ]
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vi. 排水;流干;
vt. 喝光，喝干;使（精力、金钱等）耗尽;使流出;排掉水;
n. 排水;下水道;排水系统;[医]引流;
📝 例句
The country suffered from a continual brain drain because of bad economy.
那个国家因经济不景气,人才不断外流。
The bathtub drain needs repairing.
浴盆的下水道需要修理。
What he has spent is a drain on the savings of his parents.
他所花费的会耗尽他父母的积蓄。
Hope and energy drain away over the years.
岁月逐渐使精力和希望枯竭了。
The cost of his children's education was a great drain on his money.
他孩子的教育费用使他耗费极大。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ d-拼音“地”,rain-雨水:地上的雨水很快排干了
※ train-列车,drain-水沟:列车出事故,翻到阴沟里
※ d-拼音“大”,rain-雨:不停的大雨渐渐耗尽了人们的耐心
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
drain
n
1 pipe or channel that carries away sewage or other unwanted liquid 下水管; 下水道; 阴沟
We had to call a plumber to unblock the drains. 我们得叫管工来通一通下水道. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page vi.
2 (US) = plug-hole.
3 (idm 习语) (go) down the `drain (infml 口) be wasted or spoilt 被浪费; 白费
A single mistake and all that time and money would go down the drain. 只要发生一个错误, 全部的时间和金钱就将尽付东流. a drain on sb/sth anything that continuously uses up sb's strength, time, money, etc 消耗精力、 时间、 金钱等的事物
Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources. 军费开支是国家资源的一大消耗. laugh like a drain => laugh.
drain v
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (from sth); ~ (sth) (away/off) (cause liquid to) flow away （使液体）流走
All the blood drained from his face, eg on hearing bad news. 他面无人色（如听到坏消息）.
The bath-water slowly drained away. 浴池的水慢慢排走.
The mechanic drained all the oil from the engine. 机械工将发动机中的油全部放走.
2 [Tn, Cn.a] empty (a glass, etc) 喝光, 喝乾（杯...中的饮料）
drain one's glass dry 把杯中饮料喝光.
3 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) become dry as liquid flows away （使某物）流乾, 滴乾
Leave the dishes to drain. 让碟子控乾.
drain swamps/marshes 排乾沼泽地的水
Land must be well drained for some crops. 某些作物要求土地有良好的排水性能.
4 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (of sth) (fig 比喻) make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc by gradually using up his/its strength, money, etc 消耗或耗尽某人[某物]的精力、 金钱等
feel drained of energy 觉得精疲力竭
a country drained of its manpower 耗尽人力的国家.
5 (idm 习语) drink/drain sth to the dregs => dregs.
6 (phr v) drain away (fig 比喻) gradually disappear or fade 逐渐消失或消退
Her life was slowly draining away, ie She was dying. 她的生命力在慢慢枯竭（她快死了）.
🎯 考研助记
地(d)上的雨水(rain)进入 排水沟 dr(专，谐音)+rain(雨):专门放雨水的地方- 排水沟 网友： 马 胜 敏 补充：d（滴）rain（雨水）的-排水管、排水沟 下大(d)雨(rain)时需要排水管把积水排走
🔁 扩展释义
*[drein]n. 排水沟, 消耗, 排水vt. 排出, 喝光, 耗尽vi. 排水, 流干【化】 排放口【医】 引流管, 引流物, 排水沟, 泄水, 排水, 引流, 导液相关词组: down the drain
🏥 医学释义
①引流管 ②引流，导液
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There's lots of time.
时间多得很。
What has the captain ordered us to do?
船长命令我们做那些事？
Lights were blazing and men were running here and there: they had just discovered that a prisoner had escaped.
他们刚刚发现有一个俘虏跑了。