英 [dreɪnd] 美 [dreɪnd]
v. (使)流干, (使)逐渐流走( drain的过去式和过去分词 );喝光,喝干;使(精力、金钱等)耗尽
drain /dreɪn/ CET4 TEM4 [ draining drained drains ]
及物动词/不及物动词 If you drain a liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else. If a liquid drains somewhere, it flows there. 使流走; 流走
Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines.
矿工们开掘了隧道以将水排出矿井。
Now the focus is on draining the water.
现在的焦点是排水。
及物动词/不及物动词 If you drain a place or object, you dry it by causing water to flow out of it. If a place or object drains, water flows out of it until it is dry. 排干; 流干
The authorities have mobilized vast numbers of people to drain flooded land and build or repair dikes.
当局动员了大批民众为遭受洪灾的地区排涝并修建或修复堤坝。
及物动词/不及物动词 If you drain food or if food drains, you remove the liquid that it has been in, especially after it has been cooked or soaked in water. 使沥干; 沥干
Drain the pasta well, arrange on four plates and pour over the sauce.
把意大利面条沥干水,摆放在4个盘子里,倒上调味品。
及物动词/不及物动词 If the colour or the blood drains or is drained from someone's face, they become very pale. You can also say that someone's face drains or is drained of colour. 使 (色泽) 消退; (色泽) 消退
Harry felt the colour drain from his face.
亨利感到脸上没有了血色。
及物动词 If something drains you, it leaves you feeling physically and emotionally exhausted. 使心力交瘁
My emotional turmoil had drained me.
困惑焦灼的情绪使我心力交瘁。
形容词 使心力交瘁的
I began to suffer from headaches, which left me feeling completely drained.
我开始感到头痛,它使我感到精疲力竭。
及物动词 If you say that a country's or a company's resources or finances are drained, you mean that they are used or spent completely. 耗尽 (资源、资金)
The state's finances have been drained by drought and civil disorder.
国家财政已经被旱灾和内乱消耗殆尽了。
可数名词 A drain is a pipe that carries water or sewage away from a place, or an opening in a surface that leads to the pipe. 排水管; 下水道; 排水沟
Tony built his own house and laid his own drains.
托尼盖了自己的房子,铺设了自己的排水管道。
单数型名词 If you say that something is a drain on an organization's finances or resources, you mean that it costs the organization a large amount of money, and you do not think that it is worth it. (资源、资金的) 外流; 消耗
...an ultramodern printing plant, which has been a big drain on resources.
…一个消耗大量资源的超级现代化印刷厂。
习语 If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted. 被破坏掉; 被浪费掉
They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain.
他们意识到自己的公众形象正被迅速地破坏掉。
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
a drained marsh ; a drained tank ; a drained and apathetic old man...not caring any longer about anything
very tired
同义词: knackered
drained of electric charge; discharged
left the lights on and came back to find the battery drained
同义词: dead
泄油的
... duty负载,看看油缸规格。定心 drained泄油的 dowel定位销 ...
... 尽力而为 to try one's utmost; to strive 精疲力尽 drained; washed out 静力学 statics ...
... marshland n. 沼泽 drained adj. 已排水的 port n. 港口 ...
... depression 抑郁 drained 筋疲力尽的 weary 疲倦的 ...
The steep, stony ground is well drained.
多石陡峭的地面很容易排水。
My anger slowly drained away.
我的怒火慢慢平息下来。
The marshes have been drained.
沼泽地里的水已排干。
The soil should be kept moist but well drained so it does not get too wet.
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For potatoes, the best soil is fertile and well drained,not wet.
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Sections of the canal need to be drained of water in order to complete the work.
Capital has drained from Spain at an accelerating pace in recent months, for two reasons.
It said excess fluid had been drained from his lungs to ease his breathing.