词汇 | draw |
释义 | drawWord family adjectivedrawabledrawnnoundraweedrawerdrawingdrawingsdrawbackdrawbardrawbridgedrawdowndrawing boarddrawing pindrawing roomverbdraw , Games, Banking, Welfare, Water Sportdraw1 /drɔː $ drɒː/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst drew /druː/, past participlepp drawn /drɔːn $ drɒːn/) → drawer1 WITH PENCILpicture 图画 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DRAW to produce a picture of something using a pencil, pen etc 〔用铅笔、钢笔等〕画,绘画 Katie had drawn a cottage with a little stream running next to it. 凯蒂画了一间小茅舍,旁边流淌着一条小溪。 She asked the little girl to draw a picture of the man she’d spoken to. 她让小女孩把刚才和她说话的那个男人画出来。 Keith was drawing a complicated-looking graph. 基思在画一张看上去很复杂的图表。 I’ve never been able to draw very well. 我从来就画不好图画。 draw somebody something Can you draw me a map of how to get there? 你能否给我画一幅怎么去那里的地图? 2 draw (somebody’s) attention ATTENTIONto make someone notice something 使(某人)注意 draw (somebody’s) attention to I have been asked to draw your attention to the following points. 他们让我叫你注意以下几点。 A dark house can draw attention to the fact that the house is empty. 黑乎乎的房子会使人注意到这房子里面没人。 draw attention to yourself He didn’t want to draw attention to himself. 他不想吸引别人的注意。 The case drew international attention. 这一案件引起了国际上的关注。 Examples from the Corpus draw attention to yourself• They're trying to draw attention to themselves.• I did a few of the usual idiotic things as a teenager to try to draw attention to myself.• By size and design, they are there to draw attention to themselves.• Consequently he can not approve of any building that wants to draw attention to itself.• Do not draw attention to yourself.• He had not parked in front of the house because he had no desire to draw attention to himself.• I'd been waiting for some opportunity to show off, to draw attention to myself.• Indeed, at times she even seemed to go out of her way to draw attention to herself.• Their owners take them for walks on leads, hoping to draw attention to themselves.• Carney knew he would draw attention to himself if he rented a boat in the middle of winter. 3 draw a conclusion TRUEto decide that a particular fact or principle is true according to the information you have been given 得出结论,下结论 draw a conclusion from It would be unwise to draw firm conclusions from the results of a single survey. 仅凭一次调查的结果就得出确切的结论是不明智的。 Register In everyday English, people usually say reach a conclusion or come to a conclusion. 在日常英语中,人们一般说 reach a conclusion 或 come to a conclusion。 Examples from the Corpus draw from• As Wolff notes, these wealth data are still preliminary and even in final form are notoriously difficult to draw conclusions from.• What makes a column different from a news story is that I am supposed to draw conclusions from an event like this.• The paradox of openness and criticism should be appreciated, together with learning how to draw conclusions from evidence.• Conceptual factors are those which limit our ability to draw conclusions from experiments, even if they are technically perfect. 4 draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc COMPAREto compare two people or things and show how they are similar or different 进行比较/找到相似点/加以区别等 draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc between The author draws a comparison between East and West Germany and the North-South divide in England. 作者把东德、西德和英格兰的南北差异作了比较。 The report draws a distinction between various forms of health care. 这份报告把各种形式的保健制度作了对比。 Register In everyday English, people usually say make a comparison or distinction (but NOT make a parallel). 在日常英语中,人们一般说 make a comparison 或 distinction(但不说 make a parallel)。 Examples from the Corpus draw between• One classificatory device that has been used frequently draws distinctions between church, denomination, and sect and cult.• More recently, even liberal commentators have begun drawing comparisons between Clinton and Nixon.• John Mortimer made the presentation speech, drawing parallels between Dickens and Dostoevsky.• Here Locke draws a parallel between modes such as triangles, and substances such as gold and the Strasburg clock.• I drew a parallel between the grinding plates and the grinding, unresolved pressures underlying this election year.• Not surprisingly therefore, he drew comparisons between the problems faced by the University and those confronting his own establishment.• It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries.• I will start by drawing a distinction between what I will call social science history and hermeneutic history. 5 GET A REACTIONGETget a reaction 得到反应 [transitiveT] to get a particular kind of reaction from someone 引起〔某种反应〕 draw something from somebody His remarks drew an angry response from Democrats. 他的话引起了民主党的愤怒回应。 draw praise/criticism The movie drew praise from critics. 这部影片得到了评论家们的好评。 6 attract 吸引 [transitiveT]ATTRACT to attract someone or make them want to do something 吸引 draw somebody to something What first drew you to teaching? 是什么最先把你吸引去教书的? Beth felt strangely drawn to this gentle stranger. 贝丝感觉到自己莫名其妙地被这个温文尔雅的陌生人吸引了。 The festival is likely to draw huge crowds. 此次节庆活动可能会吸引来大量群众。 7 GET something IMPORTANTget STH you need 得到你需要的东西 [transitiveT]GET to get something that you need or want from someone or something 得到,获取 draw something from something I drew a lot of comfort from her kind words. 她善意的话让我得到了很大的安慰。 Plants draw nourishment from the soil. 植物从土壤里获取养分。 8 GIVE INFORMATION 提供信息be drawn [usually in negatives]PERSUADE to give information in reply to questions about something 提供信息,回答问题 She refused to be drawn on the subject. 她拒绝对这个话题作出回应。 Examples from the Corpus be drawn• Lights were on in all the rooms facing the front and the curtains were drawn.• The truth of course is that it is both and no line can be drawn.• The first correct entry to be drawn at random will be notified by phone and the Guitarist carrier pigeon will do the rest.• Thereafter a comparison is drawn between informal settlements and the Elandskloof case.• The more the continents are exposed to weathering, the more carbon dioxide is drawn down from the atmosphere.• Charles's distant cousin John Carroll was drawn only once from the religious into the civil sphere during the war.• I was drawn to the spectacular view.• An analogy can be drawn with the notion of mutations in genetics. 9 MOVE IN ONE DIRECTIONmove 移动 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move in a particular direction 〔向某一方向〕移动 She drew away, but he pulled her close again. 她往后退,但他又把她拉近了。 The boat drew alongside us and a man appeared on the deck. 小船驶到我们旁边,甲板上出现了一个男人。 I arrived just as the train was drawing into the station. 我正好在火车进站时赶到。 Register In everyday English, people usually use pull rather than draw: 在日常英语中,人们一般用 pull ,而不用 draw The train was pulling into the station. 火车正在进站。 10 draw near/closer NEARto become closer in time or space 接近,靠近 Maria grew anxious as the men drew closer. 当那几个男人靠近时,玛丽亚变得焦虑起来。 Christmas is drawing near. 圣诞节越来越近了。 Register In everyday English, people usually say get nearer/closer: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 get nearer/closer Christmas is getting nearer. 圣诞节越来越近了。 Examples from the Corpus draw near/closer• Men prosper for a decade, and demons dare not draw near!• The bailiff directed all to draw near and give their attendance, promising that they would be heard.• As we drew near and I watched 747 after 747 climbing laboriously into the clouds, I wondered what fate befell me.• As the pair drew near he turned and fled.• As the race drew closer it was time for Paul to take a back seat.• As the habeas hearing drew near, Lancaster County officials' concern over these revelations grew noticeable.• They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace.• Two young boys, of around ten years of age, drawing closer, then parallel, now swiftly passing, past. 11 draw level DSDGto move into a position where you are equal to someone else in a race, game, or competition 〔体育比赛中〕追上,追平 Black drew level with the other runners. 布莱克追上了其他赛跑选手。 Examples from the Corpus draw level• They drew level after 77 minutes, courtesy of a neat snap shot from Brian Donaghy and the floodgates opened.• The big patrol boat cut its engines as it drew level, and the grey-painted military hull sank down into the water.• Wycombe will draw level on points with Colchester if they win their Conference match at Farnborough this afternoon.• It drew level, then cut back its engine, and came wallowing close alongside.• As each boat drew level, we waved cheerfully.• The first thing she saw when she drew level with the chest-high partition was a picture on the far wall.• As he drew level with the double gates, they swung open.• As I drew level with the two vehicles I saw that Carla's front door was wide open. 12 PULLpull SB/STH 拉某人/某物 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move someone or something in a particular direction by pulling them gently 轻拉 draw somebody/something aside/up/across etc Bobby drew a chair up to the table. 博比将一把椅子拉到桌边。 Hussain drew me aside to whisper in my ear. 侯赛因把我拉到一旁在我耳边说悄悄话。 draw the curtains/a blind etc (=close them by pulling them gently) 拉上窗帘/放下百叶窗帘等 ► see thesaurus at pull13 PULL A VEHICLEpull a vehicle 拉车 [transitiveT]TTBPULL if an animal draws a vehicle, it pulls it along 〔动物〕拉〔车〕 a carriage drawn by six horses 六匹马拉的马车 an ox-drawn cart ► see thesaurus at pull 牛车 14 TAKE OUTtake STH out 拿出某物 [transitiveT]TAKE something FROM SOMEWHERE to take something out of a container, pocket etc 拿出,取出 draw something out/from something Ali reached into his pocket and drew out a piece of paper. 阿里把手伸进口袋,拿出一张纸。 draw a gun/sword/weapon etc Maria drew her gun nervously and peered out into the gloom. 玛丽亚紧张地抽出手枪,盯着外面黑暗的地方。 Register In everyday English, people usually use pull something out or take something out rather than draw something out: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 pull something out 或 take something out,而不说 draw something out Ali reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. 阿里把手伸进口袋,掏出一张纸。 15 draw a line (between something) DIFFERENTto think or show that one thing is different from another 划清(与某事的)界线,(对某事物)加以区别 Adolescents often use drugs simply to try to draw a line between their own and their parents’ way of life. 青少年吸毒常常只是为了试图与父母的生活方式划清界线。 Examples from the Corpus draw a line (between something)• Ventura has effectively drawn a line against his own involvement in the 2000 race.• However, there was no facility to simply draw a line and let the computer work out the curves.• Accordingly, the law seems to draw a line between lack of consent and lack of authorisation.• What you needed for her to do was to draw a line for you.• With a fork draw lines over the warm chocolate to resemble bark.• They draw a line that the public, according tothe polls, rejects.• The Office of Government Commerce was set up last April to draw a line under this relatively poor performance. 16 draw the line (at something) to allow or accept something up to a particular point, but not beyond it 拒绝(做某事),给(某事)定出界线 I don’t mind doing some gardening but I draw the line at digging. 做些园艺活我不反对,但我不挖土。 Examples from the Corpus draw the line (at something)• Once again, it is left to the courts to draw the line according to their overall judgment of the facts.• Mr Clinton drew the line at around $ 52 billion.• I draw the line at Ppesetas and Ppfennigs.• I fell in with those who drew the line at violence.• I don't mind a little mess, but I draw the line at wearing work boots in the house.• I also needed to draw the line at what I considered appropriate to discuss publicly.• The key is knowing where to draw the line before persistence leads to annoyance.• But the problem will not be where to draw the line but how to draw it. 17 where do you draw the line? spoken used to say it is impossible to decide at which point an acceptable limit has been reached 这标准该怎么定呢?谁又说得清呢? Some say 50 is too old to have a baby, but where do you draw the line? 有人说50岁生孩子年纪太大了,但这又有什么标准呢? Examples from the Corpus where do you draw the line?• Once you open the door to things that are not related to the Holocaust, where do you draw the line?• That obviously does not extend to the levels of awareness which human consciousness exhibits, but where do you draw the line?• Where do you draw the line? 18 draw a line under something FINISH/COME TO AN ENDto say that something is completely finished and you will not think about it again 某事已彻底结束 I just want to draw a line under the relationship. 我只想把这段关系彻底了断。 Examples from the Corpus draw a line under something• I can't allow him to draw a line under my relationship with Gloria.• She liked to draw lines under things.• The Office of Government Commerce was set up last April to draw a line under this relatively poor performance. 19 draw somebody’s eye (to something) INTERESTINGif something draws your eye, it makes you notice it (某事)引起某人注意,吸引某人的视线 My eye was drawn to a painting on the wall. 墙上的一幅画引起了我的注意。 Examples from the Corpus draw somebody’s eye (to something)• She was wearing - barley - another creating in cling silk, which drew any approving eyes.• The shyness, the hesitancy, the gratitude, all spoke in that face which drew the eye and held it.• Kip drew his eyes down from the luminous dark green peaks that ringed Long Tieng.• The patches shown are drawn from five eyes from four female monkeys.• She lingered still beneath the rushlight, the mark on her finger drawing her eyes irresistibly.• The table drew the eye like an altar.• It draws the eye to any double chin occupying space just above.• Light moving air touched my face and drew my eyes to the south. 20 FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNTfrom a bank 从银行 (also draw out) [transitiveT]BFB to take money from your bank account 提取〔银行账户中的钱〕 SYN withdraw Hughes had drawn $8,000 in cash from a bank in Toronto. 休斯从多伦多的一家银行取了8,000美元现金。 21 BE PAIDreceive money 收到钱 [transitiveT]BEWPEW to receive an amount of money regularly from a government or financial institution 从政府或金融机构〕定期领取〔一定数量的钱〕 How long have you been drawing unemployment benefit? 你领取失业救济金有多久了? I’ll be drawing my pension before he’ll ever get around to asking me to marry him! 等到他来向我求婚的时候我都在领取养老金了! 22. draw a cheque (on something) British EnglishBrE, draw a check (on something) American EnglishAmEBFB to write a cheque for taking money out of a particular bank account 开〔从某银行账户取款的〕支票 Examples from the Corpus draw a cheque (on something)• Alternatively, the importer's bank could draw a cheque on its correspondent bank in the exporter's country. 23 INTO YOUR LUNGSbreathe 呼吸 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBH to take air or smoke into your lungs 吸入〔空气或烟〕 She drew a deep breath. 她深深吸了一口气。 Ruth paused to draw breath, her voice barely hiding her excitement. 露丝停下来吸吸气,她的嗓音掩饰不住激动的心情。 He lit his pipe and drew deeply. 他点燃烟斗,大口吸了起来。 24 draw breath RESTto find time to have a rest when you are busy 〔在忙碌时〕喘口气,歇一下 I’ve hardly had a moment to draw breath. 我几乎连停下来喘口气的时间也没有。 Examples from the Corpus draw breath• She fought the futile urge to draw breath.• In a minute, she would dare draw breath again.• It must be impossible to stand up against it, he wrote, impossible to draw breath before it.• She drew breath for the first time in three and a quarter hours.• He drew breath hard, and stepped out from his shallow niche and stood in the centre of the walk.• She flipped through the catalogue and drew breath time and again.• Given unexpected control of his lungs, he spluttered and drew breaths until his body took over.• Lady Thatcher never drew breath, while John Major was a good listener. 25 take liquid from STH 从某处取液体 [transitiveT] a) to take a liquid from something such as a barrel or tap 〔从木桶或水龙头中〕取出,放出〔水等液体〕 b) to take water from a well 〔从井里〕打〔水〕 26. FIRE/CHIMNEYfire 火 [intransitiveI]BURN if a fire or chimney draws, it lets the air flow through to make the fire burn well 〔炉火或烟囱〕通风好,通气〔使火烧得旺〕 27 PLAYING CARD/TICKETchoose 选择 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DG to choose by chance a ticket etc that will win a prize 抽出〔获奖的票等〕 The winning ticket will be drawn at the Christmas Party. 获奖的票将在圣诞派对上抽取。 28 draw lots/straws DECIDEto decide who will do something by taking pieces of paper out of a container or choosing straws of hidden lengths 抓阄,抽签〔以决定谁来做某事〕 We drew lots to see who would go first. 我们抽签决定谁先去。 Examples from the Corpus draw lots/straws• It is a curious turn around from the days when bondholders pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots!• She took it thoughtfully like some one choosing a straw when drawing lots.• Then we drew lots to decide the order in which we should improvise, night by night.• They drew lots to decide which should first seize his lady, and fortune favored Ephialtes.• The players alternate between the white and black pieces and draw lots to determine who plays white in today's first game.• They also took turns administering the city-state, drawing lots to settle who would take on which job.• Did you ever draw straws when you were a kid? 29 draw the short straw UNLUCKYused to say that someone has been unlucky because they were chosen to do something that no one else wanted to do 倒霉地被选派去做不愿做的事情 He drew the short straw and had to drive everyone to the party. 他很倒霉,要开车送所有的人去参加派对。 Examples from the Corpus draw the short straw• I'm only here because I drew the short straw.• Rose had drawn the short straw, and was thus forced to seek Lord Westbourne clasping the Romanov dagger. 30 GAMEgame 比赛 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrEDSDG to finish without either side winning in a game such as football (使)〔足球等体育比赛〕打平,打成平局;以平局结束 SYN tie They drew 3–3. 他们以3比3打平。 draw with Liverpool drew with Juventus. 利物浦队和尤文图斯队踢成平局。 31 be drawn against somebody British EnglishBrEDSO to be chosen by chance to play or compete against someone 抓阄[抽签]决定与某人竞赛 England have been drawn against France in next month’s game. 根据抽签结果,下个月的比赛英格兰队将对阵法国队。 Examples from the Corpus be drawn against somebody• Window shades were drawn against the afternoon sun and the light in the house had an amber cast.• The curtains, so blue that they were almost black, were drawn against the view. 32 draw a blank informalFAIL to be unsuccessful in finding information or the answer to a problem 〔在查找信息或问题的答案时〕不成功,无结果 All his investigations have drawn a blank so far. 他所有的调查迄今为止都没有结果。 Examples from the Corpus draw a blank• Well, we've drawn a blank.• Once again police investigators have drawn a blank.• He used the word discreet and drew a blank.• No, I draw a blank.• Outside, it is closing time and we have drawn a blank.• Police inquiries so far have drawn a blank.• But other experiments continue to draw blanks, as two recent papers in Physical Review Letters report.• Maggie had drawn a blank, none of the bodies were of those she was looking for.• I just drew a blank on the last test question.• Ron Wyden, drew a blank when asked where Bosnia was. 33. draw to a halt/stop TTCif a vehicle draws to a halt or stop, it slows down and stops 〔车辆〕慢慢停下来 Examples from the Corpus draw to a halt/stop• She stood there while it drew to a halt.• She turned as the car drew to a halt.• The car drew to a halt alongside the front door, and an instant later the driver's door swung open.• She heard a large vehicle draw to a halt behind her on the main road.• The convoy drew to a halt in front of the hotel.• The coach had drawn to a halt outside the Theater an der Wien.• The taxi drew to a halt where a purple awning reached out to the edge of the pavement. 34 draw to a close/end FINISH/COME TO AN ENDto end 结束,终止 Festival-goers began to drift off as the evening drew to an end. 晚会渐近尾声,前来参加节庆活动的人开始散去。 Examples from the Corpus draw to a close/end• As the General's visit ended, the competition drew to a close.• He used to long for his holidays and grow deeply depressed when they drew to an end.• The last of the wine is poured; the meal draws to a close.• The long gray afternoon drew to a close.• The year 1968 drew to a close and with it the life of Londonderry Corporation.• As the decade drew to a close, it was evident that consumers were fed up.• As the singing draws to a close, the cousins urge her to make a wish.• But Enterprise Neptune has not drawn to an end with the successful completion of its Silver Jubilee year. 35 draw a veil over something SECRETto deliberately keep something unpleasant or embarrassing from being known 避而不谈某事,故意隐瞒某事 I’d rather draw a veil over what happened last night. 昨晚发生的事我还是不谈为好。 Examples from the Corpus draw a veil over something• The food is dumpling-based, substantial, and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake.• His brain drew a veil over the sickening consequences. 36 draw blood a) to make someone bleed 使〔某人〕流血 The dog bit her so hard that it drew blood. 狗把她咬得那么狠,都流血了。 b) to make someone angry or embarrass them in an argument, especially a public one 〔尤在公开场合〕激怒,使难堪 Barker sought to draw blood by mentioning his rival’s weakness of character. 巴克提及他对手性格上的缺点,想要使他难堪。 Examples from the Corpus draw blood• Another cause related to blood-drawing is hemolysis of drawn blood.• He wanted to feel his fist bruise flesh, smash bone, draw blood.• He carried on ripping and tearing at his legs relentlessly and with sickening ferocity, even drawing blood at times.• Lee has stepped over zonked-out bodies to draw blood for syphilis tests.• Blood banks must balance hospitals' need for blood with the need to draw blood only from healthy, relatively risk-free volunteers.• They would draw blood or take little pieces of meat as you pulled them off, and it would burn like fire. 37. draw a bow DGOto bend a bow by pulling back the string in order to shoot an arrow 拉弓 Examples from the Corpus draw a bow• Kids always get to shoot air guns, draw bows and fire arrows, and catch fish for free. 38. TTWship 船 [transitiveT] technical if a ship draws a particular depth, it needs that depth of water to float in 〔船〕吃水 → be at daggers drawn at dagger(3) THESAURUS PHRASAL VERBSdraw to make a picture, pattern etc using a pen or pencil 〔用钢笔或铅笔〕画 The children were asked to draw a picture of their families. 孩子们被要求画一张自家人的画。 I’m going to art classes to learn how to draw. 我要去上美术班学画画。 sketch /sketʃ/ to draw a picture of something or someone quickly and without a lot of detail (给…)画速写 Roy took a pencil and sketched the bird quickly, before it moved. 罗伊拿出铅笔,趁鸟还没飞走,赶快画了一张速写。 illustrate to draw the pictures in a book 画插图 It’s a beautiful book, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 这本书很漂亮,插图由阿瑟·拉克姆绘制。 doodle /ˈduːdl/ to draw shapes or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing 〔心不在焉地〕乱涂 He was on the phone, doodling on his notepad as he spoke. 他在打电话,一边说一边在笔记本上涂写。 scribble to draw shapes or lines without making a definite picture or pattern. Small children do this before they have learned to draw or write 乱画,乱涂〔小孩子学画或学写字之前就在乱涂〕 At the age of two, she loved scribbling with crayons and coloured pencils. 两岁时,她喜欢拿着蜡笔和彩色铅笔乱涂乱画。 trace to copy a picture by putting a piece of thin paper over it and drawing the lines that you can see through the paper 〔用薄纸在图上〕映描,描摹 First trace the map, and then copy it into your workbooks. 先把地图描摹下来,然后照着它画到练习册上。 39 draw back phrasal verbphr v a) MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move backwards, especially because you are frightened or surprised 〔尤指因恐惧或诧异〕往后闪,后退 Suddenly, she drew back, startled. 突然,她惊得往后一缩。 draw back in horror/shock/fear etc She peeped into the box and drew back in horror. 她朝盒子里看了看,恐惧地往后退。 b) WILLINGto decide not to do something, especially because you think it would be bad for you 放弃,撤回 SYN withdraw from The government drew back from their extreme standpoint. 政府放弃了其极端立场。 Examples from the Corpus draw back• They drew back from the horrible banquet and they turned upon the criminal who had contrived it.• It was as if the attacking force had drawn back their battering-ram and steadied it for one final assault. draw back in horror/shock/fear etc• She peeped into the hall and drew back in shock.• The man who jumped him had gone and the crowd about him was drawing back in horror.• The girl drew back in horror, but Hencke knelt down close, as if grieving. draw from• The company drew back from its initial agreement of a 3% pay raise. 40 draw something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v to obtain money that it has been agreed that you can borrow, or to use money that has been saved 获得〔借款〕;花费〔存款〕 He drew down the final $25 million of the loan. 他拿到了这笔贷款最后的2,500万元。 41 draw in phrasal verbphr v a) TM British EnglishBrE if the days or nights draw in, it starts to get dark earlier in the evening because winter is coming 〔白天变得〕渐短;〔天黑得〕渐早 In October the nights start drawing in. 10月份天开始黑得早了。 b) TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED draw somebody ↔ in to get someone involved in something 使某人卷入[参与]进来,吸引某人 We should use the demonstration as an opportunity to draw more supporters in. 我们应该以游行为契机吸引更多的支持者。 Despite himself, he found himself being drawn in by the man’s warmth and ease. 他不由自主地被那人的热情与随和所吸引。 c) draw in your horns British EnglishBrEBFSPEND MONEY to spend less money because you have financial problems 紧缩开支 Examples from the Corpus draw in your horns• However, it now plans to draw in its horns in anticipation of declining demand for farm machinery by cutting back production. 42 draw somebody into something phrasal verbphr v TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto make someone become involved in something, especially when they do not want to be involved 将〔某人〕扯入〔某事中〕 He tried to draw her into conversation. 他想把她拉进谈话中来。 She found herself drawn into a disagreement between two of her neighbours. 她发觉自己被扯进了两位邻居的意见分歧之中。 Examples from the Corpus draw into • They soon gave up trying to draw her into conversation.• She closed her eyes as, with slow deliberation, Niall drew her back into his arms.• Rune, seeking her out at her hotel, deliberately drawing her into his life.• I found myself being drawn out into the audience.• He took her hand and drew her into the bedroom.• But its dollars-and - cents implications, like those of the restructuring of Medicaid, inevitably drew it into the budget debate.• Far better to draw them into the school to nip things in the bud than leave them to ferment discontent.• The Colleges of Education should be drawn fully into university Schools of Education and receive their funds from them. 43 draw something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v TLIQUIDto remove some liquid from a larger supply 使流走,排掉 The cold water is heated as it is drawn off. 冷水在排出的过程中被加热。 Examples from the Corpus draw off• He removed it quite gently and drew her stocking off.• He undid it and drew it off.• Only when he was naked did he take the edge of the covers and draw them gently off her body.• He unbuttoned it and then she took over, drawing it off him with relish. 44 draw on phrasal verbphr v a) draw on/upon somethingPURPOSE to use information, experience, knowledge etc for a particular purpose 〔为某种目的〕利用某事物,动用〔信息、经验、知识等〕 His work draws heavily on learning theories of the 1980s. 他的作品很大程度上得益于20世纪80年代的学习理论。 She has 20 years’ teaching experience to draw on. 她有20年的教育经验可用。 b) draw on something to use part of a supply of something such as money 动用某物,利用〔钱等〕 I drew on my savings to pay for the repairs. 我动用了存款来支付修理费。 c) draw on a cigarette/cigar etcDFT to breathe in smoke from a cigarette etc 抽香烟/雪茄等 d) DNNEAR British EnglishBrE formal if a period of time or an event draws on, it comes closer to its end 〔一段时间、某一事件〕临近结束 Winter is drawing on. 冬天快过去了。 As the journey drew on, he started to feel tired. 旅程将尽,他开始感到累了。 n COLLOCATIONS nouns draw on somebody's experience The books have drawn on the experience of practising teachers. draw on somebody's knowledge Fortunately I was able to draw on my own knowledge of the law. draw on somebody's resources The committee has drawn on the resources and skills of several local people. draw on somebody's ideas We hope that we will be able to draw on these ideas to develop the work further. draw on somebody's expertise (=expert knowledge and experience) Now we can draw on the expertise of some of the most talented network engineers. Examples from the Corpus draw on• It was a challenge, but luckily we had the experience to draw on.• Journalists draw on both published and unofficial information from many different sources.• As a teacher, she drew on her knowledge of her own children.• She lit her last cigarette, and drew on it slowly. draws heavily on• This chapter draws heavily on the best known and most detailed model of cohesion available.• The researcher's work on the effects of taxes on individuals and households draws heavily on the government's Family Expenditure Survey. 45 draw out phrasal verbphr v a)FROM A BANK 从银行 draw something ↔ out to take money from your bank account 〔从银行账户里〕取出〔钱〕 b) TALK TO somebody draw somebody ↔ out to make someone feel less shy and more willing to talk 消除某人的羞怯,使某人愿意说话 She just needed someone to draw her out and take an interest in her. 她就需要有个人能让她说出心里的话,并且来关心她。 c) draw something ↔ out formal to mention a particular piece of information and explain it clearly and in detail 详细解释某事 There are two major themes to be drawn out in this discussion. 这次讨论中有两大主题需要详细探讨。 d) PASS/TIME PASSING draw something ↔ out to make an event last longer than usual 拖延某事,拖长某事 The final question drew the meeting out for another hour. → drawn-out 最后一个问题使会议又延长了一个小时。 e) TMC British EnglishBrE if the days or nights draw out, it stays light until later in the evening because summer is coming 〔因夏季来临而白昼〕变长;〔天黑〕渐晚 46 draw up phrasal verbphr v a) LIST/CONTRACT ETC draw something ↔ upSCLB to prepare a written document, such as a list or contract 起草某文件,拟定〔名单、合同等〕 Draw up a list of all the things you want to do. 把你要做的所有事情列个清单。 draw up plans/proposals He was asked to draw up proposals for reforming the law. 他受委托起草议案修改法律。 The contract was drawn up last year. 这份合同是去年拟定的。 b) VEHICLETTARRIVEif a vehicle draws up, it arrives somewhere and stops 〔车辆〕到达某处后停下 A taxi drew up at the gate. 一辆出租车在大门口停下了。 c) draw up a chair to move a chair closer to someone or something 把椅子拉近 d) draw yourself up (to your full height)STAND to stand up very straight because you are angry or determined about something 〔因生气或下决心而〕挺直身体站立 He drew himself up and said, ‘This has gone far enough.’ 他直起身子说道: “这已经很过分了。” e) draw your knees upBEND to bring your legs closer to your body 曲起双膝〔让腿靠近身体〕 Ruth sat, knees drawn up under her chin, and waited. 露丝双膝抵在下巴上坐着等候。 n COLLOCATIONS nouns draw up a plan/scheme Local authorities have drawn up new plans for waste disposal. draw up a proposal The European Communities were drawing up proposals to control the export of chemicals. draw up a list They drew up a list of suitable candidates for the job. draw up guidelines A committee of teachers has drawn up guidelines for schools on how to deal with difficult students. draw up a report Environmental organizations have been involved in drawing up the report. draw up a contract/agreement Some people draw up a contract when they get married. draw up a timetable/schedule They haven’t yet drawn up a timetable for the elections. draw up a programme A small team has drawn up a programme of action. draw up a constitution (=set of laws and principles that govern a country) The first Czech constitution was drawn up here in 1920. draw up a budget (=plan of how to spend the money that is available) Each year business managers draw up a budget. Examples from the Corpus draw up plans/proposals• Although the Commission drew up proposals, adopted by the Council in June 1980, no conferences have been held since.• Formation of constitutional commission A commission to draw up proposals for changes to the 1947 Constitution was established on Sept. 9.• Confirmation that ministers were drawing up plans for local government and judicial reform was enough to satisfy many.• Instead the party will set up a top level group to investigate prostitution and draw up plans for new laws.• Even drawing up proposals for recycling waste materials in Britain requires ten sub-committees.• Scientists are now drawing up plans to clean up the mess.• The Government is drawing up plans to postpone the census, which is due to be held on April 29. draw up a chair• In the funereal chill Vassily drew up a chair and poured us both a drink.• When they reached the cafe, Zeinab drew up a chair beside Hargazy.• Mr Browning drew up a chair for her, as nice as could be, and sat down himself.• Marshall drew up a chair for her. draw your knees up• Paige drew her knees up inside the bag, resting her chin on them.• He drew his knees up, preparing himself to fight off any further attack. Examples from the Corpus draw• "Did you win?'' "No, we drew.''• Brooks can speak for several minutes without drawing a breath.• The football game is expected to draw a crowd of around 50,000.• Someone had drawn a line under my name.• Mike was sitting outside, drawing a picture of the trees at the bottom of the garden.• I'm good at drawing animals, but I can't draw people.• Paula drew back the sheet and looked at the sleeping child.• Sandflies are tiny insects that swarm and bite, sometimes drawing blood.• Such was the reputation of the school that it drew boys from all over the south of England.• The carriage was drawn by six white horses.• Amy loves to draw cartoons.• It was an unparalleled gathering of black artists from around the world, drawing delegates from fifty countries.• Such a government should include members drawn from the existing parliament, the nonviolent opposition movement and rebel leader Kabila himself.• Only then did Blanche draw herself up to her full five feet ten inches and arrest him.• She took my hand and drew me closer.• I draw on people from other regions in the company whose career paths I am not likely to cross any time soon.• She reached in her purse and drew out a silver cigarette case.• She can draw really well.• It was getting dark so I drew the curtains and switched on the light.• The Australian rugby team drew the first game of their European tour, sixteen-all against France at Lyon.• He wound in the line, steadily drawing the fish towards the bank.• The men were drawn to their work not only by curiosity and zeal, but also by an inspiring patriotism.• I've been drawing unemployment benefits for six months.• I want to consider whether the way in which environmental impact assessments are drawn up at the moment is satisfactory.• The Ministry of Railways and the national monopolies commission will draw up revised conditions of carriage to reflect the new statute.• Real Madrid drew with Barcelona in the last game of the season. draw somebody something• Could you draw me a diagram? draw praise/criticism• The review drew criticism as overly secretive, especially as it became clear that Rumsfeld was contemplating major change.• However, he drew criticism for his lavish spending, both personal and public.• C-SPAN draws praise for informing people about government.• The influential role played by President Francesco Cossiga in events leading to Andreotti's resignation drew criticism from some political quarters.• The overall standard of all the entries in the competition drew praise from the judges.• The report drew criticism, however, for failing to identify any of the companies or individuals that borrowed from the jusen.• O'Leary was elected chairman and he immediately drew criticism on the committee.• Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole drew criticism Thursday, when he blamed the welfare system for increases in domestic violence. draw ... crowds• Any tumultuous exterior I offer is merely to draw the crowds.• Its summer concerts, featuring such stars as Harry Belafonte and Boz Scaggs, draw crowds.• Cricket and horse-racing prospered, drawing good crowds and plenty of money.• It drew enormous crowds, as many as fifty thousand on a free day.• Despite their current run of bad luck, the Giants are drawing record crowds at Scottsdale Stadium.• The play drew standing-room-only crowds at Tokyo's Nissay Theatre for the last part of its three-week run in January.• It drew the crowds, I guess. draw something from something• I drew a lot of comfort from her kind words. draw a gun/sword/weapon etc• While the others set forth food for him, Boreas' sons took their stand beside him with drawn swords.• One of his executioners drew a sword and beheaded him.• A man claiming to be a priest was admitted to his presence, drew a sword, and killed him.• The Covenanters drew swords and spears, advanced on to the soft ground, and engaged the Dragoons in bloody hand-to-hand fighting.• The court heard that Newton had snapped in the mistaken belief that his father was about to draw a gun on him.• Horses drawing guns slithered helplessly on the icy road, ambulances full of wounded skidded into ditches. drawing ... pension• Or keep working past 65 and postpone drawing your pension. draw breath• She fought the futile urge to draw breath.• In a minute, she would dare draw breath again.• It must be impossible to stand up against it, he wrote, impossible to draw breath before it.• She drew breath for the first time in three and a quarter hours.• He drew breath hard, and stepped out from his shallow niche and stood in the centre of the walk.• She flipped through the catalogue and drew breath time and again.• Given unexpected control of his lungs, he spluttered and drew breaths until his body took over.• Lady Thatcher never drew breath, while John Major was a good listener. , Gambling Sportdraw2 ●●○ S3 noun [countableC] 1 DSthe final result of a game or competition in which both teams or players have the same number of points 平局,和局 SYN tie The match ended in a draw. 这场比赛以平局结束。 2 DGGan occasion when someone or something is chosen by chance, especially the winning ticket in a lottery, or the teams who will play against each other in a competition 抽彩;抽签 England has been selected to play Germany in the draw for the first round of the World Cup. 根据抽签结果,世界杯首轮比赛英格兰队对阵德国队。 3 British EnglishBrE a competition in which people whose names or tickets are chosen by chance win money or prizes 抽奖 Congratulations! You have been entered into our £100,000 prize draw! 恭喜你!你已参与了我们的10万英镑抽奖活动! 4 APDSa performer, place, event etc that a lot of people come to see 吸引许多人的表演者[地方,事件等] It is hoped that the new art gallery will be a big draw for visitors. 希望新建的美术馆能吸引大量的参观者。 5 when you breathe in smoke from a cigarette 吸烟 SYN drag → the luck of the draw at luck1(18), → quick on the draw at quick1(9) Maltravers took a long draw on his cigarette. 马尔特拉弗斯长长地吸了一口烟。 Examples from the Corpus draw• If the final ends in a draw, the game will be decided on penalties.• "What was the result of the Barcelona v Real Madrid game?" "It was a draw."• Neither side has scored. It looks as if it's going to be another draw.• New York is always a big draw for tourists.• Brian Horton says it is a good draw for United, but they have to beat Swansea first.• The jackpot for Saturday's draw is over $5 million.• Last week's draw was a bad result for Arsenal, putting Manchester United ahead of them in the league.• Only by this counter-attack against White's kingside pawns can Black hope to achieve enough counterplay to hold the draw.• I came up with the idea that the draw be made in court, in front of everybody. ended in a draw• The one-day Eton v Harrow match at Lord's on June 24 ended in a draw.• When the real battle got under way the opening game ended in a draw after a tough struggle of 30 moves.• This round of the fight has ended in a draw.• All the other matches ended in draws but Nottinghamshire wasted an opportunity to go top of the table at Lord's.• This ended in a draw after 116 moves.• The third game in the chess tournament ended in a draw.• After a long game in the kitchen which ended in a draw, they went upstairs and made love. prize draw• Some local authorities have been very effective at this - in Greenwich, people who registered were entered in a prize draw.• A prize draw was held regularly, and winners were awarded specially designed T shirts.• There will also be a free prize draw with £100, £50 and £25 Guinness vouchers on offer.• Bonds go into a monthly prize draw paying 4.25 per cent overall.• Our next prize draw will take place on 31 May - remember each entry is eligible. From Longman Business Dictionary drawdraw /drɔːdrɒː/ verb (past tensepst drew /druː/, past participlepp drawn /drɔːndrɒːn/) [transitiveT]BANKING 1 (also draw out) to take money from your bank account Many credit cards can now be used to draw cash from ATMs around the world. All the money in his account has been drawn out. 2to receive an amount of money regularly from your employer or from the government In the first year of the partnership, Jenny drew a salary of £30,000. You are entitled to draw unemployment benefit. 3ACCOUNTINGto write out and sign a cheque or BANK ORDER I’ll draw a cheque on the company account. 4to write a BILL OF EXCHANGE Bills are drawn by the exporter on the issuing or confirming bank. → draw something → down → draw something → up Old English dragan →20-29 →30-38 →REGISTER1 →REGISTER2 →REGISTER3 →REGISTER4 →REGISTER5 →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2 →THESAURUS1 →PHRASAL VERBS1draw2 noun |
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