| 词汇 | draw on |
| 释义 | draw ondraw 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. → draw on at draw1(PHRASAL VERB) |
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