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单词 drain
释义 drain
[dreɪn] verb
REMOVE LIQUID 去除液体
 IMPROVER  intransitive or transitive
■If you drain something, you remove the liquid from it, usually by pouring it away or allowing it to flow away, and if something drains, liquid flows away or out of it (使)排出,(使)排放,放干(液体)
Drain the pasta thoroughly.把义大利面中的水完全沥干。
We drained the pond and filled it with fresh water.我们把池塘中的水放干后重新注入清水。
Drain (off) any liquid that is left in the rice.把大米彻底沥干。
Don't bother drying the pans - just leave them to drain.不用专门擦干平底锅——让其滴干就行了。
transitive
■If you drain a glass or cup, you drink all the liquid in it. 喝光,喝干
[dreɪn] verb
MAKE TIRED 使劳累
transitive
■to make someone very tired 使劳累,使疲惫
The long journey completely drained me.这次长途旅行可把我给累垮了。
[dreɪn] verb
REDUCE 减少
intransitive or transitive
■to reduce or cause something to reduce 使减少;使降低;消耗
The long war had drained the resources of both countries.那场旷日持久的战争使两国元气大伤。
War drains a nation of its youth and its wealth (= uses them until they are gone).战争消耗掉的是国家的青年和财富。
intransitive
■If the blood/colour drains from someone's face, or if their face drains (of blood/colour), they turn very pale, often because they are shocked or ill (通常指因惊吓或疾病而脸色)变苍白
The colour drained from his face/cheeks when they told him the results.他们告诉他结果后,他的脸色变得苍白。
[dreɪn] verb
  Phrasal Verbs   [M] drain (sth) away
■If energy, colour, excitement, etc. drains away, it disappears completely, and if something drains it away, it completely removes it (使)彻底消失;(使)流失
Stretching out her tired limbs, she felt the tensions of the day drain away.伸展一下疲惫的四肢,她觉得白天的压力也都随之消散了。
[dreɪn] noun
PIPE 管
 IMPROVER  countable
■a pipe or channel which is used to carry away waste matter and water from a building, or an opening in the road which rain water can flow down 排水管,下水道;下水井
I think the kitchen drain is blocked.我觉得厨房的下水道被堵住了。
She accidentally dropped her ring down a drain in the road.她不小心把戒指掉进路边的下水井里了。
drains [plural] UK
■the system of pipes, openings in the ground or other devices that are used for carrying away waste matter and water 下水管道,排水管线
There was an unpleasant smell coming from the drains.下水道里发出一种难闻的气味。
 IMPROVER  countable US for
plughole 排水管,排水口
[dreɪn] noun
MAKE TIRED 使疲倦
only singular
■something that makes you feel very tired 使人疲倦的事物
I think looking after her elderly mother is quite a drain on her energy.我认为照顾年迈的母亲对她而言非常吃力。
[dreɪn] noun
REDUCE 减少
only singular
■something that uses more of your energy, money or time than you want to give 拖累,负担
Having a big mortgage is a real drain on your earnings.对你的收入而言一大笔抵押贷款是很重的负担。
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