[N-COUNT 可数名词]草稿;草案;草图 A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech.
[usu with supp]
I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name...
我把他的草稿重新改写,并以我的名字发表了。
I faxed a first draft of this article to him.
我将这篇文章的初稿传真给他了。
...a draft report from a major US university.
美国一所重点大学的报告初稿
...a draft law.
法律草案
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[VERB 动词]起草;草拟 When you draft a letter, book, or speech, you write the first version of it.
[V n]
He drafted a standard letter to the editors...
他起草了一份给编辑的标准信函。
The legislation was drafted by House Democrats.
法律由众议院民主党草拟。
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[VERB 动词]征召…入伍 If you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time.
[be V-ed into n]
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[mainly AM 主美]
During the Second World War, he was drafted into the US Army...
二战期间,他应征加入了美国陆军。
He wasn't drafted for the war; he volunteered for the Navy.
他不是因为这次战争才被征召入伍的,他是自愿加入海军的。
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[VERB 动词]选派;抽调;派遣 If people are drafted into a place, they are moved there to do a particular job.
[be V-ed in/into n]
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[Also be V-ed]
Extra police have been drafted into the town after the violence...
暴乱过后又有警力被抽调到了该镇。
The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement.
主教练将特别要求抽调这位运动员到他的队里做替补。
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[N-SING 单数名词](通常指短期的)征兵,征召The draft is the practice of ordering people to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time.
[the N]
[mainly AM 主美]
...his effort to avoid the draft.
他试图逃避兵役
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]汇票 A draft is a written order for payment of money by a bank, especially from one bank to another.
[oft by N]
The money was payable by a draft drawn by the home...
这笔钱可凭国内承兑的汇票支付。
Ten days later Carmen received a bank draft for a plane ticket.
10 天后卡门收到了一张用于购买机票的银行汇票。
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draftdraftsdrafteddraftingnoun★1★[countable ]a rough written version of sth that is not yet in its final form 草稿;草案;草图◆I've made a rough draftof the letter. 我已经写好这封信的草稿。◆This is only the first draft of my speech.这只是我演讲的初稿。◆the final draft(= the final version)定稿◆The legislation is still in draft form.这条法规还只是项草案。◆a draft constitution/treaty/agreement宪法╱条约╱协议草案2[countable ]( finance 财) a written order to a bank to pay money to sb 汇票◆Payment must be made by bank draftdrawn on a UK bank. 付款必须用英国银行承兑的汇票。3the draft[singular ]( especially US) =
conscription
4[singular ]( NAmE) a system in which professional teams in some sports choose players each year from among college students 运动员选拔制(某些职业运动队每年在大学生中选拔新队员)5[countable ]( NAmE) =
draught
n. (1 )◆Can you shut the door? There's a draft in here.你关上门好吗?这里有穿堂风。adjective( NAmE) =
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verb★(alsodraughtespecially in BrE)1★draftsth to write the first rough version of sth such as a letter, speech or book 起草;草拟◆to draft a constitution/contract/bill起草宪法╱合同╱法案◆I'll draft a letter for you.我来为你草拟一封信。2draftsb + adv./prep. to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task 选派;抽调◆Extra police are being drafted in to control the crowds.现正在另外抽调警察去控制人群。3[usually passive ]draftsb ( NAmE) =
conscript
◆They were drafted into the army.他们应征入伍。draft/drɑːft; NAmEdræft/
1piece of writing a piece of writing or a plan that is not yet in its finished form: the rough draft of his new novel I read the first draft and thought it was very good. All parties eventually approved the final draft (=finished form) of the peace treaty.2military the draft American Englisha)a system in which people are ordered to join the army, navy etc, especially during a warSYN conscriptionb)the group of people who are ordered to do this3money especially British English a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially from one bank to another4sports American English a system in which professional teams choose players from colleges to join their teams5cold air/beer the American spelling of draughtCOLLOCATIONSadjectivesthe first/second etc draft· The second draft of the agreement contained a few important changes.the final draft (=the finished form)· He showed me the final draft of his letter.a rough draft (=not the finished form)· Could you let me see a rough draft of your report?the original draft (=the first one)· The hero had a different name in the original draft of the story.an early/earlier draft (=written before others)· In earlier drafts of the speech, he criticized the pace of political progress.a preliminary draft (=coming before others)· A preliminary draft of the charter has been issued.verbswrite/draw up/prepare a draft (=write one)· Always write a rough draft of your essay first.· He drew up a draft of the club’s rules and regulations.approve a draft (=officially accept one)· The draft was approved by the Senate.
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1piece of writing to write a plan, letter, report etc that will need to be changed before it is in its finished form: Eva’s busy drafting her speech for the conference.2military to order someone to join the army, navy etc, especially during a warSYN conscriptbe drafted into something My dad was eighteen when he got drafted into the army.GRAMMARDraft is usually passive in this meaning.3sports American English to choose a college player to join a professional team: Craigwell was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks.draft in (also draft somebody into something) phrasal verbto ask or order someone to work in a place where they do not normally work: Extra staff were drafted in to deal with the Christmas rush. Hundreds of police have been drafted into the area.
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1draft proposal/copy/version etc a piece of writing that is not yet in its finished form2the American spelling of draught
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