The word "drain" can be used as both a verb and a noun. As a verb, it means to remove liquid, cause something to flow out, drink completely, lose color, emotions to fade, or to exhaust energy. As a noun, it refers to a pipe or opening for waste to flow away, or a channel. It also forms phrases like "brain drain" and "go down the drain".
单词 "drain" 既可以作动词,也可以作名词。
作为动词,它可以表示“排出;流出;排干;滤去水分;喝干;血色消失;情感消散;耗尽精力”。
作为名词,它可以指“下水道;排水管;阴沟”。
它还可以构成短语,如 "brain drain"(人才外流/智力流失)和 "go down the drain"(被浪费掉;破产)。
[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]排出;(使)流出 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.
[V n adv/prep]
[V n]
[V prep/adv]
Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines...
矿工们开凿了一条地道,以排出矿井里的水。
Now the focus is on draining the water...
现在的重点是把水排走。
Springs and rivers that drain into lakes carry dissolved nitrates and phosphates...
流入湖中的泉水和河水携带了溶于水的硝酸盐和磷酸盐。
The water slowly drained away, down through the porous soil.
水慢慢流走了,渗入了疏松的土壤。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)流干;(使)排干 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.
[V n]
[V]
Vast numbers of people have been mobilised to drain flooded land...
大量的人力被动员去排干受涝的土地。
The soil drains freely and slugs aren't a problem.
土壤排水畅通,鼻涕虫就不会造成什么麻烦。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(水分)滤去,滤干 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.
[V n]
[V]
Drain the pasta well, arrange on four plates and pour over the sauce...
将意大利面中的水分滤干,放在4个盘子里再淋上调味汁。
Wash the leeks thoroughly and allow them to drain.
彻底清洗韭葱,再沥去水分。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]下水道;排水管;阴沟 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.
Tony built his own house and laid his own drains.
托尼自己盖了房子并铺设了下水管道。
...storm drains.
排洪管
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[VERB 动词]喝干;喝光 If someone drains a glass, they empty it by drinking what is in it.
[V n]
[LITERARY 文]
Pamela drained her glass and refilled it.
帕梅拉喝完后又续了一杯。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(脸上血色)消失,消退 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.
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Harry felt the colour drain from his face...
哈里觉得他脸上的血色在消失。
Thacker's face drained of colour...
撒克面无人色。
Jock's face had been suddenly drained of all colour...
乔克的脸突然变得煞白。
His usually florid complexion seemed drained of colour.
他通常红润的脸色看上去没有了血色。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](情感)消失,消散 If a feeling drains or is drained out of you, it gradually becomes less strong until you no longer feel it.
[V adv/prep]
[be V-ed from n]
And then, suddenly, the euphoria began to drain away...
随后,狂喜的感觉突然开始消失了。
She felt the tension drain out of her...
她感到紧张情绪在消失。
The happiness and the excitement had been drained completely from her voice.
幸福和激动已经完全从她的声音中消失了。
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[VERB 动词]使精疲力竭;使心力交瘁 If something drains you, it leaves you feeling physically and emotionally exhausted.
[V n]
My emotional turmoil had drained me.
纷乱的情绪让我心力交瘁。
drained
United left the pitch looking stunned and drained.
曼联队离开球场时看上去备受打击,身心俱疲。
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This work is physically exhausting and emotionally draining.
这项工作让人身心交瘁。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(精力)耗尽 If energy drains or is drained from you, you lose all energy and become very tired.
[V adv/prep]
[V n]
As his energy drained away, his despair and worry grew...
当他的精力耗尽时,他的绝望和担心也增加了。
I can help resolve conflicts that drain energy.
我可以帮助解决消耗精力的冲突。
drained
He could rest only when he was too drained of energy to fret further.
只有当他精疲力竭无力再操心时他才能得以休息。
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[N-SING 单数名词]See also:
brain drain
;(金钱或资源的)大量消耗,耗竭,耗费 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 consider that it is worth it.
[usu adj N]
...an ultra-modern printing plant, which has been a big drain on resources...
资源消耗很大的超现代印刷厂
Fraud trials are often complex and have become an expensive drain on the public purse.
诈骗案通常错综复杂,会给公共资金造成巨大损失。
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[VERB 动词]用尽;耗尽;用完 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.
[be V-ed]
[V n]
The state's finances have been drained by war...
国家财力已经被战争消耗殆尽。
The company has steadily drained its cash reserves.
公司已逐渐用完了其现金储备。
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[PHRASE 短语]被毁掉;被浪费掉 If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
[usu PHR after v]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain...
他们意识到他们的公众形象正迅速被毁掉。
He lamented that four years of his life had gone down the drain because of an injury to his groin.
他痛惜他四年的生活就因大腿根部的伤被毁掉了。
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[PHRASE 短语]破产;倒闭 If you say that a business is going down the drain, you mean that it is failing financially.
[usu PHR after v]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
Small local stores are going down the drain.
当地的小店都倒闭了。
相关词组:
drain off
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drain/dreɪn; NAmEdreɪn/
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draindrainsdraineddrainingverb1[transitive , intransitive ]drain(sth) to make sth empty or dry by removing all the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way 排空;(使)流光;放干◆Drain and rinse the pasta.把通心粉过一过水。◆The marshes have been drained.沼泽地里的水已排干。◆You will need to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator.你得先把中央供暖系统的水排净再更换散热器。◆The swimming pool drains very slowly.游泳池里的水排得很慢。◆Leave the dishes to drain.把碟子控干。☞collocationsat
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2[transitive , intransitive ]to make liquid flow away from sth; to flow away (使)流走,流出drainsth (from/out of sth) ◆We had to drain the oil out of the engine.我们必须把发动机里的机油全部放掉。drainsth away/off ◆Drain off the excess fat from the meat.把肉里面多余的油沥掉。drainaway/off ◆She pulled out the plug and the water drained away.她拔掉塞子,让水流走了。◆( figurative) My anger slowly drained away.我的怒火慢慢平息下来。draininto sth ◆The river drains into a lake.这条河流入湖中。drainfrom/out of sth ◆All the colour drained from his face when I told him the news我把这消息告诉他时他脸色变得煞白。drainof sth ◆His face drained of colour.他的脸上血色全无。3[transitive ]drainsth to empty a cup or glass by drinking everything in it 喝光;喝干◆In one gulp, he drained the glass.他一口喝干了杯中的水。◆She quickly drained the last of her drink.她一下子就把最后一点儿酒喝掉了。4[transitive ]to make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc. by using up their/its strength, money, etc. 使(精力、金钱等)耗尽drainsb/sth ◆My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income.我母亲的住院开销把我的收入渐渐耗光了。◆an exhausting and draining experience令人精疲力竭的一段经历drainsb/sth of sth ◆I felt drained of energy.我感到筋疲力尽。noun1[countable ]a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste 下水道;排水管◆We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain.我们只得叫个管子工来疏通下水道。◆The drains (= the system of pipes)date from the beginning of the century. 下水道排水系统是本世纪初修的。2[countable ]( BrE) (USgrate,ˈsewer grate)a frame of metal bars over the opening to a drainin the ground 下水道孔盖3( US) (BrEplug·hole)[countable ]a hole in a bath/ bathtub,sink,etc. where the water flows away and into which a plug fits (浴缸、水池等的)排水孔,渗水孔,漏眼4[singular ]a drainon sb/sth a thing that uses a lot of the time, money, etc. that could be used for sth else 消耗;耗竭;耗费◆Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.军费开支是对国家资源的巨大耗费。☞see also
brain drain
IDIOM(go) down the ˈdrain(BrE also(go) down the ˈplughole)( informal) (to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse (被)浪费掉;(变得)非常糟糕◆It's just money down the drain, you know.你要知道,这是白白丢钱。◆Safety standards have gone down the drain.安全标准根本不管用了。☞more at
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1liquida)[transitive] to make the water or liquid in something flow away: The swimming pool is drained and cleaned every winter.drain something from something Brad drained all the oil from the engine. Can you drain the spaghetti, please (=pour away the water from the pan)?b)[intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquid drains away, it flows awaydrain away/off/from I watched the bath water drain away.c)[intransitive] if something drains, the liquid that is in it or on it flows away and it becomes dry: Open ditches drain very efficiently. She washed up and left the dishes to drain.well-drained/poorly-drained soil (=soil from which water flows away quickly or slowly) This plant needs rich, well-drained soil.2make somebody tired [transitive] to make someone feel very tired and without any energy: Working with children all day really drains you.3use too much [transitive] to use too much of something, especially money, so that there is not enough left: Huge imports were draining the country’s currency reserves.4 the colour/blood drains from somebody’s face/cheeks used to say that someone’s face becomes very pale, because they are frightened or shocked: When the verdict was read out, all the colour drained from Zelda’s cheeks.5drain a glass/cup etc written to drink all the liquid in a glass, cup etc: Hannah drained her mug in one gulp.drain away phrasal verbif something drains away, it is reduced until there is none left: I watched the light drain away.anger/confidence/tension/hope etc drains away Sally felt her anger drain away.drain off phrasal verbto make water or a liquid flow off something, leaving it dry: After cooking the meat, drain off the excess fat.
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1especially British English a pipe that carries water or waste liquids away: The flood was caused by a blocked drain. There’s a problem with the drains.2 British English the frame of metal bars over a drain where water etc can flow into itSYN grate American English3American English the hole in the bottom of a bath or sink that water flows out throughSYN plughole British English4a drain on something something that continuously uses a lot of time, money etc: The war was an enormous drain on the country’s resources.5down the drain informala)if time, effort, or money goes down the drain, it is wasted or produces no results: Well that’s it. 18 months’ work down the drain.b)if an organization, country etc goes down the drain, it becomes worse or fails: That’s why this country’s going down the drain! →
brain drain
, → laugh like a drain
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[dreɪn]drained, draining, drains
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drained[2941] draining[1643] drains[1359]
下水道(32%),排出(22%),消耗(22%),耗尽(10%),排干(9%),喝光(5%)
n.排水;下水道,排水管;消耗
vt.喝光,耗尽;使流出;排掉水
vi.排水;流干
n.(Drain)人名;(英)德雷恩;(法)德兰
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