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Drain Drained Water Liquid   [V N Ed Sth

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)。

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[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。

2
[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。

3
[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.
  [V from n]
  [V of n]
  [be V-ed of n]
  [V-ed]
  [Also V n from n]
  [LITERARY 文]
  • 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。

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  • 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。

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  • 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。

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Oxford drain / dreɪn ; NAmE dreɪn /
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drain drains drained draining
verb 1 [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
cooking
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。
noun 1 [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) ( US grate , ˈsewer grate ) a frame of metal bars over the opening to a drainin the ground 下水道孔盖 3 ( US) ( BrE plug·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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drain / dreɪn ; NAmE dreɪn /
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drain1 verb
drain2 noun
draindrain1 /dreɪn/ ●●○ verb
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1liquid a)[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 verb if 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 something ↔ off phrasal verb to make water or a liquid flow off something, leaving it dry:  After cooking the meat, drain off the excess fat.
drain1 verb
drain2 noun
draindrain2 ●●○ noun [countable]
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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 it SYN grate American English3American English the hole in the bottom of a bath or sink that water flows out through SYN 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 informal a)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
at laugh1(1)
WDF

drain

[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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