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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- drain
[dreɪn]
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1.
noun
[c]
(in street) 排水沟
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2.
noun
[+resources]
[ funds]
to be a drain on sth 某物的大量的消耗
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3.
vt.
[+land]
[ marsh]
[ pond]
排去…的水
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4.
vt.
[+vegetables]
使…流干
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5.
vt.
[+liquid]
排掉
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6.
vt.
[+glass]
[ cup]
喝干
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7.
vt.
[+person]
(exhaust) 使…精疲力竭
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8.
vi.
[liquid+]
流入
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to feel drained (of energy {or} emotion)
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感到(精力{或}感情)耗尽
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(to go) down the drain
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[inf] 白费
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- drain
[dreɪn]
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vi.
逐渐流出
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The streams drain into the lake.
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溪流流入湖泊。
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The rain water drains into this big vat.
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雨水流进这口大桶。
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2.
vt.
消耗，耗尽
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Her mother's hospital bills have drained her income and savings.
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她母亲的住院费已经耗尽她的收入和储蓄。
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The exercise class drains me of energy.
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体育课搞得我筋疲力尽。
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3.
verb
排干，排空
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Open the taps to drain water in the pipes.
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打开水龙头，把水排入水管道。
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We drained the oil tank.
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我们抽干了油轮。
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4.
vt.
使虚弱，使衰弱
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I was drained of my energy after the climb.
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登山耗尽了我的体能。
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Life in the camp drained him.
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集中营里的生活耗尽了他的生命。
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5.
vt.
喝光，喝干
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6.
vt.
[Slang]
将……磨破
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7.
n.[u]
排放，排水
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8.
noun
[Person Name]
德兰
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9.
n.[c]
[Surgery]
引流管，排脓管
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The doctors will perform a drain on the victim.
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医生往受害者身上插引流管。
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10.
noun
[Person Name]
德雷恩
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11.
n.[c]
排水管
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You can hire an architect to get advice on digging drains.
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您可以聘请一位建筑师，向他咨询挖排水沟。
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The drain was clogged with hair.
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排水渠被头发堵塞了。
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12.
n.[c]
流失，消耗
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His wife's illness has been a great drain on his income.
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他妻子的病花掉了他很大一笔收入。
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13.
n.[c]
[Slang]
使人精疲力竭的人或事
Collins English-English Dictionary
- drain
[dreɪn]
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1.
n
a pipe or channel that carries off water, sewage, etc
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2.
n
an instance or cause of continuous diminution in resources or energy; depletion
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3.
n
[surgery]
a device, such as a tube, for insertion into a wound, incision, or bodily cavity to drain off pus, etc
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4.
n
[电子]
the electrode region in a field-effect transistor into which majority carriers flow from the interelectrode conductivity channel
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5.
vt.
[tr; often foll by off]
to draw off or remove (liquid) from
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to drain water from vegetables
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to drain vegetables
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6.
vi.
[intr; often foll by away]
to flow (away) or filter (off)
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7.
vi.
[intr]
to dry or be emptied as a result of liquid running off or flowing away
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leave the dishes to drain
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8.
vt.
[tr]
to drink the entire contents of (a glass, cup, etc)
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9.
vt.
[tr]
to consume or make constant demands on (resources, energy, etc); exhaust; sap
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10.
vi.
[intr]
to disappear or leave, esp gradually
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the colour drained from his face
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11.
vt.
[tr]
(of a river, etc) to carry off the surface water from (an area)
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12.
vi.
[intr]
(of an area) to discharge its surface water into rivers, streams, etc
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13.
vi.
[Etymology]
Old English dreahnian; related to Old Norse drangr dry wood; see dry
Examples
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drain swamps
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把沼泽地的水排干
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to open a drain
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疏通排水沟
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If you try this at home, you may see the color drain from Mom's face too.
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你在家也这样试试，妈妈会变脸的。
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(to go) down the drain
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[inf] 白费
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I used chopsticks to unclog the drain.
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我用筷子去通排水孔。
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