| 单词 | draw |
| 释义 | draw (drɔː ) Word forms: draws , drawing , drew , drawn 1. verb A1 When you draw, or when you draw something, you use a pencil or pen to produce a picture, pattern, or diagram. She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub. [VERB] Draw a rough design for a logo. [VERB noun] He starts a painting by quickly drawing simplified shapes. [VERB noun] Synonyms: sketch, design, outline, trace drawing uncountable noun A2 I like dancing, singing and drawing. 2. verb B2 When a vehicle draws somewhere, it moves there smoothly and steadily. Claire had seen the taxi drawing away. [VERB adverb/preposition] Synonyms: move, go, come, drive 3. verb B2 If you draw somewhere, you move there slowly. [written] She drew away and did not smile. [VERB adverb/preposition] When we drew level, he neither slowed down nor accelerated. [VERB adjective] 4. verb If you draw something or someone in a particular direction, you move them in that direction, usually by pulling them gently. [written] He drew his chair nearer the fire. [VERB noun preposition] He put his arm around Caroline's shoulders and drew her close to him. [VERB noun adjective] Wilson drew me aside after an interview. [VERB noun with adverb] Synonyms: pull, drag, haul, tow 5. verb B2 When you draw a curtain or blind, you pull it across a window, either to cover or to uncover it. After drawing the curtains, she lit a candle. [VERB noun] Mother was lying on her bed, with the blinds drawn. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: close, shut, pull together, pull shut or closed 6. verb If someone draws a gun, knife, or other weapon, they pull it out of its container and threaten you with it. He drew his dagger and turned to face his pursuers. [VERB noun] Synonyms: take out, pull out, bring out, draw out 7. verb If an animal or vehicle draws something such as a cart, carriage, or another vehicle, it pulls it along. ...a slow-moving tractor, drawing a trailer. [VERB noun] ...a chariot drawn by six black mules. [VERB-ed] 8. verb If you draw a deep breath, you breathe in deeply once. He paused, drawing a deep breath. [VERB noun] Synonyms: inhale, breathe in, pull, inspire 9. verb If you draw on a cigarette, you breathe the smoke from it into your mouth or lungs. He drew on an American cigarette. [VERB + on] Her cheeks hollowed as she drew smoke into her lungs. [VERB noun + into] 10. verb To draw something such as water or energy from a particular source means to take it from that source. Villagers still have to draw their water from wells. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: extract, take, remove, pump 11. verb If something that hits you or presses part of your body draws blood, it cuts your skin so that it bleeds. Any practice that draws blood could increase the risk of getting the virus. [VERB noun] 12. verb If you draw money out of a bank, building society, or savings account, you get it from the account so that you can use it. She was drawing out cash from a cash machine. [V n with out] Companies could not draw money from bank accounts as cash. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: withdraw, take out 13. verb If you draw a salary or a sum of money, you receive a sum of money regularly. For the first few years I didn't draw any salary at all. [VERB noun] He is moving ever closer to drawing his pension. [VERB noun] 14. verb To draw something means to choose it or to be given it, as part of a competition, game, or lottery. We delved through a sackful of letters to draw the winning name. [VERB noun] Aston Villa have drawn a Czech team in the first round of the UEFA Cup. [VERB noun] Draw is also a noun. ...the draw for the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup. 15. countable noun A draw is a competition where people pay money for numbered or named tickets, then some of those tickets are chosen, and the owners are given prizes. 16. verb To draw something from a particular thing or place means to take or get it from that thing or place. I draw strength from the millions of women who have faced this challenge successfully. [VERB noun + from] The students are drawn from a cross-section of backgrounds. [VERB noun from noun] 17. verb B2 If you draw a particular conclusion, you decide that that conclusion is true. He draws two conclusions from this. [VERB noun + from] He says he cannot yet draw any conclusions about the murders. [VERB noun] Synonyms: deduce, make, gather, get 18. verb If you draw a comparison, parallel, or distinction, you compare or contrast two different ideas, systems, or other things. ...literary critics drawing comparisons between George Sand and George Eliot. [VERB noun] Interesting distinctions can be drawn between the two populations. [VERB noun] 19. verb B2 If you draw someone's attention to something, you make them aware of it or make them think about it. He was waving his arms to draw their attention. [VERB noun] He just wants to draw attention to the plight of the unemployed. [VERB noun + to] Synonyms: attract, capture, engage, grip 20. verb If someone or something draws a particular reaction, people react to it in that way. Such a policy would inevitably draw fierce resistance from farmers. [VERB noun + from] The club's summer signings have drawn criticism. [VERB noun] 21. verb B2 If something such as a film or an event draws a lot of people, it is so interesting or entertaining that a lot of people go to it. The game is currently drawing huge crowds. [VERB noun] Synonyms: entice, attract, pull in, win 22. verb B2 If someone or something draws you, it attracts you very strongly. He drew and enthralled her. [VERB noun] What drew him to the area was its proximity to central London. [VERB noun + to] 23. verb [usually passive] If someone will not be drawn or refuses to be drawn, they will not reply to questions in the way that you want them to, or will not reveal information or their opinion. [mainly British] The ambassador would not be drawn on questions of a political nature. [be V-ed + on] 'Did he say why?'—'No, he refuses to be drawn.' [be VERB-ed] 24. verb B2 In a game or competition, if one person or team draws with another one, or if two people or teams draw, they have the same number of points or goals at the end of the game. [mainly British] Holland and the Republic of Ireland drew one-one. [VERB] We drew with Ireland in the first game. [V + with/against] Egypt drew two of their matches in Italy. [VERB noun] Draw is also a noun. We were happy to come away with a draw against Sweden. 25. See also drawing 26. draw to an end/draw to a close phrase When an event or period of time draws to a close or draws to an end, it finishes. Another celebration had drawn to its close. 27. draw close/draw near phrase B2 If an event or period of time is drawing closer or is drawing nearer, it is approaching. And all the time next spring's elections are drawing closer. As the day set for departure drew near, I told Sophie that I could not accompany them. 28. to draw a blank phrase If you draw a blank when you are looking for someone or something, you do not succeed in finding them. [informal] They drew a blank in their search for the driver. 29. to draw breath phrase [VERB inflects, usually with brd-neg] If you do not have time to draw breath, you do not have time to have a break from what you are doing. 30. to draw someone's fire phrase [VERB inflects] If you draw fire from someone, you cause them to shoot at you, for example because they think that you are threatening them. Crowds elsewhere drew fire from troops. 31. to draw the line phrase If you draw the line at a particular activity, you refuse to do it, because you disapprove of it or because it is more extreme than what you normally do. I will eat pretty much anything, but I draw the line at insects. [+ at] 32. to draw lots phrase If people draw lots to decide who will do something, they each take a piece of paper from a container. One or more pieces of paper is marked, and the people who take marked pieces are chosen. Two names were selected by drawing lots. For the first time in a World Cup finals, lots had to be drawn to decide who would finish second and third. Synonyms: choose, pick, select, toss up 33. the luck of the draw phrase If you say that something is the luck of the draw, you mean that it is the result of chance and you cannot do anything about it. The luck of the draw meant the young lad had to face one of America's best players. Phrasal verbs: draw in 1. phrasal verb If you say that the nights, evenings, or days are drawing in, you mean that it is becoming dark at an earlier time in the evening, because autumn or winter is approaching. [British] The days draw in and the mornings get darker. [VERB PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you draw someone in or draw them into something you are involved with, you cause them to become involved with it. It won't be easy for you to draw him in. [VERB noun PARTICLE] You gradually fall under the spell and get drawn in deeper and deeper. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Don't let him draw you into his strategy. [VERB noun PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If you draw in your breath, you breathe in deeply. If you draw in air, you take it into your lungs as you breathe in. Rose drew her breath in sharply. [VERB noun PARTICLE] Roll the wine around in your mouth, drawing in air at the same time. [VERB PARTICLE noun] draw into draw in [sense 2] draw off phrasal verb If a quantity of liquid is drawn off from a larger quantity, it is taken from it, usually by means of a needle or pipe. The fluid can be drawn off with a syringe. [be VERB-ed PARTICLE] Doctors drew off a pint of his blood. [VERB PARTICLE noun] draw on 1. phrasal verb If you draw on or draw upon something such as your skill or experience, you make use of it in order to do something. He drew on his experience as a yachtsman to make a documentary programme. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 2. phrasal verb As a period of time draws on, it passes and the end of it gets closer. As the afternoon drew on we were joined by more of the regulars. [VERB PARTICLE] draw out 1. phrasal verb If you draw out a sound or a word, you make it last longer than usual. Liz drew the word out carefully. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you draw someone out, you make them feel less nervous and more willing to talk. Her mother tried every approach to draw her out. [VERB noun PARTICLE] draw up 1. phrasal verb If you draw up a document, list, or plan, you prepare it and write it out. They agreed to draw up a formal agreement. [VERB PARTICLE noun] He wants his ministers to concentrate on implementing policy, not on drawing it up. [VERB noun PARTICLE] 2. phrasal verb If you draw up a chair, you move it nearer to a person or place, for example so that you can watch something or join in with something. He drew up a chair and sat down. [VERB PARTICLE noun] 3. phrasal verb If you draw yourself up, you make your back very straight. He drew himself up to his full height. [V pron-refl P to n] 'Well!', said the innkeeper, drawing herself up indignantly. [VERB pronoun-reflexive PARTICLE] draw upon draw on [sense 1] Idioms: draw someone's fire to do or say something which makes someone strongly criticize you Their first substantial work was the flats at Ham Common in 1957. This immediately drew the fire of the architectural establishment. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers draw a blank to not be able to find someone or something or find out about something I searched among the bottles and under and behind and inside everything I could think of and drew a blank. [mainly US] to be unable to remember something or to answer a question you are asked. Why do we recognize a face, but sometimes draw a blank when it comes to the name? [mainly British, journalism] to not score any goals or points, or win any races in a sports competition Goal-shy Raith drew a blank at home yet again. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers draw a bead on something [mainly US] to aim your weapon at someone or something There was only one spot where the light through the trees would have enabled him to draw a bead on his target. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers draw the short straw [mainly British] to be chosen from a number of people to perform a task or duty that nobody else wants to do Jim drew the short straw: he had to drive forty miles to the airport at midnight to pick up Elizabeth. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the luck of the draw something that depends on chance rather than on the efforts or qualities of the people involved On better acquaintance, you may decide that there's no basis for a real friendship with a colleague. That's just the luck of the draw. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers draw a veil over something to deliberately not talk about something or give any details, because you want to keep it private or because it is embarrassing Most of us have something in our past career over which we choose to draw a veil. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers draw the line to know at what point an activity or situation stops being reasonable and starts to be unacceptable It is difficult for charities to know where to draw the line between acceptable and unacceptable sources of finance. to not do a particular activity, because you disapprove of it or because it is so extreme I'll do virtually anything – although I think I'd draw the line at running naked across the set! Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers draw a line in the sand to put a stop to or a limit on something It was time to draw a line in the sand, forget the past, and work together. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers draw a line under something to enable a bad situation to be considered as over, so that people can start again or continue with things more productively He said the document draws a line under the painful chapters of our past and clears the way for a new beginning. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: declared a draw And then it was declared a draw, of all the travesties. Times, Sunday Times Teams were briefed that a natural disaster would result in games being declared a draw. Times,Sunday Times The fight was declared a draw. The Sun The 'fight' was declared a draw after hardly a punch was thrown. The Sun After a hard fought two rounds, the judges declared a draw and the fight went to a third, sudden-victory round. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 How would they cope without their greatest draw card? Times, Sunday Times Finally, all players draw a card from their draw deck and take it into their hand. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The opponent must then draw a card and see if it has a higher value for that trait than the opponent's. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Previously the starting player would draw a card on his first turn. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Instead of rolling the dice, players at the start of their turn draw a card. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They have players who deal with the physical demands of the game just by knowing how to protect the ball to draw a foul — or out-think an opponent. The Sun Some people even call it clever play or 'drawing the foul out of the opponent'. The Sun There were many instances when he would switch the ball from right hand to left hand, often drawing a foul or setting up a three-point play. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It was to try to draw a lesson about probability from too small a sample size. Times, Sunday Times In short, it's hard to conceive of a more inappropriate place from which to draw any lessons. Times, Sunday Times The rest of us, however, can draw some lessons from the sad story. Times, Sunday Times The survey concluded by asking participants to draw a map of their typical day and note the time spent at each location. Christianity Today Get them to draw a map of an imaginary place. Times,Sunday Times Draw a map of the area with a starting point. Times, Sunday Times Draw a map of the universe to put on the wall and use as a backdrop to her stories about space. Times, Sunday Times The receiving party can ring an alert sound or store the waypoint in a computer system or draw a map indicating the location. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He will draw a parallel with the private funding of water. The Sun They draw a parallel with health programmes supported by taxes on cigarettes and alcohol. Times, Sunday Times The companies could draw a parallel with the commercial radio sector eight years ago when a number of the largest companies were allowed to merge due to dire market conditions. Times, Sunday Times She draws a parallel between the two roles. Times, Sunday Times But not everyone draws the parallel. Times, Sunday Times The first was asked to draw a picture for fun; they got no reward. Times, Sunday Times Draw a picture of what weather you can see in the box on the right. Times,Sunday Times An artist told me he would draw a picture of the person. Times, Sunday Times They draw a picture of a company that has changed in many ways — some obvious, others more subtle. Times, Sunday Times But how can you draw a picture of an 'hour'? Times, Sunday Times Always draw a plan of the room, then draw your furniture on it. Times, Sunday Times The priory remains are very incomplete, but attempts have been made to draw a plan based on what has been found. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said he had only one small map and had seen no air photos and asked for time to draw a plan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Beware of builders who say they can draw the plans for you; they probably can't. Times, Sunday Times Follow her top tips on how to draw a portrait - and you'll be feeling stress-free in no time. The Sun At the end of each show, he would pull two volunteers from the audience and draw their portrait. Globe and Mail Actually he did so to draw a portrait of them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He likes to draw a portrait of it as if it were a character in the film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first draws his portrait. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I remember one of the tests at school was to draw a sketch of our home. Times, Sunday Times Draw a sketch of the operation process. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He subsequently drew a sketch of the formation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He drew the sketches of plain folk around him, including the employees of his shipping firm. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He hurriedly draws a sketch of her until she departs the train. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Courts are also to be allowed to draw an inference that suspects are guilty if they have refused to take part in an identity parade. Times, Sunday Times When you allude to something, you do not specifically mention it, but leave the reader to draw an inference about your meaning. Times, Sunday Times If a person refuses to answer postcharge questions, courts will be able to draw an inference of guilt. Times, Sunday Times If the meaning so assessed was evaluated as seriously defamatory it would ordinarily then be proper to draw an inference of serious reputational harm. Times, Sunday Times The plaintiff must always present sufficient evidence to support a reasonable possibility of access because the jury can not draw an inference of access based upon speculation and conjecture alone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I like to start near the top of the page and draw the outline of the face first. Times,Sunday Times Grab your card or canvas and draw an outline of the object you want to build, like a tree or a house. The Sun Draw the outline of the giraffe — body, head, tail and legs — with yellow batter. Times, Sunday Times The next day we acquired an artist to draw an outline of a few slogans and pictures on the wall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 On a sheet of paper, draw the outline of a circle or oval. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its 20 wooden chalets and spectacular 20-suite main building draw heavily on the tranquillity of its pristine natural environment and surrounding dense larch forest. Times,Sunday Times Interiors draw heavily on wood and stone from the surrounding mountains to stylish effect. Times, Sunday Times And most novelists' first (and in this case only) novels draw heavily on lived experience, as though the biographical impulse naturally precedes the fictional. The Times Literary Supplement Additionally, poems tends to draw heavily on idiom both for time-saving and extra resonance. Times, Sunday Times The objectives therefore draw heavily on the key sustainability concepts described above. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Which artists do you draw inspiration from today? The Sun Without an upgrade they risked going out of business, the federation said, urging them to draw inspiration from the boom in luxury campsites. Times, Sunday Times Who could draw inspiration from the bland names given to our new towns and other big developments of the past 30 years? Times, Sunday Times Many of the most creative designs draw inspiration from the ingenious gadgets and hybrid furnishings associated with camping, picnics and more strenuous outdoor pursuits. Times, Sunday Times The underdog will draw inspiration from manifold sources. Times, Sunday Times Indeed, his daughters have drawn ire for their apparently lavish lifestyle. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The race has drawn the ire of local environmentalists, who plan to fly an aircraft over the circuit tomorrow to assess air quality. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The move to make iTunes products available to share online risks drawing the ire of Apple. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They need to be exposed to the air, as they draw moisture from the atmosphere and supply it to the plant. The Sun Also, they draw moisture from vegetables with which they are stored which may cause them to decay. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Alcohol can dry out the mouth by drawing moisture from the tissues and slowing the flow of saliva. Times, Sunday Times This ingredient acts as a humectant, meaning it draws moisture from the air to the skin's surface, keeping it plump, smooth and moisturised without clogging your pores. The Sun Research has suggested that because air conditioning draws moisture from the air, drying out the protective mucus that lines the nostrils, it allows viruses a better chance to become established. Times, Sunday Times The curving design has continued to draw praise. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His calls for 'draconian' reform - which he now calls his show's 'heartbeat issue' - have drawn praise and vitriol. Times, Sunday Times The rebranding of the lavatories drew praise from some, who said that it would make the venue more inclusive. Times,Sunday Times The exchange exemplified the career of an architect who drew praise from the courts of modernism and traditionalism where, normally, never the twain would meet. Times, Sunday Times Natural gas drew praise as everyone's new favorite fossil fuel. Houston Chronicle The planned sale, however, has drawn protests from critics and politicians alike. Times, Sunday Times The passage of the bill, on a vote of 25 to 6, drew protests from rights groups. Times, Sunday Times Prosecutors' decision to charge the officers then drew protests from members of the police department. Times,Sunday Times The proposals have drawn protests from retired workers, about 70 of whom staged a demonstration outside the motor show. Times, Sunday Times But such arrangements, while common in the industry, have drawn protests. Globe and Mail There he built a second plantation and a hotel to draw tourists to the local hot springs, then a popular destination. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To help draw tourists from far afield, the center needed a crown jewel. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 City officials hope the theater will help draw tourists to the city. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Three conferences of six, drawn randomly, counties meeting home and away before round robins involving counties in same positions in phase one to determine final places. Times, Sunday Times They're not available to buy, but drawn randomly from applications. The Sun Players fight enemies and explore areas drawn randomly from all acts. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Registrations were accepted for a closed beta version, with participants to be drawn randomly from the pool of registrants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Due to a three-way tie for first place, seeds were drawn randomly for those teams. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He's got a massive fan base and would be a huge draw for the show. The Sun These games aren't exactly a huge draw and the pitch didn't help much either. The Sun Still, there's a huge draw in having so many books just there. Times,Sunday Times At the same time, the setting will be a huge draw. Times, Sunday Times The bears are a huge draw for tourists, who flock to the region in the summer. Times, Sunday Times Still, this and the stunning look and animation of the robots in disguise are the main draw. Times, Sunday Times (2007) She will need to win two matches in a strong qualifying field to make the main draw. The Sun (2015) Ignoring the soulless hotel surroundings, the restaurant boasts a restrained but stylish interior, but its main draw is its notable cooking. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But the main draw is its ability to convert vinyl to digital formats. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The range of property, from mansions to well-controlled new-builds, has been a major draw. Times, Sunday Times The winelands have become a major draw for tourists. Globe and Mail For most buyers, though, the pool will be the major draw, whether they continue the members club or use it privately. Times, Sunday Times Its chicken, mutton and prawn rotis (4.50) are a major draw. Times, Sunday Times Ski guiding, which negated the need to check piste maps and worry about ski lift closing times, was also a major draw. Times, Sunday Times Part of the problem with this year's event and a random draw was the lack of attractive derby fixtures. Times, Sunday Times Organisers crassly abandoned the concept of derby matches in favour of a random draw. Times, Sunday Times We can then add in a 39th game with a random draw and simulate the season a further 10,000 times. Times, Sunday Times And the results of any one random draw could make a significant difference. Times, Sunday Times The first and second round pairings are selected by a random draw. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The interiors might be a touch stark for some, but it's the location, snug in the dunes, that's the real draw. Times, Sunday Times The real draw, though, are the pies, consumed by everyone from ambassadors to elegant local businesswomen. Times, Sunday Times This regional aspect to the firm can be a real draw for graduates. Times, Sunday Times But the real draw lies offshore. Times,Sunday Times But the real draw of this house? Times, Sunday Times He's a bit short considering his tough draw but should run well. The Sun With a tough draw, it was no surprise to see some of our boxers getting knocked out early on. The Sun But get a tough draw and the reality will be a plane home after the groups. The Sun Now he would be a tough draw. Times, Sunday Times It was a tough draw coming into one of my favourite tournaments. The Sun He was forced to go off too fast from a wide draw over course and distance last time. The Sun He did well to win over six furlongs last time and can overcome a wide draw. The Sun But the combination of the drop in trip and wide draw make him opposable. The Sun Back under his optimum conditions, he can defy an unfavourably wide draw. Times, Sunday Times Third in this 12 months ago from a wide draw. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 画, 打平手, 行进 Japanese: くじ 抽選, 引き分ける, 描く |
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