| 单词 | to draw dry | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto draw dry  P5.    to draw dry: to drain (a spring or other body of water) of all liquid; (in extended use) to exhaust or empty (something) completely. ΚΠ 1543    G. Joye Our Sauiour Iesus Christ hath not ouercharged his Chirche sig. A.iiiv  				Firste of all he saithe himself to be the fontaine of all goodnes, and euen that liuely plentuouse spring neuer to be drye drawne. 1549    W. Thomas Hist. Italie f. 161v  				Thei haue diuers fayre springes, and one specially that can not be drawen drie. 1576    A. Fleming tr.  G. Macropedius in  Panoplie Epist. 378  				To declare..it would..drawe the veyne of mine invention drie. c1595    Countess of Pembroke Psalme cxv. 33 in  Coll. Wks. 		(1998)	 II. 185  				The conduites of his store, He never dry shall draw. 1603    S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures 52  				Our holy Budgetters having to deal with Devils..doe..provide so many to be packed up in One Patient, as except hell be drawn dry, they can never want work. 1630    tr.  G. Botero Relations Famous Kingdomes World 		(rev. ed.)	 522  				The Persian warre..[has] drawne drie his Coffers. 1721    A. Welwood Meditations 117  				Is not the Fountain of Life deep? Men and Angels, is it possible you shall ever draw it dry? 1903    Fire & Water Engin. 1 Nov. 220  				Thus it is not at all likely that the reservoir will be drawn dry in any year. 2001    H. Goldblatt tr.  H. Chun-ming Taste of Apples 18  				They'll have to draw water for that swimming pool from the well by motor, and if they draw it dry, what are we going to do with a dried-up well? < as lemmas  | 
	
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