| 单词 | to draw off |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto draw off to draw off 1. transitive. To pull (something) off; to remove, extract; to divert or attract to oneself. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away ateec885 withbreidec890 animOE overbearOE to do awayOE flitc1175 reavec1175 takec1175 to have away?a1300 to draw awayc1300 weve13.. to wend awaya1325 withdrawa1325 remuec1325 to carry away1363 to take away1372 waive1377 to long awaya1382 oftakec1390 to draw offa1398 to do froa1400 forflitc1420 amove?a1425 to carry out?a1425 surtrayc1440 surtretec1440 twistc1440 abstract1449 ostea1450 remove1459 ablatea1475 araisea1475 redd1479 dismove1480 diminish?1504 convey1530 alienate1534 retire1536 dimove1540 reversec1540 subtractc1540 submove1542 sublate1548 pare1549 to pull in1549 exempt1553 to shift off1567 retract?1570 renversec1586 aufer1587 to lay offa1593 rear1596 retrench1596 unhearse1596 exemea1600 remote1600 to set off1600 subduct1614 rob1627 extraneize1653 to bring off1656 to pull back1656 draft1742 extract1804 reef1901 the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] > remove or take away > forcibly tear off or away tear1297 aracec1315 arachec1315 ravisha1382 pullc1390 to draw offa1398 roota1398 ripa1400 to pull awayc1410 to rip upc1425 brit1578 arrest1593 to carry away1604 avulsea1765 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. xix. 1159 Þe camele is..lene by kynde. For þe hete draweþ of al the fatnesse of þe blood. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 8116 Þe king drou of his gloue. ?a1425 Mandeville's Trav. (Egerton) (1889) 41 Mary Mawdelayne and Mary Cleophe, makand sorow..and drawand off þaire hare. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Deschausser,..to vnhose, or draw off hosen. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iii. 37 Bark of Maho... You may draw it off either in flakes or small threads. 1711 A. Pope Corr. 19 July (1956) I. 128 Tonson's printer told me he drew off a thousand copies in his first impression. 1747 B. Franklin Let. 1 Sept. in Exper. & Observ. Electr. (1751) 10 The wonderful effect of pointed bodies, both in drawing off and throwing off the electrical fire. 1842 Sheffield & Rotherham Independent 1 Jan. 4/4 The question was proposed..whether their Masters could not assist them in procuring what are called Fannies, to draw off the dust, so as to prevent it from affecting the lungs of the Grinders. 1883 C. Birley Oh Dear! What can Matter Be? ii. 36 She drew off her tightly-fitting slipper and handed it round about amongst the people. 1975 I. Murdoch Word Child 103 Even if there was nothing she could do, her loving sharing mind drew off some of the pain. 2001 S. Roaf et al. Ecohouse (2002) viii. 194 The inverters all contain a shut-down mechanism if an attempt is made to draw off too much power by plugging in too large a load for too long. 2017 G. Tallent My Absolute Darling iii. 32 He cuts the deck and Turtle draws off the start card, the queen of hearts, and lays it faceup. 2. a. transitive. To extract (liquid) by means of a tap, channel, or by suction, esp. without disturbing the bottom or sediment. Also: by metonymy, with the container as object. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > action or process of extracting > extract liquid [verb (transitive)] draw1379 to draw off1594 tap1598 broach1649 the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > extract [verb (transitive)] > extract gas or liquid exhaust1540 draina1552 to draw off1594 uncask1594 spring1597 carry1602 tap1602 milka1628 to carry off1677 evacuate1719 drafta1875 aspirate1880 bleed1889 1594 H. Plat Jewell House 59 It is also very good to tilt your beere, when the Vessel is little more then halfe drawn off, for so you shall draw your beere good euen to the latter end. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World viii. 226 The Indico falls to the bottom... When it is thus settled they draw off the Water. 1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved xxxix. 547 A Rowel is to draw off the bad or corrupt Humours from the Blood. 1840 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 1 iii. 316 The water can be successfully drawn off by a catheter. 1892 Field 26 Nov. 802/3 Care should be taken not to disturb the lees until all the cider is drawn off. 1959 Times 10 Nov. p. iii/5 Large mashing vessels called kieves from which the wort is drawn off leaving the grains behind. 2018 Bolton News (Nexis) 20 Mar. His family took him to A & E at Salford Royal where they drew off some ankle fluid and sent it for tests. b. intransitive. To drain away, to flow off. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > action or process of extracting > lose liquid or moisture by draining [verb (intransitive)] > of liquid: to drain away drain1587 to draw off1800 1800 tr. C. Rollin Anc. Hist. (ed. 9) I. i. ii. 186 To keep back the waters which otherwise would draw off [earlier edd. flow off] too fast. 1845 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 5 i. 9 The deposit that would be left after the water had drawn off. 2002 T. G. Frey in A. G. Smith & M. Witty Heme, Chlorophyll, & Bilins 215 If the liquid draws off evenly leaving a thin film, the grid is hydrophilic. 3. a. intransitive. To move off; to retire, withdraw; to retreat. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > retire, withdraw, or retreat withdraw1297 recoilc1330 give place1382 arrear1399 to draw backa1400 resortc1425 adrawc1450 recedec1450 retraya1470 returna1470 rebut1481 wyke1481 umbedrawc1485 retreata1500 retract1535 retire1542 to give back1548 regress1552 to fall back?1567 peak1576 flinch1578 to fall offa1586 to draw off1602 to give ground1607 retrograde1613 to train off1796 to beat a retreat1861 to back off1938 1602 I. E. Let. from Souldier in Ireland 7 A violent storme..gaue the enemy oportunitie..to drawe off ouer a plaine in three great bodies of foote. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Custome of Countrey i. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Aa/2 Draw off a little? Here come my Mistres and her Father. c1645 I. Tullie Narr. Siege of Carlisle (1840) 17 Barkley drew of sore bruised. 1704 tr. D. Fernández Navarrete Acct. Empire China v. xiii, in A. Churchill & J. Churchill Coll. Voy. I. 211/2 When the Sun draws off, the Moon comes up. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. vii. 191 When they were all tired, they drew off on both sides. 1868 Bell's Life in London 14 Nov. 7/5 He made as though he was about to lead off, but finding that Joe was ready to give him a warm reception, he drew off again. 1905 F. A. McKenzie Tokyo to Tiflis xxviii. 288 The gas men and the water-workers drew off, only to find their places immediately taken by infantry. 1928 G. V. Carey & H. S. Scott Outl. Hist. Great War iv. 38 A German torpedo-boat was sunk; the light cruisers..drew off much damaged, and a number of enemy destroyers were in like case. 2012 J. Biddulph Pirates of Malabar ix. 82 On a breeze springing up, the Angrians drew off, leaving the East Indiamen to pursue their voyage. b. transitive. To withdraw (troops) from a particular position, or from the scene of action. ΚΠ 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 165 After an howers fight, when we had taken full view of the breach, and found it not assaultable, our men were drawne off, with little or no dammage on our part. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World iv. 84 Captain Watlin drew off his men. 1736 T. Lediard Life Marlborough I. 377 He resolved to draw off his Dragoons. 1916 D. Haig Diary 25 Feb. in War Diaries & Lett. 1914–18 (2005) 181 We agreed that it was not a feasible operation until the Enemy's reserves had been drawn off. 2010 R. W. Black Rangers in World War II iii. 26 Causing the Germans to worry about their western defense and draw off some forces from the Russian front. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > inattention > mental wandering > lack of concentration, distraction > distract [verb (transitive)] fortogglea1300 to call away1529 scatter1530 forhale1579 to draw away1586 diffuse?1587 to call off1606 divert1609 to put out1616 avoke1623 disjoint1628 to take a person out of himself (herself, etc.)1631 to draw off1646 divertise1648 to take off1670 dissipate1684 to turn off1741 to throw out1821 to turn away1848 1646 J. Clarke Leaven 1 Our blessed Saviour..draweth off the minds of his hearers, raiseth up the hearts of his Disciples, to more high, and heavenly meditations. 1680 Jews Catech. 22 That he draws off his Mind from the frail and perishing things of this present World, and fixes his whole intention upon the study of the Law and pure Religion. 1704 J. Norris Ess. Ideal World II. iii. 121 There is something in those objects..which draws off the mind from itself to the contemplation of them. 1834 T. Medwin Angler in Wales I. 187 A friend..rode after the brute, and drew off his attention to himself. 1845 G. H. Lewes Biogr. Hist. Philos. I. 53 Draw off the mind from Sensible things and conduct them to Intelligibles. 1918 Philos. Rev. 27 393 The various devices which seem to aim at a fixation of the attention are really intended only to draw off attention from its occupation with the objects of current living. 5. intransitive. Of a person: to lean back in order to lend impetus to a punch or blow. Cf. to haul off at haul v. 3c. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > move backwards [verb (intransitive)] > go back before completing an action to draw off1864 to haul off1870 1864 J. C. Hotten Slang Dict. (new ed.) Draw-off, to throw back the body to give impetus to a blow; ‘he drew off, and delivered on the left drum’. 1883 Cleveland (Ohio) Herald 31 Dec. 3/5 The young lady did not scream; but..suddenly drew off and hit him three sound blows on the shoulder. 1901 Frank Leslie's Pop. Monthly Nov. 57/1 Instead of laying his hand on him, he drew off and hit him a mighty good punch with his fist. 1973 I. Cochrane Streak of Madness 154 Ma just drew off and hit her on the mouth. 2002 B. Gorman & P. Walsh King of Gypsies (e-book ed.) ii Bulldog Bartley drew off and punched him as he lay there. < as lemmas |
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