单词 | draught |
释义 | Word Frequency draught or US draft (drɑːft) noun 1. a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space 2. a. the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or animal b. (as modifier) a draught horse 3. the load or quantity drawn 4. a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine 5. the act or an instance of drinking; a gulp or swallow 6. the act or process of drawing air, smoke, etc, into the lungs 7. the amount of air, smoke, etc, inhaled in one breath 8. on draught 9. Also called: draughtsman any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughts US and Canadian equivalent: checker10. the depth of a loaded vessel in the water, taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest point of the hull 11. feel the draught Derived forms draughter (ˈdraughter) or US drafter (ˈdrafter) noun Word origin C14: probably from Old Norse drahtr, of Germanic origin; related to draw |
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