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D0374900 (drăft)n.1. A current of air in an enclosed area.2. A device that regulates the flow or circulation of air.3. a. The act of pulling loads; traction.b. Something that is pulled or drawn; a load.c. A team of animals used to pull loads.4. Nautical The depth of a vessel's keel below the water line, especially when loaded: a river vessel of shallow draft.5. A heavy demand on resources.6. A written order directing the payment of money from an account or fund.7. a. A gulp, swallow, or inhalation.b. The amount taken in by a single act of drinking or inhaling.c. A measured portion; a dose.8. a. The drawing of a liquid, as from a cask or keg.b. An amount drawn: ordered two drafts of ale.9. a. The process or method of selecting one or more individuals from a group, as for a service or duty: a candidate who did not pursue the nomination, but accepted a draft by the party convention.b. Compulsory enrollment in the armed forces; conscription.c. A body of people selected or conscripted.10. Sports A system in which the exclusive rights to new players are distributed among professional teams.11. a. The act of drawing in a fishing net.b. The quantity of fish caught.12. a. Any of various stages in the development of a plan, document, or picture: a preliminary draft of a report; the final draft of a paper.b. A representation of something to be constructed.13. A narrow line chiseled on a stone to guide a stonecutter in leveling its surface.14. A slight taper given a die to facilitate the removal of a casting.15. An allowance made for loss in weight of merchandise.v. draft·ed, draft·ing, drafts v.tr.1. To select from a group for some usually compulsory service: drafted into the army.2. To select from a group for placement on a sports team.3. To draw up a preliminary version of or plan for.4. To create by thinking and writing; compose: draft a speech.v.intr.1. To work as a drafter.2. To move, ride, or drive close behind a fast-moving object so as to take advantage of the slipstream, especially in a race.adj.1. Suited for or used for drawing heavy loads: oxen and other draft animals.2. Drawn from a cask or tap: draft beer.Idiom: on draft Drawn from a large container, such as a keg.

[Middle English draught, act of drawing or pulling, from Old English *dreaht; akin to dragan, to draw.]

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(drɑːft) n1. a plan, sketch, or drawing of something2. a preliminary outline of a book, speech, etc3. (Banking & Finance) another word for bill of exchange4. a demand or drain on something5. (General Engineering) the divergent duct leading from a water turbine to its tailrace6. (Military) US selection for compulsory military service7. (Military) detachment of military personnel from one unit to another8. (Commerce) commerce an allowance on merchandise sold by weight9. (Building) a line or narrow border that is chiselled on the surface of a stone to serve as a guide for levelling it10. Austral and NZ a group of livestock separated from the rest of the herd or flockvb (tr) 11. to draw up an outline or sketch for something: to draft a speech. 12. to prepare a plan or design of13. (Military) to detach (military personnel) from one unit to another14. (Military) chiefly US to select for compulsory military service15. (Building) to chisel a draft on (stone, etc)16. a. to select (cattle or sheep) from a herd or flockb. to select (farm stock) for salen, vb (Brewing) the usual US spelling of draught¹, draught², draught³, draught⁴, draught⁵, draught⁶, draught⁷, draught⁸, draught¹¹[C16: variant of draught] ˈdrafter n

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n. 1. a drawing, sketch, or design. 2. a preliminary form of any writing, subject to revision, refinement, etc. 3. the act of drawing. 4. a current of air in any enclosed space, esp. in a room or chimney. 5. a device for regulating the current of air in a fireplace, etc. 6. an act of drawing or pulling loads. 7. something that is drawn or pulled; a haul. 8. an animal or team of animals used to pull a load. 9. the force required to pull a load. 10. the taking of supplies, money, etc., from a given source. 11. a selection of persons, as by lot, for military service, an athletic team, etc. 12. the persons so selected. 13. a bill of exchange. 14. beer or ale drawn from a cask. 15. an act of drinking or inhaling. 16. something that is drunk or inhaled; a drink or dose. 17. the depth to which a vessel is immersed when bearing a given load. 18. a quantity of fish caught. 19. Metall. the slight taper given to a pattern so that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the mold. 20. a line or border chiseled at the edge of a stone, to serve as a guide in leveling the surfaces. v.t. 21. to sketch. 22. to compose. 23. to draw or pull. 24. to select by draft, as for military service. v.i. 25. to work as a draftsman. 26. Sports. to ride or drive close behind, as a bicycle or automobile, so as to benefit from the reduction in wind resistance created behind the leader. adj. 27. used for drawing loads: a draft horse. 28. drawn from a cask rather than served from a bottle. 29. being a preliminary outline or sketch. Idioms: on draft, available to be drawn from a cask: beer on draft. [1150–1200; c. Old High German traht, Old Norse drāttr; akin to Old English dragan to draw] draft′a•ble, adj. draft′er, n.

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1. The conscription of qualified citizens in military service.
2. The depth of water that a vessel requires to float freely; the depth of a vessel from the water line to the keel. See also active duty; Military Service; watercraft.

Draft, Draught

a load; the quantity drawn forward; a chosen detachment of men. See also detachment, detail.Examples: draft of bottlers, 1486; of calves, 1830; of cars; of cattle [culled from the herd], 1800; of eels [20 pounds]; of fish; of men, 1813; of sailors, 1890; of soldiers, 1756.

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Draught and draft are both pronounced (/drɑːft/).

1. used as nouns

In British English, a draught is a current of air coming into a room or vehicle.

The draught from the window stirred the papers on her desk.They used to open the windows and doors to create a draught.

In American English, this is spelled draft.

A draft of steamy air blew out at them and Meers said, 'Jesus, we left the heat on'.

In British English, draughts is a game played by two people with round pieces on a board like a chessboard. This game is called checkers in American English.

In both British and American English, a draft of a letter, book, or speech is an early version of it.

...the change from the first draft to the final printed version.He showed me the draft of an article he was writing.2. 'draft' used as a verb

Draft can also be a verb. In both British and American English, when people are drafted somewhere, they are moved there to do a particular job.

Extra staff were drafted from Paris to Rome.

In American English, if you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in one of the armed forces.

I was drafted into the navy.He took a temporary job while he was waiting to be drafted.

In British English, you usually say that someone is called up.

He was called up for National Service in 1950 and served as a driver with the Royal Signals.

draft

Past participle: drafted
Gerund: drafting

Imperative
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draft

Present
I draft
you draft
he/she/it drafts
we draft
you draft
they draft

Preterite
I drafted
you drafted
he/she/it drafted
we drafted
you drafted
they drafted

Present Continuous
I am drafting
you are drafting
he/she/it is drafting
we are drafting
you are drafting
they are drafting

Present Perfect
I have drafted
you have drafted
he/she/it has drafted
we have drafted
you have drafted
they have drafted

Past Continuous
I was drafting
you were drafting
he/she/it was drafting
we were drafting
you were drafting
they were drafting

Past Perfect
I had drafted
you had drafted
he/she/it had drafted
we had drafted
you had drafted
they had drafted

Future
I will draft
you will draft
he/she/it will draft
we will draft
you will draft
they will draft

Future Perfect
I will have drafted
you will have drafted
he/she/it will have drafted
we will have drafted
you will have drafted
they will have drafted

Future Continuous
I will be drafting
you will be drafting
he/she/it will be drafting
we will be drafting
you will be drafting
they will be drafting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been drafting
you have been drafting
he/she/it has been drafting
we have been drafting
you have been drafting
they have been drafting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been drafting
you will have been drafting
he/she/it will have been drafting
we will have been drafting
you will have been drafting
they will have been drafting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been drafting
you had been drafting
he/she/it had been drafting
we had been drafting
you had been drafting
they had been drafting

Conditional
I would draft
you would draft
he/she/it would draft
we would draft
you would draft
they would draft

Past Conditional
I would have drafted
you would have drafted
he/she/it would have drafted
we would have drafted
you would have drafted
they would have drafted

Draft

The force required to pull an implement while in operation.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	draft - a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on anotherbill of exchange, order of paymentnegotiable instrument - an unconditional order or promise to pay an amount of moneyoverdraft - a draft in excess of the credit balanceforeign bill, foreign draft - a bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in anotherinland bill - a bill of exchange that is both drawn and made payable in the same countryredraft - a draft for the amount of a dishonored draft plus the costs and charges of drafting againtrade acceptance - a bill of exchange for a specific purchase; drawn on the buyer by the seller and bearing the buyer's acceptancebank draft, banker's draft - a draft drawn by a bank against funds deposited in another bankdividend warrant - an order of payment (such as a check payable to a shareholder) in which a dividend is paidmoney order, postal order - a written order for the payment of a sum to a named individual; obtainable and payable at a post officebanker's acceptance, acceptance - banking: a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bankbank check, check, cheque - a written order directing a bank to pay money; "he paid all his bills by check"sight bill, sight draft - a draft payable on presentationtime bill, time draft - a draft payable at a specified future date
	2.	draft - a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)draughtupdraft - a strong upward air currentdowndraft - a strong downward air currentair current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
	3.	draft - a preliminary sketch of a design or picturerough drawingsketch, study - preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
	4.	draft - a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft"draught, potation, tipplequaff - a hearty draftdrink - a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
	5.	draft - any of the various versions in the development of a written work; "a preliminary draft"; "the final draft of the constitution"draft copytext, textual matter - the words of something written; "there were more than a thousand words of text"; "they handed out the printed text of the mayor's speech"; "he wants to reconstruct the original text"
	6.	draft - the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)draughtdepth, deepness - the extent downward or backward or inward; "the depth of the water"; "depth of a shelf"; "depth of a closet"
	7.	draft - a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplaceregulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
	8.	draft - a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft"draughtdose, dosage - a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
	9.	draft - compulsory military service conscription, muster, selective servicemilitarisation, militarization, mobilization, mobilisation - act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"levy en masse, levy - the act of drafting into military servicearmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	10.	draft - a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp"gulp, swig, draughtdeglutition, swallow, drink - the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
	11.	draft - the act of moving a load by drawing or pullingdraught, drawingpull, pulling - the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you; "the pull up the hill had him breathing harder"; "his strenuous pulling strained his back"
Verb	1.	draft - draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"outlineauthorship, penning, writing, composition - the act of creating written works; "writing was a form of therapy for him"; "it was a matter of disputed authorship"indite, pen, write, compose - produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
	2.	draft - engage somebody to enter the armymuster in, enlistlevy, recruit, raise - cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"enrol, enroll, recruit, inscribe, enter - register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
	3.	draft - make a blueprint ofblueprint, draughtdesign, plan - make a design of; plan out in systematic, often graphic form; "design a better mousetrap"; "plan the new wing of the museum"

draft

noun1. outline, plan, sketch, version, rough, abstract, blueprint, main points, delineation, preliminary form I rewrote his first draft.2. money order, bill (of exchange), cheque, postal order The money was payable by a draft.verb1. outline, write, plan, produce, create, design, draw, frame, compose, devise, sketch, draw up, formulate, contrive, delineate He drafted a standard letter.

draft

noun1. The act of drawing or pulling a load:drag, draw, haul, pull, traction.2. An act of drinking or the amount swallowed:drink, potation, pull, quaff, sip, sup, swill.Informal: swig.Slang: belt.3. Compulsory enrollment in military service:conscription, induction, levy.4. A preliminary plan or version, as of a written work:outline, rough, skeleton, sketch.verb1. To enroll compulsorily in military service:conscript, induct, levy.2. To draw up a preliminary plan or version of:adumbrate, block in (or out), outline, rough in (or out), sketch.3. To devise and set down:draw up, formulate, frame.

Translations

草稿起草征兵汇票特遣队

draft

(draːft) noun1. a rough sketch or outline of something, especially written. a rough draft of my speech. 草稿，草图 2. a group (of soldiers etc) taken from a larger group. 特遣队3. an order (to a bank etc) for the payment of money. a draft for $80.汇票4. (American) conscription. He emigrated to avoid the draft.征兵 verb1. to make in the form of a rough plan. Could you draft a report on this?起草2. (American) to conscript into the army etc. He was drafted into the Navy.征兵dodge the draft to evade military service. 逃避兵役draft dodger (noun) a person who illegally avoids joining the army. 逃避兵役者draft evasion noun evasion of military service. 逃避兵役draftsmandraughtsman

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→ 穿堂风zhCN, 草稿zhCN

A draft beer, please (US)
A draught beer, please (UK) → 要一杯生啤酒

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draft,

in banking, order by one party to another party to pay a stated sum to the person or firm in whose favor the draft is made. It is similar in form to the ordinary bank checkcheck
or cheque,
bill of exchange (see draft) drawn upon a bank or trust company or broker connected with a clearinghouse (see clearing). Upon presentation of a check, the bank or other drawee pays cash to the bearer or to a specified person.
..... Click the link for more information. . Often the drawer and the drawee of a draft are the same person. A sight draft is payable immediately on presentation to the drawee; a time draft is payable at a fixed date in the future. A draft is sometimes known as a bill of exchange. It was originally devised to give credit to a customer who intended to pay in the future, but it came to be used to pay foreign debts (see foreign exchangeforeign exchange,
methods and instruments used to adjust the payment of debts between two nations that employ different currency systems. A nation's balance of payments has an important effect on the exchange rate of its currency.
..... Click the link for more information. ) because it obviated the bother, expense, and risk of transmitting money. Apparently, drafts were used in early Babylon, Egypt, and Rome, but the earliest clear instance of their use is in Genoa c.1156. Drafts are usually used in commercial transactions in which buyer and seller are distant from each other. The seller draws a draft against the buyer of his goods and sends the draft, together with shipping documents, to his bank. The bank or its agent presents the draft to the buyer for his acceptance of the obligation or for payment. If, in the case of a time draft, the buyer accepts the obligation to pay, he will often put a note to that effect, along with his signature, on the draft. Such an accepted draft is known as a trade acceptance and represents a legal commitment on the part of the buyer to pay the amount stipulated.

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A preliminary sketch of a design or plan, especially one executed with the idea of potential revision or refinement.

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[draft] Also spelled draught. (civil engineering) A line of a traverse survey. (engineering) In molds, the degree of taper on a side wall or the angle of clearance present to facilitate removal of cured or hardened parts from a mold. The area of a water discharge opening. (fluid mechanics) An air current in a confined space, such as that in a cooling tower or chimney. The difference between atmospheric pressure and some lower pressure in a confined space that causes air to flow, such as exists in the furnace or gas passages of a steam-generating unit or in a chimney. (metallurgy) The act or process of drawing, with dies. The work or quantity of work drawn. (naval architecture) The vertical distance from the top of the keel plate or bar keel to the load waterline.

draft, Brit. draught

1. A current of air or gases, as an air current which flows through a flue, chimney, or heater; or a localized air current which results in more heat being withdrawn from a person’s skin than is normally dissipated. 2. A narrow, dressed border around the face of a stone, usually about the width of a chisel edge; also called a drafted margin or margin draft.

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1. Engineering the divergent duct leading from a water turbine to its tailrace 2. Commerce an allowance on merchandise sold by weight 3. the usual US spelling of draught

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noun outline

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noun money order

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noun the act of drawing or pulling a load

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noun an act of drinking or the amount swallowed

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noun compulsory enrollment in military service

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noun a preliminary plan or version, as of a written work

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verb to enroll compulsorily in military service

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verb to draw up a preliminary plan or version of

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verb to devise and set down

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noun a document ordering the payment of money

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noun a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)

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noun a preliminary sketch of a design or picture

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noun a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg