| 单词 | draft |
| 释义 | draft —draft /drɑːft/ aep /dræft/ adjective [before noun] ► F0 describes a plan, document, etc. in its first form, including the main points but not all the details: » a draft plan/bill/proposalThesaurus+: ↑Editing and compiling , ↑Correcting and mending , ↑Publishingnoun (MILITARY) the draft [S] MAINLY US (UK conscription)► F0 the system of ordering people by law to join the armed forces: » He avoided the draft because of a foot injury.Thesaurus+: ↑Joining or leaving the armynoun [C] (COLD AIR) ► F0 US FOR DRAUGHT(Cf. ↑draught) noun (COLD AIR)Thesaurus+: ↑Wind and winds , ↑Stormy weathernoun [C] (MONEY) ► F0 a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially to another bank: » I arranged for some money to be sent from London to Madrid by banker's draft.Thesaurus+: ↑Forms of money and methods of paymentnoun [C] (PLAN) ► B2 a piece of text, a formal suggestion, or a drawing in its original state, often containing the main ideas and intentions but not the developed form: » This is only a rough draft - the finished article will have pictures as well.» She asked me to check the (first) draft of her proposal.Thesaurus+: ↑Pieces of writing• • • Extra Examples:» I've knocked out a first draft of the report which we can amend at a later date.» We decided to abandon the first draft of the report and start over.» The first draft of his novel needed a substantial amount of rewriting.» We submitted a rough draft of the changes we proposed to make and waited for the council's approval.» He pointed out that the latest chapter was only a draft and not the final version.verb UK (PLAN) ↑Verb Endings for draft C1 to write down a document for the first time, including the main points but not all the details: » Draft a proposal for the project and we can discuss it at the meeting.Thesaurus+: ↑Editing and compiling , ↑Correcting and mending , ↑PublishingF0 to draw the plans for a new building, structure, machine, etc.: » They hired an architect to draft the plans for their new home.verb [T usually passive] MAINLY US (UK conscript) (MILITARY) ↑Verb Endings for draft ► F0 to order people by law to join the armed forces: » He was drafted (into the army) at 18.Thesaurus+: ↑Joining or leaving the army |
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