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单词 drainable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
drain /dreɪn/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to empty by drawing off liquid: [+ object]to drain a swamp.[+ object (+ of + object)]Drain the wound (of blood) before you apply the bandage.[no object]The crankcase has to drain before you put on the new filter.
  2. to empty by drinking:[+ object]He drained his glass in one huge swallow.
  3. to use up the resources of:[+ object (+ of + object ) ]He drained his parents of every cent they had.

n. [countable]
  1. a pipe or other device that allows a liquid to drain:The drains are probably clogged.
  2. something that causes a large outflow or depletion:These constant doctor bills are a drain on our finances.
Idioms
  1. Idioms go down the drain, to become without profit;
    be wasted:All my work went down the drain because I didn't have time to finish.

drain•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
drain  (drān),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually;
    remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration:to drain oil from a crankcase.
  2. to withdraw liquid gradually from;
    make empty or dry by drawing off liquid:to drain a crankcase.
  3. to exhaust the resources of:to drain the treasury.
  4. to deprive of strength;
    tire.

v.i. 
  1. to flow off gradually.
  2. to become empty or dry by the gradual flowing off of liquid or moisture:This land drains into the Mississippi.

n. 
  1. something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains.
  2. Surgerya material or appliance for maintaining the opening of a wound to permit free exit of fluids.
  3. gradual or continuous outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure.
  4. something that causes a large or continuous outflow, expenditure, or depletion:Medical expenses were a major drain on his bank account.
  5. an act of draining.
  6. [Physical Geog.]
    • Geographyan artificial watercourse, as a ditch or trench.
    • Geographya natural watercourse modified to increase its flow of water.
  7. Idioms go down the drain:
    • to become worthless or profitless.
    • to go out of existence;
      disappear.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English dreynen, Old English drēhnian, drēahnian to strain, filter; akin to dry
draina•ble, adj. 
drainer, n. 

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