draft
- n.草稿;草案;汇票;草图;穿堂风（=draught）;运动员选拔制(某些职业运动队每年在大学生中选拔新队员)
- adj.（设计、草图、提纲或版本）正在起草中的，草拟的;草图的;以草稿形式的;初步画出或（写出）的
- vt.起草;草拟;抽调;选派
复数： drafts 过去式： drafted 现在分词： drafting 过去分词： drafted 第三人称单数： drafts
draftnoun
草稿；草案；草图
a rough written version of sth that is not yet in its final form
I've made a rough draft of the letter.
我已经写好这封信的草稿。
This is only the first draft of my speech.
这只是我演讲的初稿。
the final draft (= the final version)
定稿
The legislation is still in draft form .
这条法规还只是项草案。
a draft constitution/treaty/agreement
宪法 / 条约 / 协议草案
汇票
a written order to a bank to pay money to sb
Payment must be made by bank draft drawn on a UK bank.
付款必须用英国银行承兑的汇票。
运动员选拔制（某些职业运动队每年在大学生中选拔新队员）
a system in which professional teams in some sports choose players each year from among college students
Can you shut the door? There's a draft in here.
你关上门好吗？这里有穿堂风。
adj.
verb
起草；草拟
to write the first rough version of sth such as a letter, speech or book
to draft a constitution/contract/bill
起草宪法 / 合同 / 法案
I'll draft a letter for you.
我来为你草拟一封信。
选派；抽调
to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task
Extra police are being drafted in to control the crowds.
现正在另外抽调警察去控制人群。
They were drafted into the army.
他们应征入伍。
draft
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N-COUNT 草稿;草案;草图
A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech.I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name...
我把他的草稿重新改写，并以我的名字发表了。
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VERB 起草;草拟
When you draft a letter, book, or speech, you write the first version of it.He drafted a standard letter to the editors...
他起草了一份给编辑的标准信函。
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VERB 征召…入伍
If you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time.During the Second World War, he was drafted into the US Army...
二战期间，他应征加入了美国陆军。
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VERB 选派;抽调;派遣
If people are drafted into a place, they are moved there to do a particular job.Extra police have been drafted into the town after the violence...
暴乱过后又有警力被抽调到了该镇。
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N-SING （通常指短期的）征兵，征召
The draft is the practice of ordering people to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time....his effort to avoid the draft.
他试图逃避兵役
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N-COUNT 汇票
A draft is a written order for payment of money by a bank, especially from one bank to another.The money was payable by a draft drawn by the home...
这笔钱可凭国内承兑的汇票支付。
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See also:draught
noun
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- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
- Synonym: draught drawing
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- a large and hurried swallow
- he finished it at a single gulp
- Synonym: gulp draught swig
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- compulsory military service
- Synonym: conscription muster selective service
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- a dose of liquid medicine
- he took a sleeping draft
- Synonym: draught
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- a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
- Synonym: rough drawing
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- a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
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- the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
- Synonym: draught
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- any of the various versions in the development of a written work
- a preliminary draft
- the final draft of the constitution
- Synonym: draft copy
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- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- they served beer on draft
- Synonym: draught potation tipple
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- a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
- Synonym: draught
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- a document ordering the payment of money;drawn by one person or bank on another
- Synonym: bill of exchange order of payment
verb
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- engage somebody to enter the army
- Synonym: enlist muster in
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- make a blueprint of
- Synonym: blueprint draught
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- draw up an outline or sketch for something
- draft a speech
- Synonym: outline
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I know that this draft text will need to be edited .
我知道这篇草稿需要校订。
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I 've made a rough draft of the letter .
我已经写好这封信的草稿。
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This is only the first draft of my speech .
这只是我演讲的初稿。
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Payment must be made by bank draft drawn on a UK bank .
付款必须用英国银行承兑的汇票。
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The legislation is still in draft form .
这条法规还只是项草案。
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Can you shut the door ? There 's a draft in here .
你关上门好吗？这里有穿堂风。
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They were drafted into the army .
他们应征入伍。
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During the Second World War , he was drafted into the US Army
二战期间，他应征加入了美国陆军。
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I faxed a first draft of this article to him .
我将这篇文章的初稿传真给他了。
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I 'm supposed to have handed in a first draft of my dissertation
我本该把论文的初稿交上去了。
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Payments should be made by credit card or bank draft in U.S. dollars .
必须以信用卡或银行汇票用美元支付。
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Officials have now been delegated to start work on a draft settlement .
现在已经委派官员着手起草解决方案。
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Ten days later Carmen received a bank draft for a plane ticket .
10天后卡门收到了一张用于购买机票的银行汇票。
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You pay for the car by banker 's draft in the local currency .
以本币银行汇票支付车款。
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The proposal has been embodied in a draft resolution
那项提案包含在决议草案中。
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When the first draft was completed , Nichols typed it up .
当初稿完成以后，尼科尔斯将它打印了出来。
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The latest draft of the agreement codifies the panel 's decision .
最新的协议草案把专家小组的决定加以整理，形成了条文。
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I rewrote his rough draft , which was published under my name
我把他的草稿重新改写，并以我的名字发表了。
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This is a far weaker formulation than is in the draft resolution which is being proposed .
这种表述比所提决议草案中的说法要弱很多。
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They felt he had been cowardly in manipulating the system to avoid the draft .
他们觉得他太没种，居然钻漏洞逃避服役。
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He drafted a standard letter to the editors
他起草了一份给编辑的标准信函。
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The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule
起草委员会为按计划完成草案已通宵加班，但结果仍是徒劳。
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The opposition says the legislation was drafted with indecent haste .
反对人士认为该法律的起草太过草率。
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They presented their draft to the president , who looked it over , nodded and signed it
他们把草案提交给了总统，总统翻了一遍，点了点头，然后就签了字。
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The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement .
主教练将特别要求抽调这位运动员到他的队里做替补。
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It 's not so simple . They 'll have to let the draft board know , and then where will we be ?
事情不是那么简单的。他们必须让征兵局了解情况，那接下来我们又会怎么样呢？
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The legislation was drafted by House Democrats .
法律由众议院民主党草拟。
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He wasn 't drafted for the war ; he volunteered for the Navy .
他不是因为这次战争才被征召入伍的，他是自愿加入海军的。
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The manifesto is long-winded , repetitious and often ambiguous or poorly drafted
宣言长篇大论，内容叠床架屋，词句常常含混不清或不知所云。
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As is the way with these gatherings , the declarations were largely drafted before the delegations arrived .
就像通常的这种集会一样，宣言内容在代表团到达之前就差不多拟好了。
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