drain
- v.排水;排空;使（精力、金钱等）耗尽;(使)流走，流出;喝干;放干;喝光;(使)流光
- n.排水管;下水道;消耗;耗费;耗竭;下水道孔盖
复数： drains 过去式： drained 现在分词： draining 过去分词： drained 第三人称单数： drains
drainverb
排空；（使）流光；放干
to make sth empty or dry by removing all the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way
Drain and rinse the pasta.
把通心粉过一过水。
The marshes have been drained.
沼泽地里的水已排干。
You will need to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator.
你得先把中央供暖系统的水排净再更换散热器。
The swimming pool drains very slowly.
游泳池里的水排得很慢。
Leave the dishes to drain.
把碟子控干。
（使）流走，流出
to make liquid flow away from sth; to flow away
We had to drain the oil out of the engine.
我们必须把发动机里的机油全部放掉。
Drain off the excess fat from the meat.
把肉里面多余的油沥掉。
She pulled out the plug and the water drained away.
她拔掉塞子，让水流走了。
The river drains into a lake.
这条河流入湖中。
All the colour drained from his face when I told him the news
我把这消息告诉他时他脸色变得煞白。
My anger slowly drained away.
我的怒火慢慢平息下来。
喝光；喝干
to empty a cup or glass by drinking everything in it
In one gulp, he drained the glass.
他一口喝干了杯中的水。
She quickly drained the last of her drink.
她一下子就把最后一点儿酒喝掉了。
使（精力、金钱等）耗尽
to make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc. by using up their/its strength, money, etc.
My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income.
我母亲的住院开销把我的收入渐渐耗光了。
I felt drained of energy.
我感到筋疲力尽。
an exhausting and draining experience
令人精疲力竭的一段经历
noun
下水道；排水管
a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste
We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain.
我们只得叫个管子工来疏通下水道。
The drains (= the system of pipes) date from the beginning of the century.
下水道排水系统是本世纪初修的。
下水道孔盖
a frame of metal bars over the opening to a drain in the ground
消耗；耗竭；耗费
a thing that uses a lot of the time, money, etc. that could be used for sth else
Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.
军费开支是对国家资源的巨大耗费。
(to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse
你要知道，这是白白丢钱。
It's just money down the drain, you know.
Safety standards have gone down the drain.
安全标准根本不管用了。
to laugh very loudly
drain
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V-ERG 排出;(使)流出
If you drain a liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else. If a liquid drains somewhere, it flows there.Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines...
矿工们开凿了一条地道，以排出矿井里的水。
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V-ERG (使)流干;(使)排干
If you drain a place or object, you dry it by causing water to flow out of it. If a place or object drains, water flows out of it until it is dry.Vast numbers of people have been mobilised to drain flooded land...
大量的人力被动员去排干受涝的土地。
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V-ERG （使）（水分）滤去，滤干
If you drain food or if food drains, you remove the liquid that it has been in, especially after it has been cooked or soaked in water.Drain the pasta well, arrange on four plates and pour over the sauce...
将意大利面中的水分滤干，放在4个盘子里再淋上调味汁。
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N-COUNT 下水道;排水管;阴沟
A drain is a pipe that carries water or sewage away from a place, or an opening in a surface that leads to the pipe.Tony built his own house and laid his own drains.
托尼自己盖了房子并铺设了下水管道。
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VERB 喝干;喝光
If someone drains a glass, they empty it by drinking what is in it.Pamela drained her glass and refilled it.
帕梅拉喝完后又续了一杯。
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V-ERG （使）(脸上血色)消失，消退
If the colour or the blood drains or is drained from someone's face, they become very pale. You can also say that someone's face drains or is drained of colour.Harry felt the colour drain from his face...
哈里觉得他脸上的血色在消失。
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V-ERG （情感）消失，消散
If a feeling drains or is drained out of you, it gradually becomes less strong until you no longer feel it.And then, suddenly, the euphoria began to drain away...
随后，狂喜的感觉突然开始消失了。
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VERB 使精疲力竭;使心力交瘁
If something drains you, it leaves you feeling physically and emotionally exhausted.My emotional turmoil had drained me.
纷乱的情绪让我心力交瘁。
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United left the pitch looking stunned and drained.
曼联队离开球场时看上去备受打击，身心俱疲。
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This work is physically exhausting and emotionally draining.
这项工作让人身心交瘁。
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V-ERG (使)(精力)耗尽
If energy drains or is drained from you, you lose all energy and become very tired.As his energy drained away, his despair and worry grew...
当他的精力耗尽时，他的绝望和担心也增加了。
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He could rest only when he was too drained of energy to fret further.
只有当他精疲力竭无力再操心时他才能得以休息。
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N-SING (金钱或资源的)大量消耗，耗竭，耗费
If you say that something is a drain on an organization's finances or resources, you mean that it costs the organization a large amount of money, and you do not consider that it is worth it....an ultra-modern printing plant, which has been a big drain on resources...
资源消耗很大的超现代印刷厂
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VERB 用尽;耗尽;用完
If you say that a country's or a company's resources or finances are drained, you mean that they are used or spent completely.The state's finances have been drained by war...
国家财力已经被战争消耗殆尽。
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PHRASE 被毁掉;被浪费掉
If you say that something is going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain...
他们意识到他们的公众形象正迅速被毁掉。
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PHRASE 破产;倒闭
If you say that a business is going down the drain, you mean that it is failing financially.Small local stores are going down the drain.
当地的小店都倒闭了。
noun
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- emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
- Synonym: drainage
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- a gradual depletion of energy or resources
- a drain on resources
- a drain of young talent by emigration
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- a pipe through which liquid is carried away
- Synonym: drainpipe waste pipe
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- tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
verb
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- make weak
- Life in the camp drained him
- Synonym: enfeeble debilitate
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- empty of liquid;drain the liquid from
- We drained the oil tank
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- deplete of resources
- The exercise class drains me of energy
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- flow off gradually
- The rain water drains into this big vat
- Synonym: run out
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He has no time to repair the blocked drain .
他没时间修理堵塞的排水管。
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The floor of the bathroom slopes down to the drain .
浴室的地面向排水口倾斜。
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We had to drain the oil out of the engine .
我们必须把发动机里的机油全部放掉。
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She pulled out the plug and let the water drain away .
她拔起塞子放掉了水。
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My mother 's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income .
我母亲的住院开销把我的收入渐渐耗光了。
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She pulled out the plug and the water drained away .
她拔掉塞子，让水流走了。
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You will need to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator .
你得先把中央供暖系统的水排净再更换散热器。
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He looked very ill ─ his life force seemed to have drained away .
他看上去病得很厉害——他的生命力似乎枯竭了。
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The drains date from the beginning of the century .
下水道排水系统是本世纪初修的。
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She quickly drained the last of her drink .
她一下子就把最后一点儿酒喝掉了。
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His face was drained of all colour and animation .
他面如死灰。
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Drain off the excess fat from the meat .
把肉里面多余的油沥掉。
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I felt drained of energy .
我感到筋疲力尽。
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In one gulp , he drained the glass .
他一口喝干了杯中的水。
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She tipped the dirty water down the drain .
她把脏水倒入了下水道。
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He still felt naked and drained after his ordeal .
经历了这场磨难之后，他仍然感到无法自卫，而且筋疲力尽。
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The river drains into a lake .
这条河流入湖中。
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The experience left her emotionally drained .
这次经历使得她心灰意懒。
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His face was drained of colour .
他脸色苍白。
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My anger slowly drained away .
我的怒火慢慢平息下来。
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Leave the dishes to drain .
把碟子控干。
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She suddenly felt totally drained .
她突然感到精疲力竭。
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The water swirled down the drain .
水打着旋流进了下水道。
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The swimming pool drains very slowly .
游泳池里的水排得很慢。
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Drain the pasta and toss it in melted butter .
把面条的汤控干，在溶化了的黄油里搅拌。
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We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain .
我们只得叫个管子工来疏通下水道。
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Drain and rinse the pasta .
把通心粉过一过水。
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The drains smell .
下水道散发着臭气。
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The marshes have been drained .
沼泽地里的水已排干。
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They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain
他们意识到他们的公众形象正迅速被毁掉。
指排水或废液的管道。
There's something wrong with the drains.
下水道出了问题。
He has no time to repair the blocked drain.
他没时间修理堵塞的排水管。
尤指挖于地上供水流通的沟渠。
drainage channels in the farmland
农田里的排水沟
They are digging irrigation channels.
他们正在挖灌溉渠。
指挖于田边、路边等处用于蓄水或排水的沟。
He fell into the ditch in the dark.
黑暗中他掉进了沟里。
There is some rainwater in the ditch along the side of the road.
路边的沟里积了些雨水。
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