英汉词典

drain 基本解释

• vi. 排水；流干
• vt. 喝光，耗尽；使流出；排掉水
• n. 排水；下水道，排水管；消耗
• n. (Drain)人名；(英)德雷恩；(法)德兰

drain 词态变化

drain 中文词源

词源同dry, 排空，干。

drain 英文词源

drain

drain: [OE] The underlying meaning of drain seems to be ‘making dry’. It comes ultimately from *draug-, the same prehistoric Germanic base as produced English drought and dry, and in Old English it meant ‘strain through a cloth or similar porous medium’. There then follows a curious gap in the history of the word: there is no written record of its use between about 1000 AD and the end of the 14th century, and when it reemerged it began to give the first evidence of its main modern meaning ‘draw off a liquid’.
=> drought, dry

drain (n.)

1550s, from drain (v.).

drain (v.)

Old English dreahnian "to drain, strain out," from Proto-Germanic *dreug-, source of drought, dry, giving the English word originally a sense of "make dry." Figurative meaning of "exhaust" is attested from 1650s. The word is not found in surviving texts between late Old English and the 1500s. Related: Drained; draining.

drain 词组搭配

drain 英文释义

1. emptying accomplished by draining

2. tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

3. a pipe through which liquid is carried away

4. a gradual depletion of energy or resources;

"a drain on resources"

"a drain of young talent by emmigration"

drain 双语例句

1. I drain the pasta, then I share it out between two plates.

我将意大利面滤干，然后平分到两个盘子里。

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2. Drain the beans thoroughly and save the stock for soup.

将豆角彻底控干，并把滤出的豆汁留下做汤。

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3. 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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4. Springs and rivers that drain into lakes carry dissolved nitrates and phosphates.

流入湖中的泉水和河水携带了溶于水的硝酸盐和磷酸盐。

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5. The ridged design of the pan allows excess fat to drain off.

平底锅的凸纹设计使多余的油能够控出。

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drain 实用场景例句

Drain off the excess fat from the meat.

把肉里面多余的油沥掉。

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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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Leave the dishes to drain.

把碟子控干。

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The swimming pool drains very slowly.

游泳池里的水排得很慢。

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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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The marshes have been drained.

沼泽地里的水已排干。

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Drain and rinse the pasta.

把通心粉过一过水。

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He lamented that four years of his life had gone down the drain because of an injury to his groin.

他痛惜他四年的生活就因大腿根部的伤被毁掉了。

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Small local stores are going down the drain.

当地的小店都倒闭了。

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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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The company has steadily drained its cash reserves.

公司已逐渐用完了其现金储备。

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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。

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Fraud trials are often complex and have become an expensive drain on the public purse.

诈骗案通常错综复杂，会给公共资金造成巨大损失。

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My emotional turmoil had drained me.

纷乱的情绪让我心力交瘁。

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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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I can help resolve conflicts that drain energy.

我可以帮助解决消耗精力的冲突。

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...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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She felt the tension drain out of her...

她感到紧张情绪在消失。

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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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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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Now the focus is on draining the water...

现在的重点是把水排走。

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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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The soil drains freely and slugs aren't a problem.

土壤排水畅通，鼻涕虫就不会造成什么麻烦。

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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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Wash the leeks thoroughly and allow them to drain.

彻底清洗韭葱，再沥去水分。

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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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...storm drains.

排洪管

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Pamela drained her glass and refilled it.

帕梅拉喝完后又续了一杯。

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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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Thacker's face drained of colour...

撒克面无人色。

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