drain

[drein]

v.排出, 排干, 喝光, 耗尽
n.下水道, 消耗

vt.

1. 排出(液体); 使流出[(+away/off/out)]

Ditches were dug to drain water from the swamp.

挖渠排掉沼泽的水。

2. 排掉(土地, 容器等的)水; 晒干[(+off/of)]

3. 喝干

He drained a bottle of beer.

他喝光一瓶啤酒。

4. 耗尽[(+of)]

The civil war drained the country of its manpower and wealth.

内战耗尽了国家的人力和财富。

vi.

1. (水等)流掉, 渐渐枯竭[(+away/off/out)]

Luckily the water drained away in time.

幸好水及时排掉了。

2. (土地)排水; (衣服等)滴干

Put the raincoat on the balustrade to drain.

把雨衣放在栏杆上去滴干。

n.

1. 排水管, 下水道[C]

The bathtub drain needs repairing.

浴盆的下水道需要修理。

2. 排水设备[P]

3. 排水, 流出[U]

The cost of his children's education was a great drain on his money.

他孩子的教育费用使他耗费极大。

4. 消耗, 负担[C][(+on)]

What he has spent is a drain on the savings of his parents.

他所花费的会耗尽他父母的积蓄。

5. (财富等的)不断外流, 逐渐流光[U][S1]

词形变化

形容词: drainable | 名词: drainer | 动词过去式: drained | 动词过去分词: drained | 动词现在分词: draining | 动词第三人称单数: drains |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.排掉水; 晒干

dry  empty  draw off

vt.耗尽; 使枯竭

deprive  filter  use  spend  exhaust  

同义参见:

ditch  mouth  tire  expense  expenditure  pump  pour  down  

反义参见:

flood  fill  

英英释义

名词 drain:

emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

同义词：drainage

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

a pipe through which liquid is carried away

同义词：drainpipe, waste pipe

a gradual depletion of energy or resources

动词 drain:

flow off gradually

同义词：run out

deplete of resources

empty of liquid; drain the liquid from

make weak

同义词：enfeeble, debilitate

短语词组

drain away/off

1. 排去; 流掉

They are digging trenches to drain the water away.

他们正在掘沟排水。

2. 枯竭; 变弱

It seemed that his life was draining away.

他的生命似乎在枯竭。

补充

draindrain英:[drein] 美:[dren]vt. & vi.1.(使)流干, (使)逐渐流走It was not easy to drain the flooded mine.排干矿坑里的积水不容易。vt.1.喝光, 喝干Let's drain the glass dry.咱们把这杯喝干吧。n.1.排水沟, 排水管The drain was choked up with dirt.排水管被污物堵住了。2.流尽, 用光His wife's illness has been a great drain on his income.他妻子的病要用去他的大部分收入。

例句

1. Council workers were laying drains on the A917 at Pitmilly, near St Andrews.市政工人正在圣安德鲁斯附近皮特米利的917号干道上铺设排水管道。 2. The drains are blocked.下水道堵住了。 3. Tony built his own house and laid his own drains.托尼自己动手盖了房子, 并铺了下水道。 4. It needs mains water and drains.这里需要有自来水和下水道。 5. He dropped his keys down the drain.他的钥匙从下水道井口掉下去了。 6. The drain on the party's finances will be substantial.该政党的财政消耗将是巨大的。 7. They regard pensioners as a drain on resources.他们认为领取养老金的人消耗了大量的资源。 8. The banks face a large drain on their funds.银行面临资金的大量消耗。 9. Impoverished pensioners will be more of a drain on the NHS.生活贫困的养老金领取者会成为英国国家卫生服务体系更大的财政负担。 10. That's another £20 down the drain.又浪费了20英镑。 11. Their public image was going down the drain.他们的公众形象化为了乌有。 12. Four years of his life had gone down the drain through injury.他因为伤病而荒废了四年的光阴。 13. Small local stores are going down the drain.当地小商店的经营每况愈下。 14. The marsh was drained by Henry VIII.这块沼泽被亨利八世下令排干。 15. Vast numbers of people have been mobilised to drain flooded land.动员了大量人员对遭受洪灾的土地进行排水。 16. Now the focus is on draining the water.现在的重点是排水。 17. The tunnels drain the water from the mines.这些坑道可将矿井里的水排掉。 18. drain the chick peas and rinse them.沥干鹰嘴豆的水分, 然后用清水冲洗。 19. drain the pasta well, arrange on four plates and pour over the sauce.把意大利面的水分完全沥干, 然后盛在四个盘子里浇上酱。 20. Jock's face had been suddenly drained of all colour.乔克忽然面色惨白。 21. The happiness and the excitement had been drained completely from her voice.她声音里的那种快乐和兴奋完全消失了。 22. The rivers that drain the north European plain are heavy with dangerous metals.冲击欧洲北部平原的各条河流含有大量危险金属物质。 23. Pamela drained her glass and refilled it.帕梅拉喝干了杯子里的饮料, 又倒了一杯。 24. He drained what was left of his drink.他一口喝干了剩下的酒。 25. The week's emotional turmoil had drained me.这一周情绪上的波动让我精疲力竭。 26. It took three hours to get to her job at Eastbourne - it was really beginning to drain her.她花了三个小时才到达伊斯特本的工作地点——这真的开始让她感觉吃不消。 27. The company has steadily drained its cash reserves.这家公司一步步耗尽了现金储备。 28. The state's finances have been drained by war.国家财政已经被战争消耗殆尽。 29. I can help resolve conflicts that drain energy.我可以帮人摆脱耗人精力的矛盾心理。 30. All the water drains into the river.所有的水都流入这条河。 31. Springs and rivers that drain into lakes carry dissolved nitrates and phosphates.流进湖里的泉水和河水携带溶解的硝酸盐和磷酸盐。 32. Wash the leeks thoroughly and allow them to drain.把韭葱充分洗干净, 搁置沥干。 33. Leave the dishes to drain.把这些碟子放在一边沥干。 34. The soil drains freely and slugs aren't a problem.土壤排水性通畅, 不会滋生蛞蝓。 35. Harry felt the colour drain from his face.哈里觉得自己的脸色逐渐变得苍白。 36. She felt the tension drain out of her.她感觉那种紧张感逐渐消失了。 37. Thacker's face drained of colour.撒克的脸色逐渐变得苍白。 38. to drain oil from a crankcase把曲轴箱里的油排干 39. to drain the tank of all water排去储水箱中的所有水 40. to drain a crankcase排空曲轴箱 41. to drain the swamps dry排干沼泽地里的水 42. The St. Lawrence drains the Great Lakes.圣劳伦斯河容纳五大湖的水。(或：五大湖的水流入圣劳伦斯河。) 43. She drained her glass in one huge swallow.她一大口就喝干了杯中的酒(或水)。 44. In one drink he drained(the wine in) the cup.他一口把那一杯(酒)干掉了。 45. to drain the treasury耗空国库 46. The work drained my energy!这项工作真消耗我的精力! 47. He drained his wife of every cent she had.他花光了他妻子的每一分钱。 48. The country was drained of its manpower and wealth by war.战争耗尽了这个国家的人力和财力。 49. He looked tired and drained.他显得很疲倦且无精打采。 50. The river drained away and the river bed became dry.河水流尽，河床干涸。 51. This land drains into the Mississippi.该地区向密西西比河排水。 52. The crankcase has to drain before you put on the new filter.在安放新过滤器之前，曲轴箱必须滴干。 53. to drain off the water of the vegetables把蔬菜的水滤干 54. His courage drained away.他的勇气逐渐消失了。 55. His life was slowly draining away.他的生命正在慢慢耗尽。 56. we drained the swimming pool.我们排干了游泳池的水。 57. fry the pork and drain off any excess fat.把猪肉煎一煎，沥干多余的油脂。 58. the land was drained and the boggy ground reclaimed.地被排干了，沼泽地被开垦了出来。 59. the stream drains a wide moorland above the waterfall.小溪带走了瀑布上方宽阔高沼地的余水。 60. the river drains into the Pacific.河流注入太平洋。 61. Polly felt the blood drain from her face.波利感到自己面部血液的流失。 62. dishes left to drain.碟子放在那里晾干。 63. the plant should be watered well and allowed to drain.这种植物应该浇透晾干。 64. he seized the Scotch set before him and drained it.他抓起面前的苏格兰威士忌一饮而尽。 65. gradually the tension and stress drained away.紧张和压力渐渐地缓和了。 66. his limbs were drained of all energy.他四肢瘫软，一点力气也没有了。 67. Ruth slumped down in her seat, drained by all that had happened.鲁思倒在椅子里，所发生的一切让她精疲力竭。 68. my mother's hospital bills are draining my income.母亲的住院费用光了我的收入。 69. votes and campaign funds drained away from the Republican candidate.共和党候选人失去了选票，用光了竞选经费。 70. nuclear power is a serious drain on the public purse.核能是严重耗竭国库的负担。 71. the drain of talented staff to the United States.人才流失至美国。 72. the government must stop public money going down the drain.政府必须停止浪费国家资金。 73. The cost of travelling is a great drain on our budget.对我们的预算来说，旅行费用是一个沉重的负担。 74. All that hard work has gone down the drain.一切心血都已尽付东流。 75. The whole area will have to be drained before it can be used for farming.整个地区都要排涝才能用来耕种。 76. drain the pasta and add the sauce.沥干面条里的水，然后加入调味汁。 77. The sink's blocked -- the water won't drain away at all.水池子堵了，水排不掉。 78. He felt all his anger begin to drain away.他觉得一肚子气开始消下去了。 79. He drained his glass in one gulp.他一饮而尽。 80. My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining my funds.我母亲的住院费用渐渐耗尽了我的资金。 81. drain the canned tomatoes before adding them to the pot.把西红柿罐头里的水控干后再放人锅中。 82. The swamp has been drained.沼泽地里的水已经排干。 83. drain the fat/grease from the pan.把油脂从煎锅里倒掉。 84. We have to drain some water from the pool.我们得把池子里的水放些出去。 85. I was waiting for the bathtub to drain.我正等着浴缸里的水排干。 86. The sink won't drain.水槽里的水放不出去。 87. The river drains into a lake.河水流进了湖里。 88. The blood/color drained from her face. [=she got pale]她脸色煞白。 89. Years of civil war have drained the country of its resources. [=have used up the country's resources]长年内战使国家的资源消耗殆尽。 90. Overuse has drained the phrase of all meaning.这个短语因过度使用而失去了意义。 91. Years of civil war have drained the country's resources.长年内战使国家的资源逐渐枯竭。 92. The city's emergency fund has been drained.城市的应急基金已经被逐渐耗尽。 93. She felt her anger drain away.她感到她的怒火逐渐平息下来。 94. The work drained [=exhausted] me.那份工作把我累得精疲力竭。 95. I feel totally drained of energy this evening.今天晚上我感到耗尽了精力。 96. Her work is very draining. [=tiring]她的工作很耗精力。 97. He drained the mug and left.他喝光了杯子里的水，然后离开了。 98. (basketball) She took a long jump shot and drained it.她做了一次远距离跳投，并成功命中。 99. (golf) He drained the putt for a birdie.他来了一记漂亮的轻击，打了个小鸟球。 100. "When the beans have cooked long enough to be tender, drain off the water and set them aside."当豆子经过长时间烹饪变软后，控干水分放在一旁备用。 101. An independent candidate could drain off [=siphon off] votes from either party.独立候选人可能会使两党中任何一方的选票流失。 102. He poured the spoiled milk down/into the drain. [=(Brit) plughole]他把变质的牛奶倒进了下水道。 103. The drain in the bathtub/sink is blocked/clogged.浴缸/水槽的下水管堵住了。 104. (chiefly Brit) They are repairing the drains. [=sewer system]他们在修理排水系统。 105. Tuition costs are a drain on the family income.学费是家庭收入的一大笔开支。 106. The war has been a big drain on the country's resources.这场战争极大地消耗了国家的资源。 107. All my hard work went down the drain.我所有的努力都付之东流了。 108. You're pouring your money down the drain. [=you're wasting your money]你在拿自己的钱打水漂。 109. The public schools are going down the drain.公立学校现在是每况愈下。