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drain [drein] US UK
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v. （使）流走,（使）排光
n. 排水,消耗
verb
LIQUID 液体
[T] to make the water or liquid in something flow away
使流走，使排出:
The swimming pool is drained and cleaned every winter.
每年冬天这座游泳池都要排干水后进行清洗。
Brad drained all the oil from the engine.
布拉德将引擎中的润滑油全部放掉了。
Can you drain the spaghetti, please (=pour away the water from the pan) ?
你把意大利面滤干好吗？
[I always + adv / prep] if liquid drains away, it flows away
〔液体〕流走，流光:
I watched the bath water drain away.
我看着浴缸里的水流光。
[I] if something drains, the liquid that is in it or on it flows away and it becomes dry
流干，沥干:
Open ditches drain very efficiently.
明沟排水效果非常好。
She washed up and left the dishes to drain.
她洗好碗碟以后就让它沥干。
This plant needs rich, well-drained soil.
这种植物需要排水性能优良的肥沃土壤。
MAKE SB TIRED 使某人疲劳, [T] to make someone feel very tired and without any energy
使筋疲力尽:
Working with children all day really drains you.
整天和小孩打交道真是让人筋疲力尽。
USE TOO MUCH 消耗过多, [T] to use too much of something, especially money, so that there is not enough left
耗尽〔尤指钱〕:
Huge imports were draining the country's currency reserves.
大量的进口正在耗尽该国的货币储备。
the colour / blood drains from sb's face / cheeks, used to say that someone's face becomes very pale, because they are frightened or shocked
〔因恐惧或震惊〕某人变得脸色苍白:
When the verdict was read out, all the colour drained from Zeida's cheeks.
宣读判决时蔡达面无人色。
drain a glass / cup etc, [written] to drink all the liquid in a glass, cup etc
把杯中饮料喝得干干净净:
Hannah drained her mug in one gulp.
汉娜把大杯中的酒一饮而尽。
noun
[especially BrE] a pipe that carries water or waste liquids away
下水管，下水道，排（废）水管:
The flood was caused by a blocked drain .
溢水是由排水管堵塞引起的。
There's a problem with the drains .
下水道有问题。
[BrE] the frame of metal bars over a drain where water etc can flow into it
〔下水道开口上面的〕排水格栅;
[AmE] the hole in the bottom of a bath or SINK that water flows out through
〔浴缸或洗涤槽底下的〕排水孔;
a drain on sth, something that continuously uses a lot of time, money etc
大量耗费〔时间、金钱等〕:
The war was an enormous drain on the country's resources .
这场战争大量消耗了国家的资源。
down the drain [informal]
if time, effort, or money goes down the drain, it is wasted or produces no results
〔时间、努力或金钱〕白白浪费掉:
Well that's it. 18 months' work down the drain.
得了，就这么回事了，18 个月来的工作就白干了。
if an organization, country etc goes down the drain, it becomes worse or fails
〔组织、国家等〕败落，失败:
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