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draw

UK //drɔː//US //drɔː//

词源

源自古英语 'dragan',意为'拉、拖',与古诺尔斯语 'draga' 和德语 'tragen' 同源。

verb

❶ 用铅笔、钢笔等工具在纸上或其他表面上创作图画或线条。

“She loves to draw animals in her sketchbook.”

(她喜欢在素描本上画动物。)

“He drew a map to show me the way to the station.”

(他画了一张地图告诉我怎么去车站。)

❶ 拉、拖或移动某物,使其朝某个方向移动。

“He drew the curtains to let in more light.”

(他拉开窗帘让更多的光线进来。)

“The horse drew the cart along the road.”

(马拉着车沿着路走。)

❶ 吸引人或事物的注意或兴趣。

“The new movie drew large crowds to the cinema.”

(新电影吸引了大批观众到电影院。)

“Her speech drew applause from the audience.”

(她的演讲赢得了观众的掌声。)

同义词:sketch, pull, attract

noun

❶ 抽签或比赛中的平局,表示双方得分相同或没有胜负之分。

“The game ended in a draw, with both teams scoring two goals.”

(比赛以平局结束,双方各进两球。)

“The lottery draw will take place next Friday.”

(彩票抽奖将在下周五举行。)

同义词:tie, lottery, deadlock

常见短语

draw a conclusion — 根据已有信息或证据得出结论。

“From the data, we can draw the conclusion that sales are increasing.”

(从数据中,我们可以得出结论,销售额正在增长。)

draw the line — 设定界限或限制,表示不能再接受或容忍某事。

“I don't mind helping, but I draw the line at working on weekends.”

(我不介意帮忙,但我不能接受周末工作。)