
draw
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。)
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。)
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。)