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drawing
UK //ˈdrɔːɪŋ//US //ˈdrɔɪŋ//
词源
源自中古英语 'drawing'，来自古英语 'dragan'（意为拉、拖），与德语 'ziehen' 同源。
noun
❶ 指用铅笔、钢笔等工具在纸上或其他表面上创作的图画或素描，可以是艺术创作或简单的草图。
“She showed me her latest drawing of a cat.”
（她给我看了她最新画的一幅猫的素描。）
“The children's drawings were displayed on the classroom wall.”
（孩子们的画作被展示在教室的墙上。）
❶ 指抽签或抽奖的行为，通常用于决定获胜者或分配顺序。
“The drawing for the lottery will take place tonight.”
（彩票抽奖将在今晚进行。）
“They held a drawing to decide who would go first.”
（他们通过抽签决定谁先开始。）
同义词:sketch, illustration, draft, picture, depiction
verb
❶ 指用铅笔、钢笔等工具在纸上或其他表面上创作图画的行为。
“She is drawing a portrait of her friend.”
（她正在画她朋友的肖像。）
“He loves drawing cartoons in his free time.”
（他喜欢在空闲时间画卡通。）
同义词:sketch, illustrate, delineate, depict, render
常见短语
drawing board — 指重新开始计划或设计，通常用于比喻回到最初的构思阶段。
“After the failure, we had to go back to the drawing board.”
（失败后，我们不得不重新开始规划。）
drawing room — 指客厅或接待室，通常用于较正式的场合。
“The guests were invited to the drawing room for tea.”
（客人们被邀请到客厅喝茶。）