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drawn

UK //drɔːn//US //drɔːn//

词源

来自古英语 'dragan',意为'拉'或'拖',与德语 'tragen' 和荷兰语 'dragen' 同源。

adjective

❶ 形容人因疲劳、压力或疾病而显得憔悴或疲惫的样子。

“She looked drawn after working all night.”

(她熬夜工作后看起来憔悴不堪。)

“His face was drawn with worry.”

(他的脸因忧虑而显得憔悴。)

❶ 形容比赛或竞争的结果未分胜负,双方打成平局。

“The game ended in a drawn match.”

(比赛以平局结束。)

“The chess game was drawn after hours of play.”

(经过数小时的对弈,国际象棋比赛以平局告终。)

同义词:haggard, weary, tied, even

verb

❶ 动词 draw 的过去分词形式,表示拉、拖、画或吸引等动作。

“The curtains were drawn to block the sunlight.”

(窗帘被拉上以遮挡阳光。)

“He had drawn a beautiful picture of the mountains.”

(他画了一幅美丽的山景画。)

同义词:pulled, sketched, attracted

常见短语

drawn out — 形容某事被拖延或延长,通常指时间或过程比预期的要长。

“The meeting was drawn out for hours.”

(会议被拖延了好几个小时。)

drawn and quartered — 历史上的一种残酷刑罚,现在多用于比喻遭受严厉的惩罚或批评。

“He felt like he was being drawn and quartered by the critics.”

(他感觉自己被评论家们严厉批评。)