drain
/dreɪn/
v / n
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
排干,排空;使耗尽;下水道;消耗
释义与例句
v
排干,排空;使耗尽
to remove liquid from something; to use up or exhaust energy, money, or resources
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Please drain the water from the sink before cleaning it.
清洗水槽前请先把水排掉。
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The long meeting drained all my energy.
漫长的会议耗尽了我所有的精力。
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Heavy medical bills drained the family's savings.
高昂的医疗费用耗尽了这家人的积蓄。
n
下水道;消耗
a pipe or channel that carries away water or waste; something that uses up resources
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The kitchen drain is blocked again.
厨房的下水道又堵了。
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The war was a huge drain on the country's resources.
战争是国家资源的巨大消耗。
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Always wash your hands after touching the drain.
接触下水道后一定要洗手。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
联想 “拽人”,把水拽出去 → 排空
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
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drainage 排水;排水系统drain 加 -age 构成名词
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drained 精疲力竭的过去分词作形容词
同义词
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empty 倒空,排空empty 泛指倒空;drain 侧重排干液体或耗尽资源。Please empty the trash before you leave. 离开前请把垃圾倒掉。
反义词
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fill 充满,填满fill 表示填充,与 drain 排空相对。She filled the glass with water. 她把杯子装满了水。
常见搭配
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drain away 流走,逐渐消失Her confidence drained away after the failure. 失败后她的信心逐渐消失了。
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brain drain 人才流失The country suffered a serious brain drain during the crisis. 危机期间该国出现了严重的人才流失。