1. | [t][i] ~ (sth) 排空；（使）流光；放干to make sth empty or dry by removing all the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way |
Drain and rinse the pasta. 把通心粉过一过水。 | |
The marshes have been drained. 沼泽地里的水已排干。 | |
You will need to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator. 你得先把中央供暖系统的水排净再更换散热器。 | |
The swimming pool drains very slowly. 游泳池里的水排得很慢。 | |
Leave the dishes to drain. 把碟子控干。 |
2. | [t][i] （使）流走，流出to make liquid flow away from sth; to flow away |
We had to drain the oil out of the engine. 我们必须把发动机里的机油全部放掉。 | |
Drain off the excess fat from the meat. 把肉里面多余的油沥掉。 | |
She pulled out the plug and the water drained away. 她拔掉塞子，让水流走了。 | |
My anger slowly drained away. 我的怒火慢慢平息下来。 | |
The river drains into a lake. 这条河流入湖中。 | |
All the colour drained from his face when I told him the news 我把这消息告诉他时他脸色变得煞白。 | |
His face drained of colour. 他的脸上血色全无。 |
3. | [t] ~ sth 喝光；喝干to empty a cup or glass by drinking everything in it |
In one gulp, he drained the glass. 他一口喝干了杯中的水。 | |
She quickly drained the last of her drink. 她一下子就把最后一点儿酒喝掉了。 |
4. | [t] 使（精力、金钱等）耗尽to make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc. by using up their/its strength, money, etc. |
My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income. 我母亲的住院开销把我的收入渐渐耗光了。 | |
an exhausting and draining experience 令人精疲力竭的一段经历 | |
I felt drained of energy. 我感到筋疲力尽。 |
1. | [c] 下水道；排水管a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste |
We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain. 我们只得叫个管子工来疏通下水道。 | |
The drains(= the system of pipes) date from the beginning of the century. 下水道排水系统是本世纪初修的。 |
2. | [c] 下水道孔盖a frame of metal bars over the opening to a drain in the ground |
3. | [c] （浴缸、水池等的）排水孔，渗水孔，漏眼a hole in a bath/ bathtub , sink , etc. where the water flows away and into which a plug fits |
4. | [sing] a ~ on sb/sth 消耗；耗竭；耗费a thing that uses a lot of the time, money, etc. that could be used for sth else |
Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources. 军费开支是对国家资源的巨大耗费。 |
It's just money down the drain, you know. 你要知道，这是白白丢钱。 | |
Safety standards have gone down the drain. 安全标准根本不管用了。 |
It's just money down the drain, you know. 你要知道，这是白白丢钱。 | |
Safety standards have gone down the drain. 安全标准根本不管用了。 |
