draft
noun
verb
adj
drɑːft
noun
1
PIECE OF WRITING
文字
a
piece
of
writing
or
a
plan
that
is
not
yet
in
its
finished
form
草稿; 草图; 草案
the
rough
draft
of
his
new
novel
他新小说的初稿
I
read
the
first
draft
and
thought
it
was
very
good.
我读了第一稿，觉得非常好。
All
parties
eventually
approved
the
final
draft
(=finished
form)
of
the
peace
treaty.
各方最后都同意了和平条约的定稿。
2
MILITARY
军事的
a.
a
system
in
which
people
are
ordered
to
join
the
army,
navy
etc,
especially
during
a
war
b.
the
group
of
people
who
are
ordered
to
do
this
被征入伍者
AmE
3
MONEY
钱
a
written
order
for
money
to
be
paid
by
a
bank,
especially
from
one
bank
to
another
[尤英] 汇票
especially BrE
4
SPORTS
体育运动
a
system
in
which
professional
teams
choose
players
from
colleges
to
join
their
teams
[美] 〔职业球队的〕选拔队员制
AmE
5
COLD AIR/BEER
冷空气/冰啤酒
the
American
spelling
of
DRAUGHT
draught
的美式拼法
verb
6
PIECE OF WRITING
文字
to
write
a
plan,
letter,
report
etc
that
will
need
to
be
changed
before
it
is
in
its
finished
form
起草，草拟〔计划、信件、报告等〕
Eva’s
busy
drafting
her
speech
for
the
conference.
伊娃正忙着起草她在大会上的发言稿。
7
MILITARY
军事的
to
order
someone
to
join
the
army,
navy
etc,
especially
during
a
war
〔尤指战时〕强制征召〔某人〕入伍;
usually passive 一般用被动态
be
drafted
into
sth
My
dad
was
eighteen
when
he
got
drafted
into
the
army.
我爸爸十八岁被征召入伍。
8
SPORTS
体育运动
to
choose
a
college
player
to
join
a
professional
team
[美] 选拔〔运动员〕进职业队
AmE
Craigwell
was
drafted
by
the
Chicago
Blackhawks.
克雷格维尔被芝加哥黑鹰队选中了。
9
to
ask
or
order
someone
to
work
in
a
place
where
they
do
not
normally
work
抽调，选派
Extra
staff
were
drafted
in
to
deal
with
the
Christmas
rush.
增派了员工去应付圣诞营业高峰。
Hundreds
of
police
have
been
drafted
into
the
area.
几百名警察被抽调到该地区。
adj
10
draft proposal/copy/version etc
a
piece
of
writing
that
is
not
yet
in
its
finished
form
提议的草案/草稿/草拟中的版本等
11
the
American
spelling
of
DRAUGHT
draught
的美式拼法