drain
verb
noun
dreɪn verb
1
LIQUID
液体
a. to make the water or liquid in something flow away b. if liquid drains away, it flows away c. if something drains, the liquid that is in it or on it flows away and it becomes dry 流干，沥干 T I always + adv/prep I
The swimming pool is drained and cleaned every winter.
每年冬天这座游泳池都要排干水后进行清洗。
drain sth from sth
Brad drained all the oil from the engine.
布拉德将引擎中的润滑油全部放掉了。
Can you drain the spaghetti, please (=pour away the water from the pan) ?
你把意大利面滤干好吗？
[+ away/off/from ]
I watched the bath water drain away.
我看着浴缸里的水流光。
Open ditches drain very efficiently.
明沟排水效果非常好。
She washed up and left the dishes to drain.
她洗好碗碟以后就让它沥干。
well-drained/poorly-drained soil (soil from which water flows away quickly or slowly) 排水性能好/差的土壤
This plant needs rich, well-drained soil.
这种植物需要排水性能优良的肥沃土壤。
2
MAKE SB TIRED
使某人疲劳
to make someone feel very tired and without any energy 使筋疲力尽 T
Working with children all day really drains you.
整天和小孩打交道真是让人筋疲力尽。
3
USE TOO MUCH
消耗过多
to use too much of something, especially money, so that there is not enough left 耗尽〔尤指钱〕 T
Huge imports were draining the country’s currency reserves.
大量的进口正在耗尽该国的货币储备。
4
the colour/blood drains from sb’s face/cheeks
used to say that someone’s face becomes very pale, because they are frightened or shocked 〔因恐惧或震惊〕某人变得脸色苍白
When the verdict was read out, all the colour drained from Zeida’s cheeks.
宣读判决时蔡达面无人色。
5
drain a glass/cup etc
to drink all the liquid in a glass, cup etc [书面] 把杯中饮料喝得干干净净 written
Hannah drained her mug in one gulp.
汉娜把大杯中的酒一饮而尽。
6 if something drains away, it is reduced until there is none left 耗尽; 消逝
I watched the light drain away.
我看着光线渐渐消逝。
anger/confidence/tension/hope etc drains away
Sally felt her anger drain away.
萨莉感到自己的怒气慢慢消散了。
7 to make water or a liquid flow off something, leaving it dry 使流走，使变干
After cooking the meat, drain off the excess fat.
肉煮好以后把多余的油脂沥干。
noun
8 a pipe that carries water or waste liquids away [尤英] 下水管，下水道，排 （废 ）水管 especially BrE
The flood was caused by a blocked drain .
溢水是由排水管堵塞引起的。
There’s a problem with the drains .
下水道有问题。
9 the frame of metal bars over a drain where water etc can flow into it [英] 〔下水道开口上面的〕排水格栅; BrE AmE
10 the hole in the bottom of a bath or SINK that water flows out through [美] 〔浴缸或洗涤槽底下的〕排水孔; AmE BrE
11
a drain on sth
something that continuously uses a lot of time, money etc 大量耗费〔时间、金钱等〕
The war was an enormous drain on the country’s resources .
这场战争大量消耗了国家的资源。
12
down the drain
a. if time, effort, or money goes down the drain, it is wasted or produces no results b. if an organization, country etc goes down the drain, it becomes worse or fails 〔组织、国家等〕败落，失败 informal
Well that’s it. 18 months’ work down the drain.
得了，就这么回事了，18 个月来的工作就白干了。
That’s why this country’s going down the drain!
那就是这个国家为何败落的原因！