drain

vt

• ① 排(水)
  • They dug a trench to drain water away [off].他们挖沟排水。
  • A ditch drains water from the swamp.一条沟排出沼泽中的水。
  • They built a tunnel to drain water out of the mines.他们造了一条隧道以排出矿坑的水。

• ② 排出…的水;施以水设备
  • They worked together to drain flooded land.他们一起工作,以排干淹水的土地。
  • drain a swamp of water排干沼泽地的水
  • The farmers drained the land dry.农夫们将该地的水排干。

• ③ 1喝干(酒),干(杯)2[以dry为补语]将(酒、一杯)喝干3滤干(洗过的蔬菜、器皿等)
  • He drained his cup in one draft.他一口喝干他那杯酒。
  • drain the last of the whiskey dry将最后一滴威士忌酒喝干
  • drain those plates on the rack泸干盘架上的那些盘子

• ④ 使(货币、财宝等)外流;使(财富、力等)渐渐消耗
  • Military spending drained the country of its resources.军费使那个国家的资源逐渐耗尽。
  • He was drained of his strength [energy].他筋疲力竭。
  • She felt drained dry of energy [strength].她觉得精力已耗尽。
  • drain away the best brains to the United States使最优秀的人才外流到美国