drain verb ⇨drain (leave the dishes to drain)⇨clear (drain and rinse the pasta)⇨drink (drain your drink)⇨pump (drain a tank)⇨use2 (I felt drained of energy.)drain
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drain ♦︎ sewer ♦︎ gutterThese are all words for a pipe or channel that waste water can flow through.这些词均表示下水道或污水沟。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆an open drain / sewer◆a drain / gutter is blocked◆a drain / sewer / gutter runs down / along sth■drain [countable] a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste下水道;排水管◆We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain.我们只得叫管子工来疏通下水道。◆The drains(= the system of pipes) date from the beginning of the last century.这套排水系统从上世纪初就有了。 see also drain ⇨ pumpverb■sewerˈsuːə(r), BrE also ˈsjuːə(r)[countable] an underground pipe that is used to carry sewage(= used water and waste substances that are produced by human bodies)away from houses and other buildings污水管;下水道;阴沟◆Drainage in the village was very poor, with open sewers(= not underground) and gutters.村里的排水设施很差,下水道和路旁排水沟都是明沟。■gutter [countable] a long piece of curved metal or plastic that is fixed under the edge of a roof to carry away the water when it rains; the area between the main part of a road and a pavement where water collects and is carried to drains檐沟;天沟;路旁排水沟◆A leaking gutter can be repaired quickly and at minimal cost.漏水檐沟的修理工作耗时短,费用低。◆I stepped off the pavement and walked in the gutter.我偏离了人行道,走在排水沟里。drain
verb
drain ♦︎ emptyThese words both mean to make sth empty or dry.这两个词均表示容器中的液体排干或控干。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to drain / empty out◆to drain / empty of / into sth◆to drain / empty slowly / completely■drain [intransitive] to become empty or dry by having all the liquid removed; (of a liquid) to leave sth dry排放;(液体)流干;控干◆The swimming pool drains very slowly.游泳池里的水排得很慢。◆Leave the dishes to drain.让碟子自然控干。◆She pulled out the plug and the water drained away.她拔掉塞子,水就流走了。 see also drain ⇨ pumpverb■empty [intransitive] to become empty变空;流干◆The tank empties out in five minutes.大容器里的液体五分钟就流干了。◆The streets soon emptied when the rain started.雨下了起来,街上很快便空无一人了。◆She watched as the beach gradually emptied of people.她注视着人们从沙滩上渐渐离去。 see also empty ⇨ clearverb, empty ⇨ emptyadj.