1rough/early version of a written document草稿/初稿ADJECTIVE | VERB + DRAFT | DRAFT + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤early, first, initial, original, preliminary初稿;第一稿;最早的稿子;原稿;初步草案▸➤rough, working粗略的草稿;暫定稿➤revised修訂稿▸➤final定稿VERB + DRAFT➤draw up, prepare, produce, write擬訂/準備/制訂/寫出草稿◇She produced an initial draft of her plans.她草擬了計劃的最初稿。➤complete, finish完成草稿◇I finished the first draft in late August 2007.2007 年 8 月下旬,我完成了初稿。➤send, submit提交草案◇I sent an early draft to an agent.我給一個代理商遞交了一份初稿。◇The students were invited to submit drafts for feedback.學生受邀提交他們的草案作為反饋。➤review審查草案◇He reviewed an earlier draft of this manuscript.他複查了一下這份手稿的早期草稿。➤approve批准草案◇The preliminary draft of the agreement has been approved.協議的初稿通過了。➤issue, publish, release發佈/公佈/發表草案DRAFT + NOUN➤agreement, bill, budget, constitution, contract, document, letter, report, treaty協議草案;法案草案;預算草案;章程草案;合同草案;文件草案;草稿信;報告草稿;條約草案➤law, legislation法律/法規草案➤plan, proposal計劃/提議草案PREPOSITION➤in a/the draft在草案中◇These details were not included in the preliminary draft.這些細節沒有包括在初稿中。PHRASES➤in draft form (especially BrE) 以草案形式◇The document is still in draft form.文件還只是草案。draft
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2the draft (especially NAmE) order to serve in the armed forces服役的命令➡ see also conscriptionADJECTIVE | VERB + THE DRAFTADJECTIVE➤military徵兵VERB + THE DRAFT➤avoid, dodge逃避兵役➤oppose, support反對/支持徵兵➤bring back, reinstate恢復兵役draft
( draught, especially in BrE) ADVERB➤carefully, properly, well仔細地/得體地/很好地起草▸➤badly, poorly拙劣地起草◇Some of the clauses in the contract had been very poorly drafted.合同草稿中的一些條款寫得很差。➤originally最初起草◇The bill as originally drafted would have made the tobacco companies a lot more vulnerable to lawsuits.最初起草的議案本會令煙草公司在法律訴訟上更加不堪一擊。➤hastily, quickly匆忙/快速起草◇hastily drafted pieces of legislation匆忙間起草的部份法規