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drain 音标拼音: [dr'en] n. 排水沟,阴沟;消耗,负担
vt. 排去,放干;耗尽
vi. 流去,流干 排水沟,阴沟;消耗,负担排去,放干;耗尽流去,流干 drain汲极; 吸极 drain汲极 泄流 drain n 1: emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it [ synonym: { drain}, { drainage}] 2: tube inserted into a body cavity ( as during surgery) to remove unwanted material 3: a pipe through which liquid is carried away [ synonym: { drain}, { drainpipe}, { waste pipe}] 4: a gradual depletion of energy or resources; " a drain on resources"; " a drain of young talent by emigration" v 1: flow off gradually; " The rain water drains into this big vat" [ synonym: { drain}, { run out}] 2: deplete of resources; " The exercise class drains me of energy" 3: empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; " We drained the oil tank" 4: make weak; " Life in the camp drained him" [ synonym: { enfeeble}, { debilitate}, { drain}] Drain \ Drain\ ( dr[= a] n), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Drained} ( dr[= a] nd); p. pr. & vb. n. { Draining}.] [ AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.] 1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of. [ 1913 Webster] Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster] But it was not alone that the he drained their treasure and hampered their industry. -- Motley. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence, to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like; as, to drain a country of its specie. [ 1913 Webster] Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the capacious deep and formed the main. -- Roscommon. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To filter. [ 1913 Webster] Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth, hath become fresh. -- Bacon. [ 1913 Webster]
Drain \ Drain\, v. i. 1. To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as, let the vessel stand and drain. [ 1913 Webster]
Drain \ Drain\, n. 1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie from a country; the project is a drain on resources. [ 1913 Webster] 2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink. [ 1913 Webster] 3. pl. The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains. [ Eng.] -- Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster] { Box drain}, { Counter drain}. See under { Box}, { Counter}. { Right of drain} ( Law), an easement or servitude by which one man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over the estate of another. -- Kent. [ 1913 Webster] 423 Moby Thesaurus words for " drain": abate, ablate, ablation, abrade, abridge, absorb, absorption, abstract, abuse, achromatize, acquire, air- dry, anhydrate, assimilate, assimilation, attrition, bake, bankrupt, bate, bereave, blackmail, blanch, bleach, bleed, bleed white, blot, blow, blow out, bog, broach, brush, bugger, burn, burn up, burning up, call, call for, catch up, cesspool, channel, claim, clap hands on, clasp, claw, clean out, clear, clear away, clear off, clear out, clear the decks, clench, clinch, cloaca, cloaca maxima, clutch, conduit, consume, consumption, contribution, cripple, culvert, cure, curtail, cut off, de- energize, debilitate, decant, decolor, decolorize, decrease, decrement, deduct, defecate, defluxion, dehumidify, dehydrate, demand, demand for, denude, deplete, depletion, deplume, depreciate, depreciation, depress, deprive, deprive of, derogate, desiccate, despoil, detract, digest, digestion, dim, diminish, disable, disbursement, discharge, discolor, disenable, disentitle, disparage, displume, dissipate, dissipation, ditch, divest, down the drain, draft, draft off, drag, drain of color, drain of resources, drain off, drain out, drainage, draw, draw down, draw from, draw off, drench, dribble away, drink up, drip, dry, dull, dump, duty, ease one of, eat, eat away, eat up, eating up, ebb, effluence, efflux, effluxion, effusion, eliminate, embrace, empty, empty out, enfeeble, ennui, erode, erosion, etiolate, evacuate, evaporate, evaporation, exaction, exhalation, exhaust, exhaustion, expend, expending, expenditure, exploit, exsiccate, extortion, extortionate demand, extract, fade, fatigue, file away, find vent, finish, finish off, finishing, fire, flay, fleece, flow, flow out, flowoff, fume, garbage dump, get, get hold of, glom on to, gobble, gobble up, gone, grab, grab hold of, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, gush, gush out, gutter, hamstring, headchute, heavy demand, hors de combat, hug, ill- use, impair, impose upon, imposition, impost, impoverish, impoverishment, inactivate, incapacitate, indent, ingest, ingestion, insistent demand, insolate, jade, jet, kennel, kibosh, kiln, lame, lay hands on, lay hold of, leach, leakage, leave, lessen, let, let blood, let out, levy, lighten one of, loot, lost, maim, make use of, manipulate, marsh, milk, mine, mire, misuse, mummify, nail, nip, nip up, nonnegotiable demand, notice, ooze, oppress, order, outfall, outflow, outflowing, outgo, outlet, outpour, outpouring, pale, pall, palm, parch, partake, peroxide, phlebotomize, pick clean, pillage, pipe, pipette, piscina, play on, pluck, pocket, possess, pour, pour out, presume upon, pump, pump out, purge, purify, put, quaff, quagmire, queer, queer the works, receive, reduce, reduction, refine, remove, requirement, requisition, retrench, rub, rub away, run out, runoff, rush, rush order, sabotage, sap, sapping, scorch, scour out, scupper, sear, seep, seize, septic tank, sewer, shear, shorten, shrink, shrinkage, shrivel, sink, siphon, siphon off, skin, sluice, sluice out, smoke, snap up, snatch, soak up, sough, spend, spending, spew out, spike, sponge, spout, spout out, spurt, squander, squandering, steal, strain, strip, strip bare, stroke, subduct, subtract, suck, suck dry, suck out, sump, sun, sun- dry, surge, swab, swallow, swallow up, swamp, sweep out, swill, take, take advantage of, take away, take away from, take by assault, take by storm, take from, take hold of, take possession, tap, tarnish, tax, taxing, thin, thin out, thrown away, tire, tone down, torrefy, towel, trench, tribute, trickle, ultimatum, unclog, unfit, unfoul, up the spout, use, use ill, use up, using, using up, venesect, vent, void, vomit forth, warning, wash out, wastage, waste, waste away, wasted, wastefulness, wasting away, watercourse, weaken, wear, wear away, wear down, wearing, wearing away, wearing down, weary, weazen, weed, weigh, well, well out, whip up, whiten, wing, wipe, withdraw, withdrawal, wither, wizen, work on, work upon, wreck |
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