单词 | to draw in |
释义 | > as lemmasto draw in to draw in 1. transitive. To pull (something) in, to retract; to suck in (liquid).See also to draw in one's horns at horn n. 5b. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come into [verb (transitive)] > draw in to draw ina1398 to suck in1597 indraw1883 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. i. 1100 Fisshes haueþ braunches wherby þey drawen inne and putteþ out water. a1450 ( tr. Vegetius De Re Militari (Douce) f. 102v (MED) Þe snayl haþ his hous ouer hym wheþer he walke or reste, and out of his hous he scheteþ his heued whan he wole & draweþ him yn aȝen. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 260 He drewe in his head and closed in his Wyndow. 1579 S. Gosson Schoole of Abuse f. 37 Eagles draw in their tallants as they set in their nestes. a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 3 (1623) iv. v. 22 For this I draw in many a teare, And stop the rising of blood-sucking sighes. 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xiii. 81 The greedy Earth..opened her mouth to draw in Townes and Cities. 1713 J. Gay Rural Sports 9 Now, sporting Muse, draw in the flowing Reins. 1837 Tait's Edinb. Mag. July 437/1 The plank was forthwith drawn in; and the window closed with shooting-bolts. 1851 S. P. Woodward Man. Mollusca i. 25 The snail affords a remarkable, though familiar instance, when it draws in its eye-stalks. 1991 Motor Boat & Yachting Jan. 154/4 Its ‘turbocharger’ design..uses the pressure of the outgoing waste water to help draw in the raw sea water. 2014 A. Roberts Incredible Unlikeliness of Being 330 You have a muscle tucked in between the first and second metacarpals which powerfully draws the thumb in towards the other fingers. 2. transitive. To take (air, smoke, etc.) into the lungs; to breathe (a substance) in; to inhale. Cf. sense 34a(a). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > respiratory organs > breathing > inhalation > inhale [verb (transitive)] to suck inc1220 drawa1300 inbreathea1382 to draw ina1398 to take in1495 inhaust1547 fetch1552 fet1556 imbreathe1574 to breathe in1576 attract1582 suck?1614 inspirate1615 imbibe1621 inspire1666 redistend1684 inhale1725 embreathe1867 indraw1883 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add. 27944) (1975) II. xviii. viii. 1124 Þe asse..exciteþ þe femelle to loue with dredeful roryng and horrible. And draweþ in breþ and wynd. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms cxviii. [cxix.] 131 I open my mouth and drawe in my breth. 1607 E. Topsell Hist. Foure-footed Beastes 605 All their cattle for want of water do draw in the could aire. 1707 J. Norris Pract. Treat. Humility x. 402 Soft oily poisons which we incautiously draw in for common breath. 1831 S. E. Ferrier Destiny I. xiii. 121 Mr M'Dow..drew in about a quarter of a pound of snuff. 1892 Graphic 210/3 Hughes drew in his breath sharply. 2012 S. Mawer Girl who fell from Sky (2013) 10 She waited, drawing in smoke from the cigarette, determined not to let him see any change in her manner. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [verb (transitive)] > bring about as a consequence or entail makeOE haveOE drawa1400 to draw inc1405 to leave behind1424 goc1449 to draw on1572 train1579 carry1581 beara1616 to lead toa1770 evolve1816 entail1829 mean1841 issue1842 subinduce1855 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Parson's Tale (Ellesmere) (1877) §1000 The drecchynge of o synne draweþ In another. ?c1450 tr. Bk. Knight of La Tour Landry (1906) 56 One worde drauithe an other in. 1700 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) iv. xvii. 407 A view of the connexion of all the intermediate Ideas that draw in the Conclusion. 4. transitive. To induce or influence (a person) to come to a place or join in a venture, (in early use) spec. by using trickery or other underhand methods; to exert an attraction on (a person). Also with infinitive: to induce (a person) to do something (now rare). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > motivate [verb (transitive)] > incite or instigate > get to take part in to draw in?1558 interess1623 interest1630 ?1558–9 Deuise for Alteratione of Religione (Julius F.vi) f. 168v Thomas Smythe to call them to gether, & be amongst them, & after yt consultatione wth thes to drawe in other men of learning. 1606 True Relation Proc. at Arraignm. Late Traitors sig. K4v Onely perswaded and drawen in by Catesby. 1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man x. 215 I wish those who make it their business, to draw in customers to that trade of debauchery, would consider it. 1726 W. R. Chetwood Voy. & Adventures Capt. R. Boyle 55 Smiling..to think how soon I drew in the credulous Captain. 1752 S. Foote Taste ii. 31 Mæcenas,..has been drawn in to purchase..a Cart-load of—Rubbish. 1813 J. Austen Pride & Prejudice III. xiv. 246 Your arts..may..have made him forget what he owes to himself and to all his family. You may have drawn him in . View more context for this quotation 1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) iv. 54 He was not the man to be drawn in to do what..he disliked. 2000 Times 3 Aug. ii. 29/2 I think it makes a real difference that it is a football ground. It gives it that ‘oomph’ and draws the children in. 2011 N.Y. Mag. 10 Oct. 39/2 To make Twitter seem inevitable, it got..newspeople and celebrities..to use it and draw in more users. 5. transitive. To reduce the size or extent of (something), spec. to alter (a garment) so as to make it fit more closely; to cause to contract.See also to draw in one's belt at belt n.1 Phrases 3. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > reduce in size or extent [verb (transitive)] > contract or shrink inknitc1374 drawc1390 shrinka1398 strain1398 to shorten up1530 contrahe1540 to gather up1553 to draw in1572 contract1604 constringe1652 purse1668 constrain1697 undistend1868 collapse1908 1572 J. Higgins Huloets Dict. (rev. ed.) To shrincke, or drawe in the necke, collum contrahere, retirer le col... To shrincke, or drawe in his legges, crura contrahere, retirer ses iambes. 1628 J. Earle Micro-cosmogr. xxxv. sig. G2v No Citizens wife..drawes in her mouth with a chaster simper. 1845 S. Judd Margaret i. ii. 6 Miss Gisborne's flannel..must be drawn in to-morrow. 1891 Eng. Illustr. Mag. 9 192 The gown was drawn in but slightly under the arms. 1998 G. O'Hara Callan Dict. Fashion & Fashion Designers 257/1 The waspie is an abbreviated corset constructed of bone and elastic inserts, and laced at the back or front to draw in the waist. 6. a. intransitive. Of evening: to approach, to close in. Also of a day: to draw to a close. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > be at an end [verb (intransitive)] > approach the end wane1590 to grow to wastea1616 to draw in1769 to draw by1850 1769 Fruitless Repentance II. viii. 33 I did not leave town till the evening drew in. 1799 Montrose I. xiii. 140 The day passed on in harmonial tete á tete, the evening drew in. 1849 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 16 260/2 Hours passed and the evening drew in. 1891 ‘H. S. Merriman’ Prisoners & Captives II. iii. 55 The short winter day was drawing in. 1933 ‘L. G. Gibbon’ Cloud Howe in Scots Quair (1995) ii. 38 The day would draw in, the night would come on, and the stars come out. 1994 S. Murphey Bean Blossom Dreams vii. 119 Evening was drawing in and we hadn't seen the half of it. b. intransitive. Of a succession of evenings or nights in autumn and winter: to start at an earlier time as the days become shorter. Also of a succession of days in autumn and winter: to become shorter. Cf. to draw out 3c at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the world > time > day and night > day or daytime > [verb (intransitive)] > become gradually shorter to shut in1766 to draw in1830 1830 L. Ritchie Game of Life I. v. 162 To behold the winter at hand, and the nights drawing in, and the fire already looking so cheerful on the hearth. 1840 R. Barham in Bentley's Misc. Mar. 274 As the evenings begin To close, or, as some people call it, ‘draw in’. 1880 R. Broughton Second Thoughts II. ii. x. 86 The evenings are beginning to draw in already. 1980 B. Pym Few Green Leaves (1981) xxvi. 184 A fine bright autumn morning, but there was quite a nip in the air and the days were certainly drawing in. 2016 Cardiff Life Oct. 29 (heading) As the nights draw in, warm the cockles with these two classics from celebrated local chef Angela Gray. < as lemmas |
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