单词 | draft |
释义 | Word Frequency draft(drɑːft) noun 1. a plan, sketch, or drawing of something 2. a preliminary outline of a book, speech, etc 3. another word for bill of exchange 4. a demand or drain on something 5. the divergent duct leading from a water turbine to its tailrace 6. US selection for compulsory military service 7. detachment of military personnel from one unit to another 8. business an allowance on merchandise sold by weight 9. a line or narrow border that is chiselled on the surface of a stone to serve as a guide for levelling it 10. Australian and New Zealand a group of livestock separated from the rest of the herd or flock verb (transitive) 11. to draw up an outline or sketch for something to draft a speech 12. to prepare a plan or design of 13. to detach (military personnel) from one unit to another 14. mainly US to select for compulsory military service 15. to chisel a draft on (stone, etc) 16. Australian and New Zealand a. to select (cattle or sheep) from a herd or flock b. to select (farm stock) for sale noun, verb 17. the usual US spelling of draught (sense 1), draught (sense 2), draught (sense 3), draught (sense 4), draught (sense 5), draught (sense 6), draught (sense 7), draught (sense 8), draught (sense 11) Derived forms drafter (ˈdrafter) noun Word origin C16: variant of draught |
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