When you draw , or when you draw something, you use a pencil or pen to produce a picture, pattern, or diagram .

to sew together so finely that the join is scarcely noticeable

to draw (a gun) faster than

to sketch (the subject) before painting it on the same surface

a pen with a fine nib used for drawing

A drawing pin is a short pin with a broad, flat top which is used for fastening papers or pictures to a board, wall , or other surface.

A drawing board is a large flat board, often fixed to a metal frame so that it looks like a desk , on which you place your paper when you are drawing or designing something.

a performer, act, etc, certain to attract a large audience

a machine used to attenuate and straighten fibers by having them pass, in sliver form, through a series of double rollers , each pair of which revolves at a slightly greater speed than the preceding pair and reduces the number of strands originally fed into the machine to one extended fibrous strand doubled or redoubled in length

paper that is specially made for drawing on

A drawing room is a room, especially a large room in a large house , where people sit and relax , or entertain guests .

drawing objects or people from life

A line drawing is a drawing which consists only of lines.

a drawing which has been reduced or enlarged from its original size , to a specified scale

a drawing with a brownish tone, produced by first bleaching it (after fixing ) and then immersing it for a short time in a solution of sodium sulphide or of alkaline thiourea

a pen-and-ink drawing that has been lightly brushed over with water to soften the lines

a separate large-scale drawing of a small part or section of a building, machine , etc

an account out of which an employee , partner , or salesperson may make withdrawals to meet expenses or as advances against expected income

an office where drawings are made

a drawing consisting only of external lines

a scale drawing of a part or assembly that provides a guide for manufacture

a drawing or photograph of a complicated mechanism that shows the individual parts separately, usually indicating their relative positions

having equal dimensions or measurements

a drawing to scale of a machine, machine component , architectural plan , etc, from which dimensions can be taken for manufacture

the study and practice, esp as a subject taught in school, of the basic techniques of draughtsmanship, as employed in mechanical drawing , architecture , etc

If you say that the nights , evenings , or days are drawing in , you mean that it is becoming dark at an earlier time in the evening, because autumn or winter is approaching .

If you draw on or draw upon something such as your skill or experience , you make use of it in order to do something.

If you draw up a document, list , or plan , you prepare it and write it out.

If a quantity of liquid is drawn off from a larger quantity, it is taken from it, usually by means of a needle or pipe .

If you draw out a sound or a word, you make it last longer than usual .

in the planning stage

a drawing that is done using a pen rather than a pencil

the reserve assets of the International Monetary Fund on which member nations may draw in proportion to their contribution to the Fund

a performer, act, etc, certain to attract a large audience

a woodcutting tool with two handles at right angles to the blade , used to shave wood

to sew together so finely that the join is scarcely noticeable

a room where visitors are received and entertained ; living room; sitting room

If you say that you will have to go back to the drawing board , you mean that something which you have done has not been successful and that you will have to start again or try another idea .

to start again or try another idea because something which you have done has not been successful

If you draw a pension , you receive money from an insurer or the state because you have reached a particular age .

a machine for drawing metal into wire

A drawback is an aspect of something or someone that makes them less acceptable than they would otherwise be.

A thumbtack is a short pin with a broad flat top which is used for fastening papers or pictures to a board, wall , or other surface.

( picture, map ) 画(畫) huà

图(圖)钉(釘) túdīng [ 枚 méi ] [ 美 = thumbtack ]

客厅(廳) kètīng [ 间(間) jiān ]

( Brit : nights ) 变(變)长(長) biàncháng ⇒ The nights draw in and the mornings get darker. → 黑夜变长，早晨天色变得昏暗。 Hēiyè biàncháng, zǎochén tiānsè biàn de hūn'àn.

( resources draw upon 凭(憑)借 píngjiè ⇒ The company drew on its vast resources to fund the project. → 公司凭借其大量的资源为这个项目提供资金。 Gōngsī píngjiè qí dàliàng de zīyuán wèi zhège xiàngmù tígōng zījīn.

▶ draw out (of) ( leave : train, bus ) 离(離)开(開) líkāi ⇒ The train drew out of the station. → 火车驶离车站。 Huǒchē shǐlí chēzhàn.

( stop : car, bus etc ) 停下来(來) tíngxiàlái ⇒ Just before eleven a bus drew up. → 就在11点前，一辆公共汽车停了下来。 Jiù zài shíyī diǎn qián, yī liàng gōnggòng qìchē tíngle xiàlái.