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单词 drawer
释义

drawer

noun

draw·​er ˈdrȯ(-ə)r How to pronounce drawer (audio)
1
: one that draws: such as
a
: a person who causes liquor to come out of a container : one who draws (see draw entry 1 sense 1b) liquor
b
: draftsman
c
: one that draws (see draw entry 1 sense transitive 7) a bill of exchange or order for payment or makes a promissory note
2
 dialectal also  ˈdrȯ
: a sliding box or receptacle opened by pulling out and closed by pushing in
kept the letters in the top drawer of her dresser
in the silverware drawer
3
 dialectal also  ˈdrȯ
drawers plural : an article of clothing (such as underwear) for the lower body
a clean pair of drawers
drawerful
ˈdrȯ(-ə)r-ˌfu̇l How to pronounce drawer (audio)
noun

Example Sentences

the top drawer of the desk There are some pens in my desk drawer. He stood there in only his drawers.
Recent Examples on the Web The Litter-Robot 4 has a circular bonnet that sits on top of a drawer—about the same footprint as your standard litter box. Olivia Hosken, House Beautiful, 24 Aug. 2022 When Berlin called for companies to help increase supplies of the energy, said Holger Kreetz, Uniper’s chief operating officer for asset management, all his company had to do was pull the plans out of the drawer. New York Times, 27 July 2022 The stranger came back inside, took something out of a dresser drawer and walked up behind Sankey’s ex-girlfriend. al, 27 July 2022 The main compartment includes a crisper drawer and two additional adjustable glass shelves. Country Living, 18 July 2022 The silver cup with the gatto from Gotti came out of the bottom drawer only after good had prevailed and my daughter Sinead was in her teens. Michael Daly, Washington Post, 8 July 2022 Those goods were dozens of unfinished works on paper by the towering artist that Meyer, who had been entrusted to organize them in a drawer, had instead spirited out of the Connecticut studio over time. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2022 So where does that leave the folks watching, caught between the latest series that serves as a ’90s pop culture love letter and the real-life subject who’d rather leave it locked in a drawer, or at the very least get a royalty check? Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Even putting something away in a drawer or revisiting it at a later time can give a new viewpoint and insight. Karina Michel Feld, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see draw entry 1

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

drawer

noun

draw·​er ˈdrȯ-ər How to pronounce drawer (audio)
ˈdrȯr
1
: a box that slides in and out of a piece of furniture and is used for storage
a desk drawer
2
drawers plural : underpants

Legal Definition

drawer

noun

draw·​er ˈdrȯ-ər How to pronounce drawer (audio)
: the party that draws a draft compare drawee, payee

drawer

noun

as in cabinet

Synonyms & Similar Words

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