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单词 draw out
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draw out

phrasal verb
Other entries for this word
draw out
pick/draw someone’s name out of a hat phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydraw out
he/she/itdraws out
present participledrawing out
past tensedrew out
past participledrawn out
DEFINITIONS7
  1. 1
    transitive to make something continue longer than usual

    This action could draw the dispute out for another six months.

    People with southern accents tend to draw out their vowels.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make something continue or last longer
    prolong
    draw out
    perpetuate
  2. 2
    intransitive to move out of a place

    Slowly the train drew out of the station.

    Synonyms and related words
    General words meaning to leave a place
    leave
    move on
    go away
  3. 3
    transitive to encourage someone to talk more by making them feel more relaxed and confident

    It wasn’t easy to draw him out.

    Synonyms and related words
    To persuade someone to tell you something
    squeeze out
    force out of
    drag out of
  4. 4
    intransitive when the days draw out, it remains light for longer because it will soon be spring
    Synonyms and related words
    The coming of night and day
    break
    close in
    night falls
  5. 5
    to take out
    Suddenly he drew out a gun.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/11/2015
    Open Dictionary - November2015
  6. 6
    to withdraw (money from a bank account)
    Depositors drew so much money out of the bank that it was forced to close down.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/11/2015
    Open Dictionary - November2015
  7. 7
    to make someone or something show a quality that they have
    The incident at the staff meeting drew out the worst in the staff members.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/11/2015
    Open Dictionary - November2015

draw out

phrasal verb
Other entries for this word
draw out
pick/draw someone’s name out of a hat phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theydraw out
he/she/itdraws out
present participledrawing out
past tensedrew out
past participledrawn out
DEFINITIONS7
  1. 1
    transitive to make something continue longer than usual

    This action could draw the dispute out for another six months.

    People with southern accents tend to draw out their vowels.

    Synonyms and related words
    To make something continue or last longer
    draw out
    drag out
    spin out
  2. 2
    intransitive to move out of a place

    Slowly the train drew out of the station.

    Synonyms and related words
    General words meaning to leave a place
    leave
    move on
    go away
  3. 3
    transitive to encourage someone to talk more by making them feel more relaxed and confident

    It wasn’t easy to draw him out.

    Synonyms and related words
    To persuade someone to tell you something
    squeeze out
    force out of
    drag out of
  4. 4
    intransitive when the days draw out, it remains light for longer because it will soon be spring
    Synonyms and related words
    The coming of night and day
    break
    close in
    night falls
  5. 5
    to take out
    Suddenly he drew out a gun.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/11/2015
    Open Dictionary - November2015
  6. 6
    to withdraw (money from a bank account)
    Depositors drew so much money out of the bank that it was forced to close down.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/11/2015
    Open Dictionary - November2015
  7. 7
    to make someone or something show a quality that they have
    The incident at the staff meeting drew out the worst in the staff members.
    Submitted by:
    Boris Marchenko from Russian Federation on 25/11/2015
    Open Dictionary - November2015
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