释义 |
Verb: draw out dro awt- Cause to speak, "Can you draw her out--she is always so quiet"
- Lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer
- prolong, protract, extend - Make more sociable
"The therapist drew out the shy girl" - Deduce (a principle) or construe (a meaning)
"We drew out some interesting linguistic data from the native informant" - educe, evoke, elicit, extract - Remove as if by suction
- aspirate, suck out - Remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
- extract, pull out, pull, pull up, take out
Derived forms: drawing out, draws out, drew out, drawn out See also: draw Type of: construe, encourage, interpret, lengthen, reach out, remove, see, take, take away, withdraw |