| 单词 | drain |
| 释义 | drain —drainable, adj. —drainer, n. /drayn/, v.t. 1. to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase. 2. to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid: to drain a crankcase. 3. to exhaust the resources of: to drain the treasury. 4. to deprive of strength; tire. v.i. 5. to flow off gradually. 6. to become empty or dry by the gradual flowing off of liquid or moisture: This land drains into the Mississippi. n. 7. something, as a pipe or conduit, by which a liquid drains. 8. Surg. a material or appliance for maintaining the opening of a wound to permit free exit of fluids. 9. gradual or continuous outflow, withdrawal, or expenditure. 10. something that causes a large or continuous outflow, expenditure, or depletion: Medical expenses were a major drain on his bank account. 11. an act of draining. 12. Physical Geog. a. an artificial watercourse, as a ditch or trench. b. a natural watercourse modified to increase its flow of water. 13. go down the drain, a. to become worthless or profitless. b. to go out of existence; disappear. [bef. 1000; ME dreynen, OE drehnian, dreahnian to strain, filter; akin to DRY] |
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