being killed.

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Dracula /'draekjala/ noun a character in many horror films who is a vampire. Vampires appear at night and suck the blood of their victims. Wt Afi (

& ) Mil WriH From the novel Dracula by Bram stoker.  • #ries;M/h« <®jfiL

( Dracula ) 0

draft 0t» /draift; NAmEdrseft/ noun, adj., verb m noun 1 [C] a rough written version of sth that is not yet in its final form AH;  A® : I’ve made a rough

draft of the letter.      0 This is

only the first draft of my speech.       0

the final draft (= the final version) xeH o The legisla­tion is still in draft form.    0 a

draft constitution/treaty/agreement %Ekl  ffri/

A % 2 [C] {finance M) a written order to a bank to pay money to sb vt M : Payment must be made by bank draft drawn on a UK bank.

o 3 the draft [sing.] {especially US) = conscription 4 [sing.] {NAmE?) a system in which professional teams in some sports choose players each year from among college students       ( S#IRik3£^jPA#¥

) 5[C] {NAmE?) = draught(I): Can you shut the door? There’s a draft in here. $\£c±Tl

■                  adj. {NAmE) = draught

■                  verb (also draught especially in BrE) [VN] 1 to write the first rough version of sth such as a letter, speech or book ® ft; ft : to draft a constitution/contract/ bill ^EA^A/ftlnl/A:^ o I’ll draft a letter for you.

Aftft®~~*iffg0 2 [+adv./prep.] to choose people and send them somewhere for a special task 3$fc M ; # iH : Extra police are being drafted in to control the crowds. ME ftffllH W&<AAm„ 3 [usually

passive] {NAmE) = conscript : They were drafted into the army. #dJtfZ®EA{E0

'draft dodger noun {NAmE, disapproving) a person who illegally tries to avoid doing military service — compare conscientious objector draft-ee /.draifti:; NAmE .draefti:/ noun {US) = con­script

drafter /’dra:fta(r)/ noun 1 a person who prepares a rough version of a plan, document, etc. ( i+$h Aft# W ) ftJftA,     2 {NAmE) = draftsman(2)

draftsman /'draftsman/, draftswoman /'draifts woman/ noun {pi. -men /-man/, -women /-wimin/) 1 {NAmE) = draughtsman, draughtswoman 2 {NAmE also drafter) a person who writes official or legal documents ( IE lie A W ft W ) M ft A : the draftsmen of the constitution 3£A^ftA drafts man-ship {NAmE) = draughtsmanship drafts-pers-on /'dra:ftsp3:sn; NAmE -p3:rsn/ noun {NAmE) = draughtsman(I) drafty {NAmE) = draughty drag On /draeg/ verb, noun a verb ( gg )

►                 PULL ft 1 [VN, usually +adv./prep.] to pull sb/sth along with effort and difficulty ( # S(j M A # ) #, ft ,

fit: I dragged the chair over to the window. ffcfEft ft ffe SJ ft Hf P 3§P i£ o 0 They dragged her from her bed. #dffl#/Aft±$ft&fto o note at pull

►                 MOVE SLOWLY fiUff zj/j 2 [+adv./prep.] to move yourself

slowly and with effort M'lt( ^cftift ) : [VN] J managed to drag myself out of bed. IfULMWft-ft #ft_hll'l57^2:Ao 0 [V] She always drags behind when we walk anywhere. ttHJBifcAjJfeK

ftlHffio

►                 PERSUADE SB TO GO A ^ 3 [VN +adv./prep.] to

persuade sb to come or go somewhere they do not really want to come or go to ftftfif #;       ( A ) MIMA

( sSi A ) : I’m sorry to drag you all this way in the heat.

&»^«ftl«!#7&-ll[. o The party was so good I couldn’t drag myself away.      Aft ft

7,     o

OF TIME BtN 4 [V] (of time or an event BtlaJ^tS^j) to

pass very slowly Ml# II If; ffi # # 3ttfj ■. Time dragged terribly. Iff \b\ M1# If If 0 0 The meeting really dragged. ft— see also drag on

■                  TOUCH GROUND MSJ#J 5 to move, or make sth move,

partly touching the ground (#)ft#±#ft|£sft [V] This dress is too long—it drags on the ground when I walk. i±. o [vn]

He was dragging his coat in the mud. # d ft S3 ffi ft ^fio

■                  SEARCH RIVER ftfpjtfgi 6 [VN] ~ sth (for sb/sth) to

search the bottom of a river, lake, etc. with nets or hooks % JR! ( && ) ) : They dragged

the canal for the missing children. #71 # ^] f&isM fTft

jft7.

■                  COMPUTING   7 [VN +adv./prep.] to move some

text, an icon, etc. across the screen of a computer using the mouse ( HAt ) }£5(j

fT7m drag your feet/'heels to be deliberately slow in doing sth or in making a decision ( ftHi ) —more at bootstrap liEBI .drag 'by (of time Iff fa]) to pass very slowly MfffS'tf; ff: The last few weeks of the summer really dragged by.

.drag sb-'down to make sb feel weak or unhappy # it M 7 ‘ti 'IA ) drag sb/sth^'down (to sth) to bring sb/sth to a lower social or economic level, a lower standard of behav­iour, etc.    ) Tl$:

If he fails, he’ll drag us all down with him. H # # A ft 7,   .drag sth/sb

'into sth | .drag sth/sb ^ in 1 to start to talk about sth/sb that has nothing to do with what is being discussed   :

Do you have to drag politics into everything? #ft If 1c fE ft fit itt A ®r ? 2 to try to get sb who is not connected with a situation involved in it 5J1 it M ft A % WA#A; ® fE • • • ftA: Don’t drag the children into our argument.  .'••'ag

'on {disapproving) to go on for too long AA: The dispute has dragged on for months.

,drag sth-'out to make sth

last longer than necessary

HTTl prolong : Let’s not drag out this discussion; we need to reach a decision.      ISCI#

.drag sth out of sb to make sb say sth they do not want to say       ii.^A; Sf£A$Ji!7 We

dragged a confession out of him. AkiUWMfiiME 7 lift .drag sth—'up to mention an unpleasant story, fact, etc. that people do not want to remember or talk about $1® ( 7®      ) : Why do you have to keep

dragging up my divorce?

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mnoun

■                  BORING PERSON/THING ft' A7A M W K / ¥ 1 [sing.] {infor­

mal) a boring person or thing; sth that is annoying ft A AM^JA;   He’s such a drag. ifaMMAiii

A o 0 Walking’s a drag—let’s drive there, ft ft A H

7      fl'1 ft ft A nE o o Having to work late every day

is a drag.

■                  SB/STH STOPPING PROGRESS     fttl 2 [sing.]

a ~ on sb/sth {informal) a person or thing that makes progress difficult H^; MB;      He came to be

seen as a drag on his own party’s prospects. # il ilf ® ft

j&Mmm s b a

■                   ON CIGARETTE     3 [C] (informal) an act of breathing in

smoke from a cigarette, etc. # — n ;     — p H77I

draw: She took a long drag on her cigarette.

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■                  WOMEN’S CLOTHES ft ^ 4 [U] {informal) clothes that are

usually worn by the opposite sex (usually women’s clothes worn by men)  ( ffi#fgf Wfc

^ ) : He performed in drag. ##ftA^MitL 0 a drag queen {= a man who dresses in women’s clothes, usually in order to entertain people)    ( 31#

^$ft#AAgltt )

PHYSICS ^}M 5 [U] the force of the air that acts against the movement of an aircraft or other vehicle ( ft ^ ft ltfil^#3siSlRr#J ) A — see also main drag — compare lift n.{5)