drag-and-'drop adj. {computing if) relating to the moving of icons, etc on a screen using the mouse (鼠
标等）拖放的
dra-gee /'dra：3ei; NAmE dra:'3ei/ noun 1 a sweet with a hard
covering 糖衣夹心糖 2 a very small silver ■
or gold-coloured ball, used for decorating cakes (装饰蛋
糕的）小银珠（或小金珠）
drag lift noun
[Br£) a
machine which pulls you up the mountain on your skis上山牵引机（拉g•雪者上山） drag-net /'draegnet/ noun 1 a net which is pulled
through water to catch fish, or along the ground to catch animals (捕鱼的）拖网；捕猎网 2a thorough search,
especially for a criminal 彻底搜查；（对罪犯等
的）拉网式搜捕
dragon /'draegan/ noun 1 (in stories) a large
aggressive animal with wings and a long tail，that can breathe out fire (传说中的）龙 2 (disapproving, espeaa丨丨y Br0 a woman who behaves in
an aggressive and frightening
way悍妇；母夜叉
'dragon boat noun a long narrow boat of traditional Chinese design that
is used for racing and that is moved through the water by a lot of people using
paddles. It is decorated to look like a dragon•龙舟；
龙船
dragon-fly /'draeganflai/ noun {pi. -ies)
an
insect with a long thin body, often brightly coloured, and two pairs of large
transparent wings. Dragonflies are often seen over water.蜻蜓一picture o page R29 drag-oon /dra'guin/ noun, verb
m noun a soldier in the past
who rode a horse and carried
a gun (旧时携枪的)骑兵
• verb u;i：mVj dra'goon sb into sth/into
doing sth
{formal) to force or persuade
sb to do sth that they do not want to do迫逢就范；勉强人做（不愿做的事） EDZ1 coerce
'drag race noun a race between specially adapted cars over a short
distance 短程高速汽车赛► .‘drag
racing noun [U]
drag-ster /'draegsta(r)/ noun a car that is used in
a drag race参加短程高速赛的赛车
drain /drein/ verb, noun
m verb 1 to make sth empty or
dry by removing all the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way 排 空；（使）流放干：[VN] Drain and rinse
the pasta. 把通心粉过一过水。◊ r/ie marshes have been drained. 沼泽地鱼的7JC已排千。◊ Tou wiH need
to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator. ^ 得先把中央供暖系统的水排净再更换散热器。◊ [V] 77ie
swimming poo〖 drains ve/y s〖owZy.游泳池單的水排得很 慢。◊ leave the
dishes to. drain.把读手控平。2 〜(st“j (from/out of sth) | ~ (sth) (away/off) to make liquid flow
away from sth; to flow away (使）流走，流出：_ [VN] We had to drain
the oi7 out 0/the engine.系们必须发 动机里的机油全部放掉。◊ Drah oj〇f the excess /at >om
the meat.把肉里面多余的油沥掉。◊ [V] She puHed
out the pZug and the water drained away. M拔掉論子，让水
流邊了。◊ ITie river
drains into a kifce•这条入细 中。◊ AH the coZour
draineci 介om his /ace when J toZd Mm the news我把这消息告诉他时他脸色变得煞白。◊ (f/gwrat/ve) My an^er sZowiy drained away.我的怒火慢慢 平息下来。3 [VN] to empty a cup
or glass by drinking everything in it 喝光；^ ： (formal) In one gulp, he
drained the gZass.他一口喝干了枯中的永。◊ She quic/dy drained the tot o/her drinfc. M—T 手k把最后一点儿M 喝掉了V’ 4 [VN]〜sb/sth (of sth) to make sb/sth weaker,
poorer, etc. by using up their/its strength, money, etc. ?吏（精力、金备等）耗尽：My mother’s hospital
expenses were siowZy cirai'mVig my fncome.我母亲的住院开％把我
的收入渐杂耗光了。◊ J/eZt drained 〇/ energy.我感到筋
疲另尽。◊ an exhausting and draining experience 令人 精疲力竭的一段经历
■ noun 1 [C] a pipe that carries away dirty water or other
liquid waste 卡水道；排水管：We fiad to caH m a
pZumber to unWocfc the drain•我们只得叫个管子工来疏
il
T iS 〇 〇 The drains (= the system of
pipes) date
/irom
the beginning 0/ the century.下水道排永系统是 本世纪初修的。2 [C] (8r£) (L/S grate, ‘sewer grate)
a
frame of metal bars over the opening to a drain in the
ground 下水道孔盖 3
[C] (i/S) = plughole 4 [sing.] a 〜 on sb/sth a thing that
uses a lot of the time, money, etc. that could be used for sth else 消耗；耗竭；耗费：财沿- tary spending is a huge drain on the country's
resources. 军费开支是对国家资源的巨大耗费。一see also brain
drain IHTO1
(go) down the drain (BrE also (go) down the
'plughole) (informal) (to be) wasted; (to
get) very much worse被癀無掉；变得非#糟糕：Jt’s just money dovrn the drain, you know.你要知道，这是白白丢钱。◊ Sa/ety
standards have gone down the drain.安全标准根
本不管用了。_ more
at laugh v. drain-age /'dreimd3/ noun [U] 1 the process by which
water or liquid waste is drained from an area •水；放 水：a drainage
system/chcmnel/ditch 排水系统 /
渠 /
沟◊ 77ie area has
good naturd drainage.这个地区有良 #的天然排水系统。2 a system of drains排水系统
drained /dremd/ adj. [not usually before
noun] very tired and without energy 精疲力竭；充精打采：She suddenZy /eZt
totaZIy drained, 突然感到精焱 土蟪。◊ 77ie experi
ence her emotionaHy
drained. 这次经历使得 她心灰 意懒。
'drainihg
board (fir£)
{NAmE 'drain-board) noun the area next to a
kitchen sink where cups, plates,
etc. are put for the water to run off, after they have been wa<Shed_
(厨房洗涤池边控干洗过的杯、碟等的）滴水板
drain-pipe/'dreinpaip/ noun 1 {NAmE also down-spout) a pipe that carries rainwater from the roof of a building
to a drain (把雨水从屋顶输送到下水道的）
雨水管，排水管一picture o page R24 2 a
pipe that carries dirty water or other liquid waste away from a building (排放建筑物内污水的）排水管，泄水管 drake /dreik/ noun a male duck 公鸭一see also ducks
D
DRAKES
m /draem/ noun (especially Scot£) a small amount of an
alcoholic drink, especially whisky 少量的酒（尤指威
士忌)
drama
0^ /'draima/ noun 1
[C] a play for the theatre, television or radio 戏；剧： a costume/historicaZ,
etc. drama 古装、历史等知 2
[U] plays considered as a form of literature 戏剧文学；戏居ij 艺术；戏剧：classical/Elizabethan/modem,
etc. drama古典戏剧、伊丽莎白时代的戏剧、现代戏剧等◊ a drama critic戏剧评论家◊ drama schoo〖戏剧学校☆ a drama student 学习戏知艺术的学生 oZ
studied JSngZish ami Drama at coHege.我在大学学的是英语和戏剧。3 [C]
an exciting event戏剧性事件；戏剧性情令：A powe办Z human drama was
unfolding before our eyes. —
情味的戏剧性事件在我们的眼前上演。4 [U] the fact of
being exciting 激动；.兴奋；刺激：Ybu couWn’t heZp being
thriHed by the drama 0/
the Situation.你不禁为这 充满激情的场面激动不已。I^IEI make a drama
out of sth to
make a small problem or event seem more important or serious than it really is 小题大做；大惊
小怪
'drama queen noun (informal, disapproving) a person who behaves
as if a small problem or event is more important or serious than it really is 大惊小怪的人；‘小
题大做的人
dra-matic 〇T*/dra'maetik/ adj.
1 (of a change, an
event, etc.变化、事情等）sudden, very great and
often surprising 突然的；氣夫的；令人
吃％ 的：a dramatic
increase/fall/change/improve- ment暴涨；暴跌；巨变；巨失的改进◊ dramatic resu〖ts/deveiopments/news出人意料的结果；突飞猛进
的发展；令人吃惊的消息◊ The
announcement had a dramatic effect on house prices.
生了巨大的影响。2 exciting and
impressive激知人心 的；引人注目的；给人印象深刻的：a dramatic victory 激动人心的胜利◊ They watched
dramatic pictures 0/the
poh’ce rafdp 7V.他们在电视上看到了警察突击搜捕的激
动人心的画面。O note at exciting 3 [usually
before noun] connected with the theatre or plays 戏剧的；有关
戏剧的；戏剧学的：a〖ocd dramatic society地方戏剧协
^ 4 exaggerated in order to create a special
effect and attract people’s attention戏剧娃的；戏剧般的；夸张做
作的：He jlung out his arms
in a dramatic gesture.他