or with the people who speak these languages ( Ep ft;

draw 0-w /dro:/ verb, noun

a verb (drew /dru:/, drawn /drain/)

► MAKE PICTURES 1 to make pictures, or a picture of

sth, with a pencil, pen or chalk (but not paint) ( gj f& m. ffitk, M®: [V] You draw beauti

fully. # 63 IB 111 # M 1fr_o o [VN] to draw a picture/ diagram/graph ®®/A|£|I|/®^;[I| O She drew a house, jftfe® J—0 He drew a circle in the sand with a stick, flfeffl ® 7—"7 0 „ o (figurative)

The report drew a grim picture of inefficiency and corruption.

► PULL ft: I'; 2 [VN +adv./prep.] to move sth/sb by pulling it or them gently ( A3 ) ; fv ( A3 ) ; $31: He drew the cork out of the bottle. ftefE$iig$t7tbAo 0 I drew my chair up closer to the fire. HS3fi3tTftA#3£ifi:7j&o

0 She drew me onto the balcony. M3EHcJ£f!jP0 a-h₀ O

1 tried to draw him aside (= for example where I could

talk to him privately). He i£ ?£ ffi ftfe & I!] — i£ „ o (figurative) My eyes were drawn to the man in the comer. &&Slft3P^/M§A3lfe7l563itifto o note at pull 3 [VN] (of horses, etc. % #) to pull a vehicle such as a carriage ( A ) : The Queen’s coach was

drawn by six horses. AiE M'0fk A ACSSrift63<> O a horse-drawn carriage S, A

► CURTAINS #,= A 4 [VN] to open or close curtains, etc.

( WA, A7 ) : The blinds were drawn. To

0 It was getting dark so I switched on the light and drew the curtains. Att^T, HetTJBT, &±7®$o o She drew back the curtains and let the sunlight in.

► MOVE # rfj 5 [V +adv./prep.] to move in the direction

mentioned ( ff%k: The train drew

into the station.. AA^^3£AAi^o 0 The train drew in. AM0 The figures in the distance seemed to be drawing closer. j© 3d: 63 A # M A IS i£ <> 0 Their car

drew alongside ours, f&d 63 63 if-iflfo 0

(figurative) Her retirement is drawing near. MiAil'fATo o (figurative) The meeting was drawing to a close. £ iX WTo

► WEAPON A # 6 ~ (sth) (on sb) to take out a weapon,

such as a gun or a sword, in order to attack sb fcB;

3ft ft; #s| ft: [VN] She drew a revolver on me. ft A

f&TtfrAdfAo 0 He came towards them with his sword drawn. jt&T# ft HI63&1 ft IMlAAo [also V]

► ATTRACT A' 7 [VN] ~ sb (to sth) to attract or interest sb

0&3I; 30 31; fA A @ : The movie is drawing large audiences. & SP & ft IR 31 M A 3tt SI fit „ 0 Her screams drew passers-by to the scene. M63i^®$3fiMi&A^l13ll!j

0 The course draws students from all over the country. &*giR3l*

► GET REACTION 3I®&& 8 [VN] ~ sth (from sb) to produce a reaction or response A £, 31®,

JS ) : The announcement drew loud applause from the audience. ^ 1$ 3# XI A: 63 $ 7^s ₀ 0 The plan has

drawn a lot of criticism. lAAitA'BI ₀

► MAKE SB TALK $A$f£ 9 [VN] ~ sb (about/on sth) [often passive] to make sb say more about sth fjg ft; R± M: Spielberg refused to be drawn on his next movie. %r

► CONCLUSION *£-{£ 10 [VN] ~ sth (from sth) to have a particular idea after you have studied sth or thought about it ; 3# id; 3t ft: What conclusions did you draw from the report? 37fAiAA3ftt'tRfft 7 ft

0 We can draw some lessons for the future from this accident.

► COMPARISON tb& 11 [VN] to express a comparison or a

contrasted¹, If ( tbl£f£X3tb ) : to draw an analogy/ a comparison/a parallel/a distinction between two events / MM / \m / ES4

► CHOOSE jgfc# 12 to decide sth by picking cards, tickets or numbers by chance 3ft ( -8A I# ) ; 3HW PH-) : [V] We drew for partners. He f] PH $: a£ iA # ₀ 0 [VN] They had to draw lots to decide who would go. 3M1 R3§ 3ft til: <A A i£ A „ o He drew the winning ticket, ffe3ft i>J A # 7 ₀ 0 Names were drawn from a hat for the last few places. fA

0 Italy has been drawn

against Spain in the first round. % — $£tb|?633ft:§:lqM H M A^'J PA ® M A PA o O [VN to inf] Italy has been drawn to play Spain. 3ftt£^^Jil£At^,JPAXtffiSIAPAo

► GAME tb13 ~ (with/against sb) to finish a game

without either team winning AAItR: M

England and France drew. ^ 3& ^ [A M H fT A ₀ 0 England drew with/against France. ^ A PA iA BIA fT lif-Mo 0 England and France drew 3-3.

B lAtTJ&HAo 0 [VN] England drew their game against France. PAM ft,

► MONEY i^:| 14 [VN] ~ sth (from sth) | - sth out (of sth) | ~ sth on sth to take money or payments from a bank account or post office H%L; ^; %fy. H771 withdraw : Can I draw $80 out of my account? 1A/A^c

80 0 1 drew out £200. «7 200

O She went to the post office to draw her pension. M i'J W M A ^ M M 63 # 3L ^ ₀ o The cheque was drawn on his personal account. e^^^/Afife^AAEA^

► LIQUID/GAS MIA; A# 15 [VN] to take or pull liquid or gas from somewhere $3 hi; ig^di: to draw water from a well /AA+ttA 0 The device draws gas along the pipe, j/

► SMOKE/AIR ; $ 16 ~ at/on sth | ~ sth in to

breathe in smoke or air fftj ( ( A ) ; [V] He

drew thoughtfully on his pipe. 0

[VN] She breathed deeply, drawing in the fresh mountain

air. mnnmmm\h±M§m^H₀

fT5T77l draw a blank to get no response or result A0 la; So far, the police investigation has

drawn a blank. M i fldraw 'blood to make sb bleed draw 'breath (BrE) (US

draw a 'breath) 1 to stop doing sth and rest □ H: She talks all the time and hardly stops to draw breath. M m M A *& , ■

2 (literary) to live; to be alive A#; iS ir: He was as kind a man as ever drew breath. A^WWA# A₀

draw sb’s 'fire to make sb direct their anger, criticism, etc. at you, so that others do not have to face it ( AJU A ) >131 - WA A , draw a 'line

under sth (BrE) to say that sth is finished and not worth discussing any more !!] •■• A it; He ••• dT ft draw the 'line (at sth/at doing sth) to refuse to do sth; to set a limit fg it #; tfr • • • W PS: I don’t mind helping, but I draw the line at doing everything myself. &W‘\£ #>J A fjfnB, o We would have liked

to invite all our relatives, but you have to draw the line somewhere.

draw the line (between sth and sth) to distinguish between two closely related ideas £l]f^;

) : Where do you draw the line between genius and madness? AAfd^t£E^l|B]$Bf5I .draw the short 'straw (BrE) (NAmE get the .short end of the stick) to be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to perform an unpleasant duty or task $ l!j $J U &; M ^ ♦: I drew the short

straw and had to clean the toilets. $c3$f>J TTT^, Rf# ffttMFJrTo .draw 'straws (for sth) to decide on sb to do or have sth, by choosing pieces of paper, etc. 3ft ^ ( ) : We drew straws for who went first, fled

3ft^iA^ilAAo — more at battle n., bead n.,

DAGGER, HEIGHT, HORN, LOT /?., SIDE n. lililM .draw

' back to move away from sb/sth ^ A; Isii: He came close but she drew back. #. —* A $ fll , M M AP — $ $ ftHfilo .draw back (from sth/from doing sth) to choose not to take action, especially because you feel nervous : We drew back from taking

our neighbours to court. He Sfc ft 7 ^ 63 & iff.

draw sth from sb/sth to take or obtain sth from a particular source ( )A A ) % I>J, ^1# : to draw support/comfort/strength from your family JAMAffiM. f# ||J A 3# / A / .A M o She drew her inspiration from her childhood experiences.

.draw 'in to become dark earlier in the evening as winter gets nearer ( AH ) ( SS ) The

nights/days are drawing in. AH%M AM-¥• 7 ₆ ‘draw sb into sth/into doing sth | draw sb<-'in to involve sb or make sb take part in sth, although they may not