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want to take part at first使卷入;使参与youngsters drawn into atje /crime身不由己卷入犯命活动的年轻人 The book starts slowly, but it gradually draws you in. 这本书开始时情节展开得很慢,但渐渐地就把你给完全吸 ■引住了.draw sth—_off to remove some liquid from a larger supply 抽出;排掉:TTie doctor drew oj^ some /[uid to rdieve the pressure,医生排掉了一些液体以缓解 压力.draw 'on if .a time or a season draws on, it passes (时光渐渐过去,连苒Mght was drawing on. 夜渐深了'draw on/upon sth to use a supply of sth that is available to you 凭借利用;动用m have to draw on /ny savings.我只得动舍我的長款.6 ◊ TTie novelist draws heavily on her personal experiences. 小说家在很大程度上是以她的亲身经历为素材.draw 'out to become lighter in the evening as summer gets nearer (天黑渐晚;(白昼渐长rhe days/ evenings are drawing out•白昼越来越长了draw sb— 'out to encourage sb to talk or express themselves freely 使畅所欲言draw sth^out to make sth last longer than usual or necessary 拖延;拉长:She drew the interview out to over an hour.她拖拖沓沓采访了.广个 多小时。see also long-drawn-out .draw up if a vehicle draws up, it arrives.and stops :(.辆)到达某 处停下'停止The cab drew up outsi’de the house.出租 车在房子外面停了下来。,draw sth_up to make .Or write sth that needs careful thought or planning 拟订; 制订;,起草to draw up a contract/Zist.叙订合同/ &

noun

                CHOOSING 选释 1 (L/S-also draw.ing) [usually sing:].(for sth) the act of choosing sth, for example the winner of a prize or the teams who play each other in a competi­tion, usually by taking pieces of paper, etc. out of a container without being able to see what is written on them 抽彩;抽.奖;.抽签the draw/or the second round o/t/ie European Cup 欧洲杯第二轮抽签◊ 77ie draw/or the raj5f?e tafces p£ace on Saturday星期六进行抽彩。

                SPORTS/GAMES 体育运动;、比赛 2 BrE) a game

in which both teams or players finish with the same number of points 平局爲;不分胜负:77ie match ended in a two-aH draw. ■比赛_二平'_束。ife managed to hold Smith to a draw (= to stop him from winning when he seemed likely to do so).他总算与史密 斯打 了个平局。'.compare tie /?•⑸ 3 (AMwf usually drawing) a competition in which the winners are chosen in a draw 抽奖■ a prize draw 抽奖compare lottery(I) 4 (BrB) a sports match for which the teams or players are chosen in a draw _由抽签决定对手的比 赛::Liverpool have an away draw against Manchester UMted.利物浦队抽的签是在客场与曼彻斯特联队进行比 赛。5 [usually, sing.} a set of matches for which the teams or .players are chosen in a draw 由抽签决定对手 的系列比赛There are on/y two seeded piayers ‘Ze/t in the top hai/o/the draw.在抽签系列比赛的上半区就只剩 下两名种子选手了。

                ATTRACTION •吸引为6 a person, a thing or an event that attracts a lot of people有吸引力的人(或事物) attraction She is currently one of the biggest draws on the Irish music scene.她是自前爱來兰音乐界最受欢迎

的人物之一。

                SMOKE. 7 an act of breathing in the smoke from a cigarette 吸烟 FCT71 drag

be quick/fast oh the 'draw 1 (informal) to be quick to understand or react in a new situatiori 领悟敏 ;反应迅速:yu can’t/ooZ he's always quick on the draw•你骗不了他,他脑筋一向很快。2 to be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it 拔枪迅速 —more at luck n.

draw-back /'droibaek/ noun - (of/to sth) | ~ (of/to doing sth) a disadvantage or problem that makes sth a .less attractive idea 缺点;:不利条件 PCI?! disadvan­tage, snag The main drawback to it is the cost. i要“是成本高。■ ◊ This is the one mq/or drawbacfc / the new system这是新系统的一大弊端。

draw-bridge /'dro:bnd3/ noun a bridge that can be pulled up, for example to stop people from entering a castle or to allow ships to pass under it 开合桥;活动 吊桥

drawer noun

1 /dro:(r)/ a part of a piece of furniture such as a desk, used for keeping things in. It is shaped like a box and has a handle on the f^ont for pulling it out.抽屉in the top/middte/bottom drawer / t/ie desfc.写字台的上. 7 中屋-下层抽屉see also chest of drawers, top drawer 2 /'dro:a(r)/- {formal) a person who writes a cheque幵票人;出票人

drawers /droiz; NAmE dro:rz/ noun [pi.] {old-fashioned) knickers or underpants, especially ones that cover the upper parts of the legs (长 > 内裤 dfaw-ing ^ J'droiu)/ noun 1 [C] a picture made using a pencil or pen rather than paint 图画;素描画a pencfl^cfiarcoai drawing 铅笔 /

,木炭画◊ a drawing / a yacht快艇素描画◊ He did/ made a drawing 〇/ the oZd /armhouse•他画了一幅古老 农舍的素描.i=> note at picture 2 [U] the art or skill of making pictures, plans, etc. using, a pen or pencil ■绘画 (艺术 > ;制图..技巧):./’m not.very'good at cirawi'ng. 我不擅长绘画。◊ technical drawing,艺制图3 =draw(1, 3)

'drawing board noun a large flat board used for holding a piece of paper while a drawing or plan is being made绘画板;图画板;制图板EEI (go) back to the 'drawing board to start thinking about a new way of doing sth after a previous plan or idea has failed (失败后.另起炉灶,从头开始on the 'drawing board being prepared or considered.在筹划阶段;在设计中: It's just one of several projects on the drawing board. S 只是正在筹划的几个项目中的一*个。、

'drawing pin {BrB) {NAmE thumb-tack, tack) noun a short pin with a large round flat head, used especially for fastening paper to a board or wall 图钉picture c>

STATIONERY

'drawing power /it/A7 [l)] {NAm^} = pulling power 'drawing room noun {formal or old-fashioned) a room in a large house in which people relax and guests are entertained 起居室;客厅compare living room drawl /droil/ verb tp speak or say sth slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual (:拉长_乎慢吞吞 地说[V speech ‘ffi there/’she dravWed Zazrty. ■“喂,你 好!她拖着长腔懒洋洋地说◊ [V]'He had a smooth drawing voice.他说起话来油嘴滑舌,带着拖腔[also VN] drawl noun [sing.] She spoke in a slow southern draw?她带着育方的拖腔慢条斯理地讲话。 drawn /dn):n/ (of a person or their face 人或人脸) looking pale and thin because the person is ill/sick, tired or worried (因身体不适、疲倦或忧虑#的, 签白的see also draw v.

,drawn-1 out aof/. = long-drawn-out draw-string /'droistnrj/ noun a piece of string sewn inside the material at the top of a bag, pair of trousers/pants, etc. that can be pulled tighter in order to make the opening smaller (穿在袋口、裤腰上的 >拉 绳,拉带,’束带:rhey/a5ten with a drawstrfng.它们是 用拉绳藥紧的。_picture O FASTENER dray /drei/ noun a low flat vehicle pulled by horses and used in the past for carrying heavy loads, especially barrels of beer平板马车(旧时运重载,如桶装啤酒dread /dred/ verb, noun

verb to be very afraid of sth; to fear that sth bad is going to happen 非常害怕;极为袒心:[VN] TTiis was the moment he had been dreading..备是他一 i 最担心的时 ◊ [V -ing] J dread being side.我特别害怕生_◊ [VN -ing] She dreads her husband finding out.

觉出来。 [V to inf] J dread to t/iinfc what wouW hdppen i/7 there reaHy was a/ire here.我不敢想象假如这儿真的发 生火灾会是佧么情景。[also V that]

noun [U, C, usually sing.] a feeling of great fear about sth that might or will happen in the future; a thing that causes this feeling'恐惧;令人惧怕的事物:The prospect /growing od/His me with dread.想到人会一矣天:^不 去便使我充满恐惧。◊ She has■ an irrariona dread _/ hospitak.她真名真妙地,害怕医院◊ 77ie committee members live in dread of (= are always worried about) anything that may cause a scandai.委员会成员整天提心 吊胆,生怕有什么事会引起流言飞语My greatest