want to take part at first
{7# A; youngsters
drawn into a life of crime #7 ft
fi#A$[iPi£$j$J#M5A 0 The book starts slowly, but it gradually draws you in.
^KiTo
.draw
sth—'off to
remove some liquid from a larger supply Jft ft; ft : The doctor drew off
some fluid to relieve the pressure, E&ft.#ft7 — MM
jEEAlo .draw
on if
a time or a season draws on, it passes ( Bfffc ) ilrMiiA,
SH: Night was drawing on.
7
<> 'draw
on/upon sth to
use a supply of sth that is available to you ; ft]
ft]; zftft : Til have to draw on my savings, Rf# IS 7* o The
novelist draws heavily on her
personal experiences. j&ft /Jujm
ft #1A *£ ® ± H1^ M (ft , d ra w
'out to become lighter in the evening as summer
gets nearer ( ) $i ; ( ft g ) :
The days/
evenings are drawing out. ftH:il37®A:7o
.draw
sb— ‘out to
encourage sb to talk or express themselves freely {<£ % fit W .draw sth—out to make sth last
longer than usual or necessary HM; ft ft: She drew the interview out to over
an hour.
—see also long-drawn-out
.draw
'up if
a vehicle draws
up, it arrives and stops ( ft ) I!] ii ft ft if: The cab drew up outside the house,
tbffi ft ft 17 7 ft ffi ft 7 T ^ o .draw sth—up to make or write sth
that needs careful thought or planning Hi!; rfjijil; to draw up a contractAist ftiTnft] T&b-
■
noun
►
CHOOSING 'M W- 1 (US 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 the draw for the second round
of the European Cup 0;M ftft 1.0
The draw for the raffle takes place on Saturday.
►
SPORTS/GAMES ft f 2 (especially BrT) a game
in which both teams or
players finish with the same number of points ft M; If! M; 7 ft
)ft j/t; The match ended in a two-all draw. \fc H [>X ~ ft ^
^ 0 o He managed to hold Smith to a draw (= to stop him
from winning when he seemed likely to do so).
$r£T7 —compare tie n.(5) 3 (NAmE usually
drawing) a competition in which
the winners are chosen in a draw H %: a.
prize
draw H
^ — compare lottery(I) 4 (BrE)
a sports match for which the teams or players are chosen in a draw lb H
<7 ?e ftft- W tt H:
H 0 5
[usually sing.] a set of matches for which the
teams or players are chosen
in a draw ft
(fj ft fi\ tt : There are only two seeded players
left in the top half of the draw. fttt^ftRJ If fJWftftMRfJ TM£#7&ft7o
►
ATTRACTION f] 6 a person, a thing or
an event that
attracts a lot of people ft (ft A ( ) ETTCl
attraction : She is currently one of the biggest draws on the Irish
music scene. ftfeU 0 HU ^7 ft s
WAtfA—e
►
SMOKE ji 7 an act of breathing
in the smoke from a cigarette Jgfjg HT71 drag
ITiTOl be quick/fast on the
'draw 1
(informal) to be quick to understand or react in a
new situation fg; You can’t fool him—he’s always
quick
on the draw. ft
^ 7 T ft ■ HJjfrfj -ft] U„ 2 to be quick at
pulling out a gun in order to shoot it — more at luck n.
draw-back /'draibaek/ noun ~ (of/to sth) |
~ (of/to doing sth) a disadvantage or problem that makes sth a less
attractive idea 57 A ; 7 f'J ft ft HT71 disadvantage, snag : The main drawback to it is the cost, (ft 0 This
is the one major drawback of
the new system.
draw-bridge /'dro:brid3/ 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 Jf 7 Kh
m
drawer noun
1
/dra:(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 front for pulling it out. H H: in the top/middle/bottom drawer of the
desk W 7 m (ft ±
Jg
/ 7 H / TjUttil —see also chest of
drawers, top drawer 2 /'dro:a(r)/ (formal) a person who writes
a cheque JfMK; ibHA
drawers /dro:z;
NAmE droirz/ noun [pi.] (old-fashioned) knickers or underpants, especially ones that
cover the upper parts of the legs ( -^ ) Aid draw-ing 0-w /'dronrj/ noun 1 [C] a picture made using a pencil or pen
rather than paint fH 05; jR® ij: a pencil/charcoal drawing /
A M Hi o a
drawing of a yacht 17fii % IS ffii
0 He did/ made a drawing of the old farmhouse.
#, ij 7 —* |PS lA
^ A#(ft^Ho 0
note at picture 2 [U]
the art or skill of making pictures, plans, etc. using a pen or pencil ££ fg ( It A ) ; (fe|ff|..( I’m not very good at
drawing.
7 it A: ^ Hi „ 0 technical drawing X X. $'J M 3 (NAmE) = 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 ® 1]^; ITOTil (go) back to
the drawing board to start thinking
about a new way of doing sth after a previous plan or idea has failed ( AEIE ) on the 'drawing board
being prepared or
considered ft % #J (5ft &; ft i§; if ft: It’s just one of several
projects on the drawing board. &
HMftffflJim^M
ftw-fto 'drawing pin (BrE) (NAmE thumb-tack, tack) noun a
short pin with a large round flat head, used especially for fastening paper to
a board or wall RgfT — picture o STATIONERY
'drawing power noun [v] (NAmE) = pulling power 'drawing room noun (formal or old-fashioned) a room in a large
house in which people relax and guests are entertained ff fr — compare living
room
drawl /dro:l/
verb to speak or say sth
slowly with vowel sounds that are longer than usual ( i^7’) 'H#S
Hi&: [V
speech] Hi there!’she drawled
lazily. Ifc
ft\ ” 0 [V] He had a smooth
drawling voice. Hi#&i£AH1 ft^, ^Sltl [also VN]
► drawl noun [sing.]: She spoke in a slow
southern drawl.
drawn /drain/
adj. (of a person or their
face Al& AJ1&) looking pale and thin because the person is ill/sick,
tired or worried ( f ) 'It#W,
— see also draw v.
,drawn-’out adj. = long-drawn-out draw-string /‘droistriij/ 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 ( iFft^P) ft M, ft#?, ft iff: They fasten with a drawstring. ftf]J| fi] ftlii M (ft o — 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 )
dread /dred/
verb, noun
u verb to be very afraid of
sth; to fear that sth bad is going to happen [VN]
This was the
moment he had been dreading.
ML 0 [V -ing] I dread being sick. fttfio 0 [VN
-ing] She dreads her husband finding out.
o [V to inf] I dread to think what
would happen if there really was afire here.
[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 ; A
AliHfftft'ft'J: The prospect of growing old fills me with dread. *H SI A
A—' A A f-; 7 A (7 f# $c ft '/i S tl o O She has an irrational dread of hospitals. 0 The committee
members live in dread of (= are
always worried about) anything that may cause a scandal. rfHfi,
ftHftff 0 My greatest