drained

1. vt. & vi. (使)逐渐变干,(使)逐渐流干 (cause to) become gradually dry, as water or other liquid is removed; (cause to) flow off gradually or completely
2. vt. 喝光 have a drink out

1. [C]排水沟,排水管 a pipe that carries away dirty water from a building
2. [C]流尽,用光 sth that drains, empties or uses up

• drain the field排去田中的水
• drain resources耗尽资源
• drain water排水

• drain well排水很畅
• drain completely〔painfully, thoroughly〕完全排出
• drain entirely完全排出
• drain slightly略微排出
• drain slowly慢慢排去
• drain steadily稳稳地排出
• drain away(生命)枯竭,(怒气)平息,(紧张的心情)消失,(废水)排尽
• drain away manpower消耗人力
• drain water away排水
• drain off排去(液体)
• drain off liquids排去液体
• drain off rain排掉雨水

• drain from从…中流掉
• drain water from field把田里的水排掉
• drain into the Danube向多瑙河排水
• drain into river流入河里
• drain into sea流入大海
• drain of把(某物)中的…抽走〔空〕,耗光(某人)的(某物)
• drain sb of sb's energy耗尽某人的精力
• drain the tank of all water排去储水箱中所有的水
• drain the cup of sorrow to the bottle饱尝辛酸

• block drain堵塞排水沟
• clean out〔clear, unblock〕 drain疏通排水沟
• go down the drain排走,化为乌有,白费

• continued drain继续外流
• heavy〔an enormous〕 drain很大开支
• open drain明沟

• box drain方形沟
• brain drain人才流失,智囊枯竭
• talent drain人才外流

• drain of gold黄金的外流
• drain on one's purse经济上的大负担
• drain on one's strength〔wealth〕精力〔财力〕的消耗

down the drain浪费掉；徒劳；堕落

brain drain人才外流；智囊流失

floor drain地漏；地面排水管；楼面排水

drain off渐渐枯竭；把…排出去；排除

drain well排泄井，排水井；污水井

drain valve排水阀；放泄阀

water drain下水道；排水沟

drain pipe排泄管；疏水管

drain water排泄水，废水

drain away v. 渐渐枯竭；排去；流尽

go down the drain v. 白费心机；前功尽弃；每况愈下

drain from流失；从某处被吸走

drain line排水管道

oil drain放油孔；泄油；滑油放油嘴

drain current漏极电流，漏电流

sand drain砂井；排水砂桩

drain tank疏水槽；储油槽

drain hole排泄孔；排水孔

drain out排出；终止

drain tube排水管，放出管；引流管

1. We must dig a trench to drain away the water.
   我们必须挖一条沟排水。
2. They drain the swamp and turn it into fertile land.
   他们排干沼泽地的水,将它变成了肥沃的土地。
3. They all rose and drained their glasses.
   他们都站了起来,一饮而尽。
4. She felt drained of energy.
   她感到精疲力竭。

1. We have to call a plumber to unblock the drain.
   我们得叫管工来通一通下水道。
2. Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.
   军费开支是国家资源的一大消耗。