drains

英 [dreɪnz]

美 [dreɪnz]

v.  排空; (使)流光; 放干; (使)流走，流出; 喝光; 喝干
n.  下水道; 排水管; 下水道孔盖; 消耗; 耗竭; 耗费
drain的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 排出;(使)流出
  If youdraina liquid from a place or object, you remove the liquid by causing it to flow somewhere else. If a liquiddrainssomewhere, it flows there.
  1. Miners built the tunnel to drain water out of the mines...
     矿工们开凿了一条地道，以排出矿井里的水。
  2. Now the focus is on draining the water...
     现在的重点是把水排走。
  3. Springs and rivers that drain into lakes carry dissolved nitrates and phosphates...
     流入湖中的泉水和河水携带了溶于水的硝酸盐和磷酸盐。
  4. The water slowly drained away, down through the porous soil.
     水慢慢流走了，渗入了疏松的土壤。
• V-ERG (使)流干;(使)排干
  If youdraina place or object, you dry it by causing water to flow out of it. If a place or objectdrains, water flows out of it until it is dry.
  1. Vast numbers of people have been mobilised to drain flooded land...
     大量的人力被动员去排干受涝的土地。
  2. The soil drains freely and slugs aren't a problem.
     土壤排水畅通，鼻涕虫就不会造成什么麻烦。
• V-ERG （使）（水分）滤去，滤干
  If youdrainfood or if fooddrains, you remove the liquid that it has been in, especially after it has been cooked or soaked in water.
  1. Drain the pasta well, arrange on four plates and pour over the sauce...
     将意大利面中的水分滤干，放在4个盘子里再淋上调味汁。
  2. Wash the leeks thoroughly and allow them to drain.
     彻底清洗韭葱，再沥去水分。
• N-COUNT 下水道;排水管;阴沟
  Adrainis a pipe that carries water or sewage away from a place, or an opening in a surface that leads to the pipe.
  1. Tony built his own house and laid his own drains.
     托尼自己盖了房子并铺设了下水管道。
  2. ...storm drains.
     排洪管
• VERB 喝干;喝光
  If someonedrainsa glass, they empty it by drinking what is in it.
  1. Pamela drained her glass and refilled it.
     帕梅拉喝完后又续了一杯。
• V-ERG （使）(脸上血色)消失，消退
  If the colour or the blooddrainsoris drained fromsomeone's face, they become very pale. You can also say that someone's facedrainsoris drained ofcolour.
  1. Harry felt the colour drain from his face...
     哈里觉得他脸上的血色在消失。
  2. Thacker's face drained of colour...
     撒克面无人色。
  3. Jock's face had been suddenly drained of all colour...
     乔克的脸突然变得煞白。
  4. His usually florid complexion seemed drained of colour.
     他通常红润的脸色看上去没有了血色。
• V-ERG （情感）消失，消散
  If a feelingdrainsoris drainedout of you, it gradually becomes less strong until you no longer feel it.
  1. And then, suddenly, the euphoria began to drain away...
     随后，狂喜的感觉突然开始消失了。
  2. She felt the tension drain out of her...
     她感到紧张情绪在消失。
  3. The happiness and the excitement had been drained completely from her voice.
     幸福和激动已经完全从她的声音中消失了。
• VERB 使精疲力竭;使心力交瘁
  If somethingdrainsyou, it leaves you feeling physically and emotionally exhausted.
  1. My emotional turmoil had drained me.
     纷乱的情绪让我心力交瘁。
• V-ERG (使)(精力)耗尽
  If energydrainsoris drainedfrom you, you lose all energy and become very tired.
  1. As his energy drained away, his despair and worry grew...
     当他的精力耗尽时，他的绝望和担心也增加了。
  2. I can help resolve conflicts that drain energy.
     我可以帮助解决消耗精力的冲突。
• See also:...an ultra-modern printing plant, which has been a big drain on resources...Fraud trials are often complex and have become an expensive drain on the public purse.brain drain
• VERB 用尽;耗尽;用完
  If you say that a country's or a company's resources or financesare drained, you mean that they are used or spent completely.
  1. The state's finances have been drained by war...
     国家财力已经被战争消耗殆尽。
  2. The company has steadily drained its cash reserves.
     公司已逐渐用完了其现金储备。
• PHRASE 被毁掉;被浪费掉
  If you say that somethingis going down the drain, you mean that it is being destroyed or wasted.
  1. They were aware that their public image was rapidly going down the drain...
     他们意识到他们的公众形象正迅速被毁掉。
  2. He lamented that four years of his life had gone down the drain because of an injury to his groin.
     他痛惜他四年的生活就因大腿根部的伤被毁掉了。
• PHRASE 破产;倒闭
  If you say that a business is goingdown the drain, you mean that it is failing financially.
  1. Small local stores are going down the drain.
     当地的小店都倒闭了。

双语例句

• They had been called in to clear drains after local people reported a foul smell
  当地居民举报闻到恶臭气味后，他们被叫来清理排水沟。
• Drains and gutters require to be flushed. The water had worn a channel in the rock.
  下水道和阴沟必须冲洗。水把岩石冲出了一条沟。
• All the vents and drains shall be kept open till the lines are fully drained.
  管线完全排空之前，所有通风孔和排水装置应保持打开。
• Engine oil cannot be disposed of down drains.
  发动机油不能被清理到下水道中。
• FLUID WASTE TREATMENT& DISPOSAL EQUIPMENT waste matter carried away in sewers or drains.
  废（污）水处理和排放设备下水道或排水沟排出的液体废物。
• Vents and drains with valve are also shown wherever required.
  需要时，还显示了带阀门的通风孔和排水装置。
• The leaves clog our drains in the Fall; The water pipe is backed up.
  秋天树叶堵塞了我们的排水沟。
• There are studies that show prolonged exposure to this energy weakens and drains the immune system.
  有研究表明，长期接触这种能量的免疫系统衰弱和水渠。
• He can clear blocked drains.
  他能清理堵塞的排水沟。
• The stab wound or incision for the drains must be adequate.
  一个戳创或为引流而作的切口必须恰当。