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draw

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draw1 /drɔː $ drɒː/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst drew /druː/, past participlepp drawn /drɔːn $ drɒːn/) → drawer
1  WITH PENCILpicture 圖畫 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DRAW to produce a picture of something using a pencil, pen etc 〔用鉛筆、鋼筆等〕畫，繪畫
Katie had drawn a cottage with a little stream running next to it.
凱蒂畫了一間小茅舍，旁邊流淌着一條小溪。
She asked the little girl to draw a picture of the man she’d spoken to.
她讓小女孩把剛才和她說話的那個男人畫出來。
Keith was drawing a complicated-looking graph.
基思在畫一張看上去很複雜的圖表。
I’ve never been able to draw very well.
我從來就畫不好圖畫。
draw somebody something
Can you draw me a map of how to get there?
你能否給我畫一幅怎麽去那裏的地圖？
2  draw (somebody’s) attention ATTENTIONto make someone notice something 使（某人）注意
draw (somebody’s) attention to
I have been asked to draw your attention to the following points.
他們讓我叫你注意以下幾點。
A dark house can draw attention to the fact that the house is empty.
黑乎乎的房子會使人注意到這房子裏面沒人。
draw attention to yourself
He didn’t want to draw attention to himself.
他不想吸引别人的注意。
The case drew international attention.
這一案件引起了國際上的關注。
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draw attention to yourself• They're trying to draw attention to themselves.• I did a few of the usual idiotic things as a teenager to try to draw attention to myself.• By size and design, they are there to draw attention to themselves.• Consequently he can not approve of any building that wants to draw attention to itself.• Do not draw attention to yourself.• He had not parked in front of the house because he had no desire to draw attention to himself.• I'd been waiting for some opportunity to show off, to draw attention to myself.• Indeed, at times she even seemed to go out of her way to draw attention to herself.• Their owners take them for walks on leads, hoping to draw attention to themselves.• Carney knew he would draw attention to himself if he rented a boat in the middle of winter.
3  draw a conclusion TRUEto decide that a particular fact or principle is true according to the information you have been given 得出結論，下結論
draw a conclusion from
It would be unwise to draw firm conclusions from the results of a single survey.
僅憑一次調查的結果就得出確切的結論是不明智的。
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In everyday English, people usually say reach a conclusion or come to a conclusion. 在日常英語中,人們一般說 reach a conclusion 或 come to a conclusion。
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draw from• As Wolff notes, these wealth data are still preliminary and even in final form are notoriously difficult to draw conclusions from.• What makes a column different from a news story is that I am supposed to draw conclusions from an event like this.• The paradox of openness and criticism should be appreciated, together with learning how to draw conclusions from evidence.• Conceptual factors are those which limit our ability to draw conclusions from experiments, even if they are technically perfect.
4  draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc COMPAREto compare two people or things and show how they are similar or different 進行比較/找到相似點/加以區别等
draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc between
The author draws a comparison between East and West Germany and the North-South divide in England.
作者把東德、西德和英格蘭的南北差異作了比較。
The report draws a distinction between various forms of health care.
這份報告把各種形式的保健制度作了對比。
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In everyday English, people usually say make a comparison or distinction (but NOT make a parallel). 在日常英語中,人們一般說 make a comparison 或 distinction（但不說 make a parallel）。
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draw between• One classificatory device that has been used frequently draws distinctions between church, denomination, and sect and cult.• More recently, even liberal commentators have begun drawing comparisons between Clinton and Nixon.• John Mortimer made the presentation speech, drawing parallels between Dickens and Dostoevsky.• Here Locke draws a parallel between modes such as triangles, and substances such as gold and the Strasburg clock.• I drew a parallel between the grinding plates and the grinding, unresolved pressures underlying this election year.• Not surprisingly therefore, he drew comparisons between the problems faced by the University and those confronting his own establishment.• It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries.• I will start by drawing a distinction between what I will call social science history and hermeneutic history.
5  GET A REACTIONGETget a reaction 得到反應 [transitiveT] to get a particular kind of reaction from someone 引起〔某種反應〕
draw something from somebody
His remarks drew an angry response from Democrats.
他的話引起了民主黨的憤怒回應。
draw praise/criticism
The movie drew praise from critics.
這部影片得到了評論家們的好評。
6  attract 吸引 [transitiveT]ATTRACT to attract someone or make them want to do something 吸引
draw somebody to something
What first drew you to teaching?
是什麽最先把你吸引去教書的？
Beth felt strangely drawn to this gentle stranger.
貝絲感覺到自己莫名其妙地被這個溫文爾雅的陌生人吸引了。
The festival is likely to draw huge crowds.
此次節慶活動可能會吸引來大量群衆。
7  GET something IMPORTANTget STH you need 得到你需要的東西 [transitiveT]GET to get something that you need or want from someone or something 得到，獲取
draw something from something
I drew a lot of comfort from her kind words.
她善意的話讓我得到了很大的安慰。
Plants draw nourishment from the soil.
植物從土壤裏獲取養分。
8  GIVE INFORMATION 提供信息be drawn [usually in negatives]PERSUADE to give information in reply to questions about something 提供信息，回答問題
She refused to be drawn on the subject.
她拒絕對這個話題作出回應。
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be drawn• Lights were on in all the rooms facing the front and the curtains were drawn.• The truth of course is that it is both and no line can be drawn.• The first correct entry to be drawn at random will be notified by phone and the Guitarist carrier pigeon will do the rest.• Thereafter a comparison is drawn between informal settlements and the Elandskloof case.• The more the continents are exposed to weathering, the more carbon dioxide is drawn down from the atmosphere.• Charles's distant cousin John Carroll was drawn only once from the religious into the civil sphere during the war.• I was drawn to the spectacular view.• An analogy can be drawn with the notion of mutations in genetics.
9  MOVE IN ONE DIRECTIONmove 移動 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move in a particular direction 〔向某一方向〕移動
She drew away, but he pulled her close again.
她往後退，但他又把她拉近了。
The boat drew alongside us and a man appeared on the deck.
小船駛到我們旁邊，甲板上出現了一個男人。
I arrived just as the train was drawing into the station.
我正好在火車進站時趕到。
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In everyday English, people usually use pull rather than draw: 在日常英語中,人們一般用 pull ,而不用 draw
The train was pulling into the station.
火車正在進站。
10  draw near/closer NEARto become closer in time or space 接近，靠近
Maria grew anxious as the men drew closer.
當那幾個男人靠近時，瑪麗亞變得焦慮起來。
Christmas is drawing near.
聖誕節越來越近了。
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In everyday English, people usually say get nearer/closer: 在日常英語中,人們一般說 get nearer/closer
Christmas is getting nearer.
聖誕節越來越近了。
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draw near/closer• Men prosper for a decade, and demons dare not draw near!• The bailiff directed all to draw near and give their attendance, promising that they would be heard.• As we drew near and I watched 747 after 747 climbing laboriously into the clouds, I wondered what fate befell me.• As the pair drew near he turned and fled.• As the race drew closer it was time for Paul to take a back seat.• As the habeas hearing drew near, Lancaster County officials' concern over these revelations grew noticeable.• They drew near the bed and stared down at the boy who lay there sleeping in its drifts of tumbling lace.• Two young boys, of around ten years of age, drawing closer, then parallel, now swiftly passing, past.
11  draw level DSDGto move into a position where you are equal to someone else in a race, game, or competition 〔體育比賽中〕追上，追平
Black drew level with the other runners.
布萊克追上了其他賽跑選手。
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draw level• They drew level after 77 minutes, courtesy of a neat snap shot from Brian Donaghy and the floodgates opened.• The big patrol boat cut its engines as it drew level, and the grey-painted military hull sank down into the water.• Wycombe will draw level on points with Colchester if they win their Conference match at Farnborough this afternoon.• It drew level, then cut back its engine, and came wallowing close alongside.• As each boat drew level, we waved cheerfully.• The first thing she saw when she drew level with the chest-high partition was a picture on the far wall.• As he drew level with the double gates, they swung open.• As I drew level with the two vehicles I saw that Carla's front door was wide open.
12  PULLpull SB/STH 拉某人/某物 [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move someone or something in a particular direction by pulling them gently 輕拉
draw somebody/something aside/up/across etc
Bobby drew a chair up to the table.
博比將一把椅子拉到桌邊。
Hussain drew me aside to whisper in my ear.
侯賽因把我拉到一旁在我耳邊說悄悄話。
draw the curtains/a blind etc (=close them by pulling them gently) 拉上窗簾/放下百葉窗簾等
► see thesaurus at pull
13  PULL A VEHICLEpull a vehicle 拉車 [transitiveT]TTBPULL if an animal draws a vehicle, it pulls it along 〔動物〕拉〔車〕
a carriage drawn by six horses
六匹馬拉的馬車
an ox-drawn cart
牛車
► see thesaurus at pull
14  TAKE OUTtake STH out 拿出某物 [transitiveT]TAKE something FROM SOMEWHERE to take something out of a container, pocket etc 拿出，取出
draw something out/from something
Ali reached into his pocket and drew out a piece of paper.
阿裏把手伸進口袋，拿出一張紙。
draw a gun/sword/weapon etc
Maria drew her gun nervously and peered out into the gloom.
瑪麗亞緊張地抽出手槍，盯着外面黑暗的地方。
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In everyday English, people usually use pull something out or take something out rather than draw something out: 在日常英語中,人們一般說 pull something out 或 take something out,而不說 draw something out
Ali reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper.
阿裏把手伸進口袋,掏出一張紙。
15  draw a line (between something) DIFFERENTto think or show that one thing is different from another 劃清（與某事的）界線，（對某事物）加以區别
Adolescents often use drugs simply to try to draw a line between their own and their parents’ way of life.
青少年吸毒常常只是爲了試圖與父母的生活方式劃清界線。
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draw a line (between something)• Ventura has effectively drawn a line against his own involvement in the 2000 race.• However, there was no facility to simply draw a line and let the computer work out the curves.• Accordingly, the law seems to draw a line between lack of consent and lack of authorisation.• What you needed for her to do was to draw a line for you.• With a fork draw lines over the warm chocolate to resemble bark.• They draw a line that the public, according tothe polls, rejects.• The Office of Government Commerce was set up last April to draw a line under this relatively poor performance.
16  draw the line (at something) to allow or accept something up to a particular point, but not beyond it 拒絕（做某事），給（某事）定出界線
I don’t mind doing some gardening but I draw the line at digging.
做些園藝活我不反對，但我不挖土。
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draw the line (at something)• Once again, it is left to the courts to draw the line according to their overall judgment of the facts.• Mr Clinton drew the line at around $ 52 billion.• I draw the line at Ppesetas and Ppfennigs.• I fell in with those who drew the line at violence.• I don't mind a little mess, but I draw the line at wearing work boots in the house.• I also needed to draw the line at what I considered appropriate to discuss publicly.• The key is knowing where to draw the line before persistence leads to annoyance.• But the problem will not be where to draw the line but how to draw it.
17  where do you draw the line? spoken used to say it is impossible to decide at which point an acceptable limit has been reached 這標準該怎麽定呢？誰又說得清呢？
Some say 50 is too old to have a baby, but where do you draw the line?
有人說50歲生孩子年紀太大了，但這又有什麽標準呢？
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where do you draw the line?• Once you open the door to things that are not related to the Holocaust, where do you draw the line?• That obviously does not extend to the levels of awareness which human consciousness exhibits, but where do you draw the line?• Where do you draw the line?
18  draw a line under something FINISH/COME TO AN ENDto say that something is completely finished and you will not think about it again 某事已徹底結束
I just want to draw a line under the relationship.
我只想把這段關系徹底了斷。
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draw a line under something• I can't allow him to draw a line under my relationship with Gloria.• She liked to draw lines under things.• The Office of Government Commerce was set up last April to draw a line under this relatively poor performance.
19  draw somebody’s eye (to something) INTERESTINGif something draws your eye, it makes you notice it （某事）引起某人注意，吸引某人的視線
My eye was drawn to a painting on the wall.
牆上的一幅畫引起了我的注意。
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draw somebody’s eye (to something)• She was wearing - barley - another creating in cling silk, which drew any approving eyes.• The shyness, the hesitancy, the gratitude, all spoke in that face which drew the eye and held it.• Kip drew his eyes down from the luminous dark green peaks that ringed Long Tieng.• The patches shown are drawn from five eyes from four female monkeys.• She lingered still beneath the rushlight, the mark on her finger drawing her eyes irresistibly.• The table drew the eye like an altar.• It draws the eye to any double chin occupying space just above.• Light moving air touched my face and drew my eyes to the south.
20  FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNTfrom a bank 從銀行 (also draw out) [transitiveT]BFB to take money from your bank account 提取〔銀行賬戶中的錢〕 SYN withdraw
Hughes had drawn $8,000 in cash from a bank in Toronto.
休斯從多倫多的一家銀行取了8,000美元現金。
21  BE PAIDreceive money 收到錢 [transitiveT]BEWPEW to receive an amount of money regularly from a government or financial institution 從政府或金融機構〕定期領取〔一定數量的錢〕
How long have you been drawing unemployment benefit?
你領取失業救濟金有多久了？
I’ll be drawing my pension before he’ll ever get around to asking me to marry him!
等到他來向我求婚的時候我都在領取養老金了！
22. draw a cheque (on something) British EnglishBrE, draw a check (on something) American EnglishAmEBFB to write a cheque for taking money out of a particular bank account 開〔從某銀行賬戶取款的〕支票
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draw a cheque (on something)• Alternatively, the importer's bank could draw a cheque on its correspondent bank in the exporter's country.
23  INTO YOUR LUNGSbreathe 呼吸 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]HBH to take air or smoke into your lungs 吸入〔空氣或煙〕
She drew a deep breath.
她深深吸了一口氣。
Ruth paused to draw breath, her voice barely hiding her excitement.
露絲停下來吸吸氣，她的嗓音掩飾不住激動的心情。
He lit his pipe and drew deeply.
他點燃煙鬥，大口吸了起來。
24  draw breath RESTto find time to have a rest when you are busy 〔在忙碌時〕喘口氣，歇一下
I’ve hardly had a moment to draw breath.
我幾乎連停下來喘口氣的時間也沒有。
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draw breath• She fought the futile urge to draw breath.• In a minute, she would dare draw breath again.• It must be impossible to stand up against it, he wrote, impossible to draw breath before it.• She drew breath for the first time in three and a quarter hours.• He drew breath hard, and stepped out from his shallow niche and stood in the centre of the walk.• She flipped through the catalogue and drew breath time and again.• Given unexpected control of his lungs, he spluttered and drew breaths until his body took over.• Lady Thatcher never drew breath, while John Major was a good listener.
25  take liquid from STH 從某處取液體 [transitiveT]
a) to take a liquid from something such as a barrel or tap 〔從木桶或水龍頭中〕取出，放出〔水等液體〕
b) to take water from a well 〔從井裏〕打〔水〕
26. FIRE/CHIMNEYfire 火 [intransitiveI]BURN if a fire or chimney draws, it lets the air flow through to make the fire burn well 〔爐火或煙囪〕通風好，通氣〔使火燒得旺〕
27  PLAYING CARD/TICKETchoose 選擇 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DG to choose by chance a ticket etc that will win a prize 抽出〔獲獎的票等〕
The winning ticket will be drawn at the Christmas Party.
獲獎的票將在聖誕派對上抽取。
28  draw lots/straws DECIDEto decide who will do something by taking pieces of paper out of a container or choosing straws of hidden lengths 抓阄，抽簽〔以決定誰來做某事〕
We drew lots to see who would go first.
我們抽簽決定誰先去。
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draw lots/straws• It is a curious turn around from the days when bondholders pleased to be bought out and were driving to drawing lots!• She took it thoughtfully like some one choosing a straw when drawing lots.• Then we drew lots to decide the order in which we should improvise, night by night.• They drew lots to decide which should first seize his lady, and fortune favored Ephialtes.• The players alternate between the white and black pieces and draw lots to determine who plays white in today's first game.• They also took turns administering the city-state, drawing lots to settle who would take on which job.• Did you ever draw straws when you were a kid?
29  draw the short straw UNLUCKYused to say that someone has been unlucky because they were chosen to do something that no one else wanted to do 倒黴地被選派去做不願做的事情
He drew the short straw and had to drive everyone to the party.
他很倒黴，要開車送所有的人去參加派對。
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draw the short straw• I'm only here because I drew the short straw.• Rose had drawn the short straw, and was thus forced to seek Lord Westbourne clasping the Romanov dagger.
30  GAMEgame 比賽 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrEDSDG to finish without either side winning in a game such as football （使）〔足球等體育比賽〕打平，打成平局；以平局結束 SYN tie
They drew 3–3.
他們以3比3打平。
draw with
Liverpool drew with Juventus.
利物浦隊和尤文圖斯隊踢成平局。
31  be drawn against somebody British EnglishBrEDSO to be chosen by chance to play or compete against someone 抓阄[抽簽]決定與某人競賽
England have been drawn against France in next month’s game.
根據抽簽結果，下個月的比賽英格蘭隊將對陣法國隊。
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be drawn against somebody• Window shades were drawn against the afternoon sun and the light in the house had an amber cast.• The curtains, so blue that they were almost black, were drawn against the view.
32  draw a blank informalFAIL to be unsuccessful in finding information or the answer to a problem 〔在查找信息或問題的答案時〕不成功，無結果
All his investigations have drawn a blank so far.
他所有的調查迄今爲止都沒有結果。
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draw a blank• Well, we've drawn a blank.• Once again police investigators have drawn a blank.• He used the word discreet and drew a blank.• No, I draw a blank.• Outside, it is closing time and we have drawn a blank.• Police inquiries so far have drawn a blank.• But other experiments continue to draw blanks, as two recent papers in Physical Review Letters report.• Maggie had drawn a blank, none of the bodies were of those she was looking for.• I just drew a blank on the last test question.• Ron Wyden, drew a blank when asked where Bosnia was.
33. draw to a halt/stop TTCif a vehicle draws to a halt or stop, it slows down and stops 〔車輛〕慢慢停下來
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draw to a halt/stop• She stood there while it drew to a halt.• She turned as the car drew to a halt.• The car drew to a halt alongside the front door, and an instant later the driver's door swung open.• She heard a large vehicle draw to a halt behind her on the main road.• The convoy drew to a halt in front of the hotel.• The coach had drawn to a halt outside the Theater an der Wien.• The taxi drew to a halt where a purple awning reached out to the edge of the pavement.
34  draw to a close/end FINISH/COME TO AN ENDto end 結束，終止
Festival-goers began to drift off as the evening drew to an end.
晚會漸近尾聲，前來參加節慶活動的人開始散去。
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draw to a close/end• As the General's visit ended, the competition drew to a close.• He used to long for his holidays and grow deeply depressed when they drew to an end.• The last of the wine is poured; the meal draws to a close.• The long gray afternoon drew to a close.• The year 1968 drew to a close and with it the life of Londonderry Corporation.• As the decade drew to a close, it was evident that consumers were fed up.• As the singing draws to a close, the cousins urge her to make a wish.• But Enterprise Neptune has not drawn to an end with the successful completion of its Silver Jubilee year.
35  draw a veil over something SECRETto deliberately keep something unpleasant or embarrassing from being known 避而不談某事，故意隐瞞某事
I’d rather draw a veil over what happened last night.
昨晚發生的事我還是不談爲好。
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draw a veil over something• The food is dumpling-based, substantial, and it would be kinder to draw a veil over the indigenous wine lake.• His brain drew a veil over the sickening consequences.
36  draw blood 
a) to make someone bleed 使〔某人〕流血
The dog bit her so hard that it drew blood.
狗把她咬得那麽狠，都流血了。
b) to make someone angry or embarrass them in an argument, especially a public one 〔尤在公開場合〕激怒，使難堪
Barker sought to draw blood by mentioning his rival’s weakness of character.
巴克提及他對手性格上的缺點，想要使他難堪。
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draw blood• Another cause related to blood-drawing is hemolysis of drawn blood.• He wanted to feel his fist bruise flesh, smash bone, draw blood.• He carried on ripping and tearing at his legs relentlessly and with sickening ferocity, even drawing blood at times.• Lee has stepped over zonked-out bodies to draw blood for syphilis tests.• Blood banks must balance hospitals' need for blood with the need to draw blood only from healthy, relatively risk-free volunteers.• They would draw blood or take little pieces of meat as you pulled them off, and it would burn like fire.
37. draw a bow DGOto bend a bow by pulling back the string in order to shoot an arrow 拉弓
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draw a bow• Kids always get to shoot air guns, draw bows and fire arrows, and catch fish for free.
38. TTWship 船 [transitiveT] technical if a ship draws a particular depth, it needs that depth of water to float in 〔船〕吃水
→ be at daggers drawn at dagger(3)
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draw to make a picture, pattern etc using a pen or pencil 〔用鋼筆或鉛筆〕畫
The children were asked to draw a picture of their families.
孩子們被要求畫一張自家人的畫。
I’m going to art classes to learn how to draw.
我要去上美術班學畫畫。
sketch /sketʃ/ to draw a picture of something or someone quickly and without a lot of detail （給…）畫速寫
Roy took a pencil and sketched the bird quickly, before it moved.
羅伊拿出鉛筆,趁鳥還沒飛走,趕快畫了一張速寫。
illustrate to draw the pictures in a book 畫插圖
It’s a beautiful book, illustrated by Arthur Rackham.
這本書很漂亮,插圖由阿瑟·拉克姆繪制。
doodle /ˈduːdl/ to draw shapes or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing 〔心不在焉地〕亂塗
He was on the phone, doodling on his notepad as he spoke.
他在打電話,一邊說一邊在筆記本上塗寫。
scribble to draw shapes or lines without making a definite picture or pattern. Small children do this before they have learned to draw or write 亂畫,亂塗〔小孩子學畫或學寫字之前就在亂塗〕
At the age of two, she loved scribbling with crayons and coloured pencils.
兩歲時,她喜歡拿着蠟筆和彩色鉛筆亂塗亂畫。
trace to copy a picture by putting a piece of thin paper over it and drawing the lines that you can see through the paper 〔用薄紙在圖上〕映描,描摹
First trace the map, and then copy it into your workbooks.
先把地圖描摹下來,然後照着它畫到練習冊上。
 PHRASAL VERBS
Examples from the Corpus
draw• "Did you win?'' "No, we drew.''• Brooks can speak for several minutes without drawing a breath.• The football game is expected to draw a crowd of around 50,000.• Someone had drawn a line under my name.• Mike was sitting outside, drawing a picture of the trees at the bottom of the garden.• I'm good at drawing animals, but I can't draw people.• Paula drew back the sheet and looked at the sleeping child.• Sandflies are tiny insects that swarm and bite, sometimes drawing blood.• Such was the reputation of the school that it drew boys from all over the south of England.• The carriage was drawn by six white horses.• Amy loves to draw cartoons.• It was an unparalleled gathering of black artists from around the world, drawing delegates from fifty countries.• Such a government should include members drawn from the existing parliament, the nonviolent opposition movement and rebel leader Kabila himself.• Only then did Blanche draw herself up to her full five feet ten inches and arrest him.• She took my hand and drew me closer.• I draw on people from other regions in the company whose career paths I am not likely to cross any time soon.• She reached in her purse and drew out a silver cigarette case.• She can draw really well.• It was getting dark so I drew the curtains and switched on the light.• The Australian rugby team drew the first game of their European tour, sixteen-all against France at Lyon.• He wound in the line, steadily drawing the fish towards the bank.• The men were drawn to their work not only by curiosity and zeal, but also by an inspiring patriotism.• I've been drawing unemployment benefits for six months.• I want to consider whether the way in which environmental impact assessments are drawn up at the moment is satisfactory.• The Ministry of Railways and the national monopolies commission will draw up revised conditions of carriage to reflect the new statute.• Real Madrid drew with Barcelona in the last game of the season.
draw somebody something• Could you draw me a diagram?
draw praise/criticism• The review drew criticism as overly secretive, especially as it became clear that Rumsfeld was contemplating major change.• However, he drew criticism for his lavish spending, both personal and public.• C-SPAN draws praise for informing people about government.• The influential role played by President Francesco Cossiga in events leading to Andreotti's resignation drew criticism from some political quarters.• The overall standard of all the entries in the competition drew praise from the judges.• The report drew criticism, however, for failing to identify any of the companies or individuals that borrowed from the jusen.• O'Leary was elected chairman and he immediately drew criticism on the committee.• Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole drew criticism Thursday, when he blamed the welfare system for increases in domestic violence.
draw ... crowds• Any tumultuous exterior I offer is merely to draw the crowds.• Its summer concerts, featuring such stars as Harry Belafonte and Boz Scaggs, draw crowds.• Cricket and horse-racing prospered, drawing good crowds and plenty of money.• It drew enormous crowds, as many as fifty thousand on a free day.• Despite their current run of bad luck, the Giants are drawing record crowds at Scottsdale Stadium.• The play drew standing-room-only crowds at Tokyo's Nissay Theatre for the last part of its three-week run in January.• It drew the crowds, I guess.
draw something from something• I drew a lot of comfort from her kind words.
draw a gun/sword/weapon etc• While the others set forth food for him, Boreas' sons took their stand beside him with drawn swords.• One of his executioners drew a sword and beheaded him.• A man claiming to be a priest was admitted to his presence, drew a sword, and killed him.• The Covenanters drew swords and spears, advanced on to the soft ground, and engaged the Dragoons in bloody hand-to-hand fighting.• The court heard that Newton had snapped in the mistaken belief that his father was about to draw a gun on him.• Horses drawing guns slithered helplessly on the icy road, ambulances full of wounded skidded into ditches.
drawing ... pension• Or keep working past 65 and postpone drawing your pension.
draw breath• She fought the futile urge to draw breath.• In a minute, she would dare draw breath again.• It must be impossible to stand up against it, he wrote, impossible to draw breath before it.• She drew breath for the first time in three and a quarter hours.• He drew breath hard, and stepped out from his shallow niche and stood in the centre of the walk.• She flipped through the catalogue and drew breath time and again.• Given unexpected control of his lungs, he spluttered and drew breaths until his body took over.• Lady Thatcher never drew breath, while John Major was a good listener.
Related topics: Sport, Gambling
draw2 ●●○ S3 noun [countableC]
1  DSthe final result of a game or competition in which both teams or players have the same number of points 平局，和局 SYN tie
The match ended in a draw.
這場比賽以平局結束。
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2  DGGan occasion when someone or something is chosen by chance, especially the winning ticket in a lottery, or the teams who will play against each other in a competition 抽彩；抽簽
England has been selected to play Germany in the draw for the first round of the World Cup.
根據抽簽結果，世界杯首輪比賽英格蘭隊對陣德國隊。
3  British EnglishBrE a competition in which people whose names or tickets are chosen by chance win money or prizes 抽獎
Congratulations! You have been entered into our £100,000 prize draw!
恭喜你！你已參與了我們的10萬英鎊抽獎活動！
4  APDSa performer, place, event etc that a lot of people come to see 吸引許多人的表演者[地方，事件等]
It is hoped that the new art gallery will be a big draw for visitors.
希望新建的美術館能吸引大量的參觀者。
5  when you breathe in smoke from a cigarette 吸煙 SYN drag
Maltravers took a long draw on his cigarette.
馬爾特拉弗斯長長地吸了一口煙。
→ the luck of the draw at luck1(18), → quick on the draw at quick1(9)
Examples from the Corpus
draw• If the final ends in a draw, the game will be decided on penalties.• "What was the result of the Barcelona v Real Madrid game?" "It was a draw."• Neither side has scored. It looks as if it's going to be another draw.• New York is always a big draw for tourists.• Brian Horton says it is a good draw for United, but they have to beat Swansea first.• The jackpot for Saturday's draw is over $5 million.• Last week's draw was a bad result for Arsenal, putting Manchester United ahead of them in the league.• Only by this counter-attack against White's kingside pawns can Black hope to achieve enough counterplay to hold the draw.• I came up with the idea that the draw be made in court, in front of everybody.
ended in a draw• The one-day Eton v Harrow match at Lord's on June 24 ended in a draw.• When the real battle got under way the opening game ended in a draw after a tough struggle of 30 moves.• This round of the fight has ended in a draw.• All the other matches ended in draws but Nottinghamshire wasted an opportunity to go top of the table at Lord's.• This ended in a draw after 116 moves.• The third game in the chess tournament ended in a draw.• After a long game in the kitchen which ended in a draw, they went upstairs and made love.
prize draw• Some local authorities have been very effective at this - in Greenwich, people who registered were entered in a prize draw.• A prize draw was held regularly, and winners were awarded specially designed T shirts.• There will also be a free prize draw with £100, £50 and £25 Guinness vouchers on offer.• Bonds go into a monthly prize draw paying 4.25 per cent overall.• Our next prize draw will take place on 31 May - remember each entry is eligible.
From Longman Business Dictionary
drawdraw /drɔːdrɒː/ verb (past tensepst drew /druː/, past participlepp drawn /drɔːndrɒːn/) [transitiveT]BANKING
1 (also draw out) to take money from your bank account
Many credit cards can now be used to draw cash from ATMs around the world.
All the money in his account has been drawn out.
2to receive an amount of money regularly from your employer or from the government
In the first year of the partnership, Jenny drew a salary of £30,000.
You are entitled to draw unemployment benefit.
3ACCOUNTINGto write out and sign a cheque or BANK ORDER
I’ll draw a cheque on the company account.
4to write a BILL OF EXCHANGE
Bills are drawn by the exporter on the issuing or confirming bank.
→ draw something → down
→ draw something → up
Origin draw1
Old English dragan

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