draw1 /drɔː $ drɒː/ ●●● S1 W1 verb (past tensepst drew /druː/, past participlepp drawn /drɔːn $ drɒːn/) → drawer1 WITH PENCILpicture 图画 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DRAW to produce a picture of something using a pencil, pen etc 〔用铅笔、钢笔等〕画,绘画 Katie had drawn a cottage with a little stream running next to it. 凯蒂画了一间小茅舍,旁边流淌着一条小溪。
She asked the little girl to draw a picture of the man she’d spoken to. 她让小女孩把刚才和她说话的那个男人画出来。
Keith was drawing a complicated-looking graph. 基思在画一张看上去很复杂的图表。
I’ve never been able to draw very well. 我从来就画不好图画。
draw somebody something Can you draw me a map of how to get there? 你能否给我画一幅怎么去那里的地图?
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. 他们让我叫你注意以下几点。
A dark house can draw attention to the fact that the house is empty. 黑乎乎的房子会使人注意到这房子里面没人。
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. 这一案件引起了国际上的关注。
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 得出结论,下结论draw a conclusion from It would be unwise to draw firm conclusions from the results of a single survey. 仅凭一次调查的结果就得出确切的结论是不明智的。
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say reach a conclusion or come to a conclusion. 在日常英语中,人们一般说 reach a conclusion 或 come to a conclusion。
4 draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc COMPAREto compare two people or things and show how they are similar or different 进行比较/找到相似点/加以区别等draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc between The author draws a comparison between East and West Germany and the North-South divide in England. 作者把东德、西德和英格兰的南北差异作了比较。
The report draws a distinction between various forms of health care. 这份报告把各种形式的保健制度作了对比。
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say make a comparison or distinction (but NOT make a parallel). 在日常英语中,人们一般说 make a comparison 或 distinction(但不说 make a parallel)。
5 GET A REACTIONGETget a reaction 得到反应 [transitiveT] to get a particular kind of reaction from someone 引起〔某种反应〕draw something from somebody His remarks drew an angry response from Democrats. 他的话引起了民主党的愤怒回应。
draw praise/criticism The movie drew praise from critics. 这部影片得到了评论家们的好评。
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? 是什么最先把你吸引去教书的?
Beth felt strangely drawn to this gentle stranger. 贝丝感觉到自己莫名其妙地被这个温文尔雅的陌生人吸引了。
The festival is likely to draw huge crowds. 此次节庆活动可能会吸引来大量群众。
7 GET something IMPORTANTget STH you need 得到你需要的东西 [transitiveT]GET to get something that you need or want from someone or something 得到,获取draw something from something I drew a lot of comfort from her kind words. 她善意的话让我得到了很大的安慰。
Plants draw nourishment from the soil. 植物从土壤里获取养分。
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,回答问题 She refused to be drawn on the subject. 她拒绝对这个话题作出回应。
9 MOVE IN ONE DIRECTIONmove 移动 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]MOVE/CHANGE POSITION to move in a particular direction 〔向某一方向〕移动 She drew away, but he pulled her close again. 她往后退,但他又把她拉近了。
The boat drew alongside us and a man appeared on the deck. 小船驶到我们旁边,甲板上出现了一个男人。
I arrived just as the train was drawing into the station. 我正好在火车进站时赶到。
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use pull rather than draw: 在日常英语中,人们一般用 pull ,而不用 draw
The train was pulling into the station. 火车正在进站。
10 draw near/closer NEARto become closer in time or space 接近,靠近 Maria grew anxious as the men drew closer. 当那几个男人靠近时,玛丽亚变得焦虑起来。
Christmas is drawing near. 圣诞节越来越近了。
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually say get nearer/closer: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 get nearer/closer
Christmas is getting nearer. 圣诞节越来越近了。
11 draw level DSDGto move into a position where you are equal to someone else in a race, game, or competition 〔体育比赛中〕追上,追平 Black drew level with the other runners. 布莱克追上了其他赛跑选手。
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 轻拉draw somebody/something aside/up/across etc Bobby drew a chair up to the table. 博比将一把椅子拉到桌边。
Hussain drew me aside to whisper in my ear. 侯赛因把我拉到一旁在我耳边说悄悄话。
draw the curtains/a blind etc (=close them by pulling them gently) 拉上窗帘/放下百叶窗帘等
► see thesaurus at pull 13 PULL A VEHICLEpull a vehicle 拉车 [transitiveT]TTBPULL if an animal draws a vehicle, it pulls it along 〔动物〕拉〔车〕 a carriage drawn by six horses 六匹马拉的马车
► 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. 阿里把手伸进口袋,拿出一张纸。
draw a gun/sword/weapon etc Maria drew her gun nervously and peered out into the gloom. 玛丽亚紧张地抽出手枪,盯着外面黑暗的地方。
RegisterIn everyday English, people usually use pull something out or take something out rather than draw something out: 在日常英语中,人们一般说 pull something out 或 take something out,而不说 draw something out
Ali reached into his pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. 阿里把手伸进口袋,掏出一张纸。
15 draw a line (between something) DIFFERENTto think or show that one thing is different from another 划清(与某事的)界线,(对某事物)加以区别 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为了试图与父母的生活方式划清界线。
16 draw the line (at something) to allow or accept something up to a particular point, but not beyond it 拒绝(做某事),给(某事)定出界线 I don’t mind doing some gardening but I draw the line at digging. 做些园艺活我不反对,但我不挖土。
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 这标准该怎么定呢?谁又说得清呢? Some say 50 is too old to have a baby, but where do you draw the line? 有人说50岁生孩子年纪太大了,但这又有什么标准呢?
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 某事已彻底结束 I just want to draw a line under the relationship. 我只想把这段关系彻底了断。
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,吸引某人的视线 My eye was drawn to a painting on the wall. 墙上的一幅画引起了我的注意。
20 FROM YOUR BANK ACCOUNTfrom a bank 从银行 (also draw out) [transitiveT]BFB to take money from your bank account 提取〔银行账户中的钱〕 SYN withdraw Hughes had drawn $8,000 in cash from a bank in Toronto. 休斯从多伦多的一家银行取了8,000美元现金。
21 BE PAIDreceive money 收到钱 [transitiveT]BEWPEW to receive an amount of money regularly from a government or financial institution 从政府或金融机构〕定期领取〔一定数量的钱〕 How long have you been drawing unemployment benefit? 你领取失业救济金有多久了?
I’ll be drawing my pension before he’ll ever get around to asking me to marry him! 等到他来向我求婚的时候我都在领取养老金了!
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 开〔从某银行账户取款的〕支票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〔空气或烟〕 She drew a deep breath. 她深深吸了一口气。
Ruth paused to draw breath, her voice barely hiding her excitement. 露丝停下来吸吸气,她的嗓音掩饰不住激动的心情。
He lit his pipe and drew deeply. 他点燃烟斗,大口吸了起来。
24 draw breath RESTto find time to have a rest when you are busy 〔在忙碌时〕喘口气,歇一下 I’ve hardly had a moment to draw breath. 我几乎连停下来喘口气的时间也没有。
25 take liquid from STH 从某处取液体 [transitiveT] a) to take a liquid from something such as a barrel or tap 〔从木桶或水龙头中〕取出,放出〔水等液体〕 b) to take water from a well 〔从井里〕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 〔炉火或烟囱〕通风好,通气〔使火烧得旺〕 27 PLAYING CARD/TICKETchoose 选择 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]DG to choose by chance a ticket etc that will win a prize 抽出〔获奖的票等〕 The winning ticket will be drawn at the Christmas Party. 获奖的票将在圣诞派对上抽取。
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 倒霉地被选派去做不愿做的事情 He drew the short straw and had to drive everyone to the party. 他很倒霉,要开车送所有的人去参加派对。
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 比赛 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] especially British EnglishBrEDSDG to finish without either side winning in a game such as football (使)〔足球等体育比赛〕打平,打成平局;以平局结束 SYN tiedraw with Liverpool drew with Juventus. 利物浦队和尤文图斯队踢成平局。
31 be drawn against somebody British EnglishBrEDSO to be chosen by chance to play or compete against someone 抓阄[抽签]决定与某人竞赛 England have been drawn against France in next month’s game. 根据抽签结果,下个月的比赛英格兰队将对阵法国队。
32 draw a blank informalFAIL to be unsuccessful in finding information or the answer to a problem 〔在查找信息或问题的答案时〕不成功,无结果 All his investigations have drawn a blank so far. 他所有的调查迄今为止都没有结果。
34 draw to a close/end FINISH/COME TO AN ENDto end 结束,终止 Festival-goers began to drift off as the evening drew to an end. 晚会渐近尾声,前来参加节庆活动的人开始散去。
35 draw a veil over something SECRETto deliberately keep something unpleasant or embarrassing from being known 避而不谈某事,故意隐瞒某事 I’d rather draw a veil over what happened last night. 昨晚发生的事我还是不谈为好。
36 draw blood a) to make someone bleed 使〔某人〕流血 The dog bit her so hard that it drew blood. 狗把她咬得那么狠,都流血了。
b) to make someone angry or embarrass them in an argument, especially a public one 〔尤在公开场合〕激怒,使难堪 Barker sought to draw blood by mentioning his rival’s weakness of character. 巴克提及他对手性格上的缺点,想要使他难堪。
37. draw a bow DGOto bend a bow by pulling back the string in order to shoot an arrow 拉弓 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) THESAURUSdraw to make a picture, pattern etc using a pen or pencil 〔用钢笔或铅笔〕画The children were asked to draw a picture of their families. 孩子们被要求画一张自家人的画。
I’m going to art classes to learn how to draw. 我要去上美术班学画画。
sketch /sketʃ/ to draw a picture of something or someone quickly and without a lot of detail (给…)画速写Roy took a pencil and sketched the bird quickly, before it moved. 罗伊拿出铅笔,趁鸟还没飞走,赶快画了一张速写。
illustrate to draw the pictures in a book 画插图It’s a beautiful book, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. 这本书很漂亮,插图由阿瑟·拉克姆绘制。
doodle /ˈduːdl/ to draw shapes or patterns without really thinking about what you are doing 〔心不在焉地〕乱涂He was on the phone, doodling on his notepad as he spoke. 他在打电话,一边说一边在笔记本上涂写。
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 乱画,乱涂〔小孩子学画或学写字之前就在乱涂〕At the age of two, she loved scribbling with crayons and coloured pencils. 两岁时,她喜欢拿着蜡笔和彩色铅笔乱涂乱画。
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 〔用薄纸在图上〕映描,描摹First trace the map, and then copy it into your workbooks. 先把地图描摹下来,然后照着它画到练习册上。
39 draw back phrasal verbphr v a) MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto move backwards, especially because you are frightened or surprised 〔尤指因恐惧或诧异〕往后闪,后退 Suddenly, she drew back, startled. 突然,她惊得往后一缩。
draw back in horror/shock/fear etc She peeped into the box and drew back in horror. 她朝盒子里看了看,恐惧地往后退。
b) WILLINGto decide not to do something, especially because you think it would be bad for you 放弃,撤回 SYN withdraw from The government drew back from their extreme standpoint. 政府放弃了其极端立场。
draw back in horror/shock/fear etc• She peeped into the hall and drew back in shock.• The man who jumped him had gone and the crowd about him was drawing back in horror.• The girl drew back in horror, but Hencke knelt down close, as if grieving. 40 draw something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v to obtain money that it has been agreed that you can borrow, or to use money that has been saved 获得〔借款〕;花费〔存款〕 He drew down the final $25 million of the loan. 他拿到了这笔贷款最后的2,500万元。
41 draw in phrasal verbphr v a) TM British EnglishBrE if the days or nights draw in, it starts to get dark earlier in the evening because winter is coming 〔白天变得〕渐短;〔天黑得〕渐早 In October the nights start drawing in. 10月份天开始黑得早了。
b) TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED draw somebody ↔ in to get someone involved in something 使某人卷入[参与]进来,吸引某人 We should use the demonstration as an opportunity to draw more supporters in. 我们应该以游行为契机吸引更多的支持者。
Despite himself, he found himself being drawn in by the man’s warmth and ease. 他不由自主地被那人的热情与随和所吸引。
c) draw in your horns British EnglishBrEBFSPEND MONEY to spend less money because you have financial problems 紧缩开支 42 draw somebody into something phrasal verbphr v TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDto make someone become involved in something, especially when they do not want to be involved 将〔某人〕扯入〔某事中〕 He tried to draw her into conversation. 他想把她拉进谈话中来。
She found herself drawn into a disagreement between two of her neighbours. 她发觉自己被扯进了两位邻居的意见分歧之中。
43 draw something ↔ off phrasal verbphr v TLIQUIDto remove some liquid from a larger supply 使流走,排掉 The cold water is heated as it is drawn off. 冷水在排出的过程中被加热。
draw off• He removed it quite gently and drew her stocking off.• He undid it and drew it off.• Only when he was naked did he take the edge of the covers and draw them gently off her body.• He unbuttoned it and then she took over, drawing it off him with relish. 44 draw on phrasal verbphr v a) draw on/upon somethingPURPOSE to use information, experience, knowledge etc for a particular purpose 〔为某种目的〕利用某事物,动用〔信息、经验、知识等〕 His work draws heavily on learning theories of the 1980s. 他的作品很大程度上得益于20世纪80年代的学习理论。
She has 20 years’ teaching experience to draw on. 她有20年的教育经验可用。
b) draw on something to use part of a supply of something such as money 动用某物,利用〔钱等〕 I drew on my savings to pay for the repairs. 我动用了存款来支付修理费。
d) DNNEAR British EnglishBrE formal if a period of time or an event draws on, it comes closer to its end 〔一段时间、某一事件〕临近结束 Winter is drawing on. 冬天快过去了。
As the journey drew on, he started to feel tired. 旅程将尽,他开始感到累了。
n COLLOCATIONSnounsdraw on somebody's experienceThe books have drawn on the experience of practising teachers.
draw on somebody's knowledgeFortunately I was able to draw on my own knowledge of the law.
draw on somebody's resourcesThe committee has drawn on the resources and skills of several local people.
draw on somebody's ideasWe hope that we will be able to draw on these ideas to develop the work further.
draw on somebody's expertise (=expert knowledge and experience)Now we can draw on the expertise of some of the most talented network engineers.
draw on• It was a challenge, but luckily we had the experience to draw on.• Journalists draw on both published and unofficial information from many different sources.• As a teacher, she drew on her knowledge of her own children.• She lit her last cigarette, and drew on it slowly. 45 draw out phrasal verbphr v a)FROM A BANK 从银行 draw something ↔ out to take money from your bank account 〔从银行账户里〕取出〔钱〕 b) TALK TO somebody draw somebody ↔ out to make someone feel less shy and more willing to talk 消除某人的羞怯,使某人愿意说话 She just needed someone to draw her out and take an interest in her. 她就需要有个人能让她说出心里的话,并且来关心她。
c) draw something ↔ out formal to mention a particular piece of information and explain it clearly and in detail 详细解释某事 There are two major themes to be drawn out in this discussion. 这次讨论中有两大主题需要详细探讨。
d) PASS/TIME PASSING draw something ↔ out to make an event last longer than usual 拖延某事,拖长某事 The final question drew the meeting out for another hour. 最后一个问题使会议又延长了一个小时。
→ drawn-out e) TMC British EnglishBrE if the days or nights draw out, it stays light until later in the evening because summer is coming 〔因夏季来临而白昼〕变长;〔天黑〕渐晚 46 draw up phrasal verbphr v a) LIST/CONTRACT ETC draw something ↔ upSCLB to prepare a written document, such as a list or contract 起草某文件,拟定〔名单、合同等〕 Draw up a list of all the things you want to do. 把你要做的所有事情列个清单。
draw up plans/proposals He was asked to draw up proposals for reforming the law. 他受委托起草议案修改法律。
The contract was drawn up last year. 这份合同是去年拟定的。
b) VEHICLETTARRIVEif a vehicle draws up, it arrives somewhere and stops 〔车辆〕到达某处后停下 A taxi drew up at the gate. 一辆出租车在大门口停下了。
c) draw up a chair to move a chair closer to someone or something 把椅子拉近 d) draw yourself up (to your full height)STAND to stand up very straight because you are angry or determined about something 〔因生气或下决心而〕挺直身体站立 He drew himself up and said, ‘This has gone far enough.’ 他直起身子说道: “这已经很过分了。”
e) draw your knees upBEND to bring your legs closer to your body 曲起双膝〔让腿靠近身体〕 Ruth sat, knees drawn up under her chin, and waited. 露丝双膝抵在下巴上坐着等候。
n COLLOCATIONSnounsdraw up a plan/schemeLocal authorities have drawn up new plans for waste disposal.
draw up a proposalThe European Communities were drawing up proposals to control the export of chemicals.
draw up a listThey drew up a list of suitable candidates for the job.
draw up guidelinesA committee of teachers has drawn up guidelines for schools on how to deal with difficult students.
draw up a reportEnvironmental organizations have been involved in drawing up the report.
draw up a contract/agreementSome people draw up a contract when they get married.
draw up a timetable/scheduleThey haven’t yet drawn up a timetable for the elections.
draw up a programmeA small team has drawn up a programme of action.
draw up a constitution (=set of laws and principles that govern a country)The first Czech constitution was drawn up here in 1920.
draw up a budget (=plan of how to spend the money that is available)Each year business managers draw up a budget.
draw up a chair• In the funereal chill Vassily drew up a chair and poured us both a drink.• When they reached the cafe, Zeinab drew up a chair beside Hargazy.• Mr Browning drew up a chair for her, as nice as could be, and sat down himself.• Marshall drew up a chair for her.