drain1/dren; dreIn/v 1 a) [T] to make the water or liquid in something flow away 使流走﹐使排出: drain sth from sth Drain the water from the peas. 把豌豆的水沥干。Can you drain the pasta, please? 请把意大利面条的水滤干﹐好吗? b) [I] if something drains, the liquid from it flows away〔某物的水分〕流干﹐沥干: Leave the dishes to drain. 让碗碟沥干。 c) [I] if a liquid drains away, it flows away〔液体〕流干﹐流掉: +away/off/from The bath water slowly drained away. 洗澡水慢慢流光了。2 drain your glass/cup to drink all the liquid in your glass or cup 喝光杯中的饮料3 [T] to make you very tired 使精疲力竭: The experience drained her completely. 这次经历让她精疲力竭。4 [T] to use too much of something, especially money 消耗太多﹔耗尽〔尤指金钱〕
drain2n [C] 1 a pipe or hole through which waste liquids are carried away 排水管﹐阴沟﹐下水道: a blocked drain 堵塞了的下水道2 a drain on sb/sth something that uses too much time, money, or strength 大量耗费…的事﹐消耗〔时间﹑金钱或体力等〕的事物: The war was an enormous drain on economic resources . 那场战争大量耗费了经济资源。3 down the draininformal being wasted【非正式】被浪费掉: He doesn’t want to see all his work going down the drain . 他不希望看到他所有的工作都付之东流。