drain
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++drain1 /dreɪn/ ●●○ verb 1 LIQUIDliquid 液体 a) [transitive]DFTA to make the water or liquid in something flow away 使流走，使排出 The swimming pool is drained and cleaned every winter. 每年冬天这座游泳池都要排干清洗。drain something from something Brad drained all the oil from the engine. 布拉德将引擎中的润滑油全部放掉。 Can you drain the spaghetti, please (=pour away the water from the pan)? 你把意大利面滤干好吗？ b) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]POUR if liquid drains away, it flows away 〔液体〕流走，流光drain away/off/from I watched the bath water drain away. 我看着浴缸里的水流光。 c) [intransitive]TAEMPTY if something drains, the liquid that is in it or on it flows away and it becomes dry 流干，沥干 Open ditches drain very efficiently. 明沟排水效果非常好。 She washed up and left the dishes to drain. 她洗好碗碟，放着沥干。well-drained/poorly-drained soil (=soil from which water flows away quickly or slowly) 排水性能好/差的土壤 This plant needs rich, well-drained soil. 这种植物需要排水性能优良的肥沃土壤。2 make SB tired 使某人疲劳MAKE TIRED [transitive]TIRED to make someone feel very tired and without any energy 使筋疲力尽 Working with children all day really drains you. 整天和小孩打交道真是让人疲惫不堪。3 use too much 消耗过多USE TOO MUCH [transitive]USE/CONSUME to use too much of something, especially money, so that there is not enough left 耗尽〔尤指钱〕 Huge imports were draining the country’s currency reserves. 大量的进口正在耗尽该国的货币储备。4 the colour/blood drains from somebody’s face/cheeks used to say that someone’s face becomes very pale, because they are frightened or shocked 〔因恐惧或震惊〕某人变得脸色苍白 When the verdict was read out, all the colour drained from Zelda’s cheeks. 宣读判决时势田面无人色。5 drain a glass/cup etc DFDDRINK written to drink all the liquid in a glass, cup etc 喝干杯中的饮料 Hannah drained her mug in one gulp. 汉娜把大杯中的饮料一饮而尽。6 drain away phrasal verb if something drains away, it is reduced until there is none left 耗尽；减少；消逝 I watched the light drain away. 我看着光线渐渐消逝。anger/confidence/tension/hope etc drains away Sally felt her anger drain away. 萨莉感到自己的怒气慢慢消散了。7 drain something ↔ off phrasal verb EMPTYto make water or a liquid flow off something, leaving it dry 使流走，使变干 After cooking the meat, drain off the excess fat. 肉煮好以后把多余的油沥干。→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
drain• With a slotted utensil, remove to paper towels to drain.• Yet they are quick to drain and dry.• A week later, the pond was drained and the fish were inspected.• The federal insurance fund has been drained by recent bank failures.• Hurriedly draining her cup, she reached for her purse.• He drained his brandy, and signaled for two more.• Jim drained his glass then offered to buy everyone another one.• Listening to customers' complaints all day really drains me.• To remove algae from your aquarium, drain off the water and wash the tank thoroughly.• Everything had been drained out of me by then, and my eyes were already shut.• The police even drained the lake in their search for the body.• This was needed as the heat was draining the walkers very quickly.• When cooked, drain well and add to the chicken mixture.• And to leave before both cups had been drained would only offend her.drain away/off/from• Cook the minced beef in a saucepan over a high heat until browned. Drain off any fat.• Dry-fry the bacon in a non-stick pan until almost tender but without colour. Drain off any fat.• Cook ground beef, and drain off fat.• Now he could hardly see the trail, even when he was among the trees and the glare had drained from his eyes.• Blanche eased herself up and Dexter watched the tension start to drain from Lancaster's body.• I got blue circles under my eyes, and the color drained from my face.• In that excavation, however, the water was not drained from the cofferdam.• The waste water would be drained away through a 2,000-foot tunnel, 150 feet below the river level.drain2 ●●○ noun [countable] 1 especially British EnglishTBC a pipe that carries water or waste liquids away 下水管，下水道，排[废]水管 The flood was caused by a blocked drain. 溢水是由排水管堵塞引起的。 There’s a problem with the drains. 下水道有问题。2. TBC British English the frame of metal bars over a drain where water etc can flow into it 下水道箅子 SYN American English grate3. American English the hole in the bottom of a bath or sink that water flows out through 〔浴缸或洗涤槽底下的〕排水孔 SYN British English plughole4 a drain on something USE/CONSUMEsomething that continuously uses a lot of time, money etc 大量耗费某物的事物 The war was an enormous drain on the country’s resources. 这场战争大量消耗了国家的资源。5 down the drain informalWASTE something → brain drain, → laugh like a drain at laugh1(1)Examples from the Corpus
drain• The parish is a drain on resources, no doubt about it.• To have left the tube and drain in place for 14-21 days would have been ideal but less acceptable to the patient.• For refrigerators with removable drain plugs, remove plug and force warm water mixed with baking soda through the drain.• Blood from Forster's broken body was floating away in clouds, finally swirling in a whirlpool above the drain.• Time and again he had to turn his nose up into the arch of the drain to keep from drowning.• We crawled out of the drain, saw the coast clear, and ran down the road together.• The drain in the bathtub is clogged.the drains• This makes it absolutely clear that the early road and the drains belong in a mid to late second-century context.• The view had been spoilt, and the drains became complicated.• Paper blocks the drains, so it goes into a little box.• A grey drizzle enveloped the city; where there were trees, sodden leaves choked the drains and made the pavements dangerous.• Small children scrambled for the scattered coins before they washed down the drains.• More and more people were looking to the drains, rather than to providence.• He counterclaimed for damages for breach of the covenant for quiet enjoyment and another claim relating to the drains.• At first they think the builders have messed up the drains.From Longman Business Dictionarydraindrain1 /dreɪn/ noun [countable usually singular] a drain on something something that continuously uses up a lot of money, time, or effortThis project has been a serious drain on our financial resources.draindrain2 verb [transitive] to use too much of something so that there is not enough leftThe high cost of road maintenance is draining funds from the local government budget.Huge imports were draining the country’s currency reserves.→ See Verb tableOrigin drain1 Old English dreahniandrain1 verbdrain2 nounChinese
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drain
drain1 /dreɪn/ 
verb
a. [transitive] to make the water or liquid in something flow away:
The swimming pool is drained and cleaned every winter.
drain something from something
Brad drained all the oil from the engine.
Can you drain the spaghetti, please (=pour away the water from the pan)?
b. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquid drains away, it flows away
drain away/off/from
I watched the bath water drain away.
c. [intransitive] if something drains, the liquid that is in it or on it flows away and it becomes dry:
Open ditches drain very efficiently.
She washed up and left the dishes to drain.
well-drained/poorly-drained soil (=soil from which water flows away quickly or slowly)
This plant needs rich, well-drained soil.
2. MAKE SOMEBODY TIRED [transitive] to make someone feel very tired and without any energy:
Working with children all day really drains you.
3. USE TOO MUCH [transitive] to use too much of something, especially money, so that there is not enough left:
Huge imports were draining the country’s currency reserves.
4. the colour/blood drains from sb’s face/cheeks used to say that someone’s face becomes very pale, because they are frightened or shocked:
When the verdict was read out, all the colour drained from Zelda’s cheeks.
5. drain a glass/cup etc written to drink all the liquid in a glass, cup etc:
Hannah drained her mug in one gulp.
drain away phrasal verb
if something drains away, it is reduced until there is none left:
I watched the light drain away.
anger/confidence/tension/hope etc drains away
Sally felt her anger drain away.
drain something ↔ off phrasal verb
to make water or a liquid flow off something, leaving it dry:
After cooking the meat, drain off the excess fat.
drain2 noun [countable]
1. especially British English a pipe that carries water or waste liquids away:
The flood was caused by a blocked drain.
There’s a problem with the drains.
2. British English the frame of metal bars over a drain where water etc can flow into it
SYN grate American English
3. American English the hole in the bottom of a bath or sink that water flows out through
SYN plughole British English
4. a drain on something something that continuously uses a lot of time, money etc:
The war was an enormous drain on the country’s resources.
5. down the drain informal
a. if time, effort, or money goes down the drain, it is wasted or produces no results:
Well that’s it. 18 months’ work down the drain.
b. if an organization, country etc goes down the drain, it becomes worse or fails:
That’s why this country’s going down the drain!
⇨ brain drain, ⇨ laugh like a drain at laugh1(1)
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verb Language: Old English
Origin: dreahnian
1. LIQUID Origin: dreahnian
a. [transitive] to make the water or liquid in something flow away:
drain something from something
b. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] if liquid drains away, it flows away
drain away/off/from
c. [intransitive] if something drains, the liquid that is in it or on it flows away and it becomes dry:
well-drained/poorly-drained soil (=soil from which water flows away quickly or slowly)
2. MAKE SOMEBODY TIRED [transitive] to make someone feel very tired and without any energy:
3. USE TOO MUCH [transitive] to use too much of something, especially money, so that there is not enough left:
4. the colour/blood drains from sb’s face/cheeks used to say that someone’s face becomes very pale, because they are frightened or shocked:
5. drain a glass/cup etc written to drink all the liquid in a glass, cup etc:
drain away phrasal verb
if something drains away, it is reduced until there is none left:
anger/confidence/tension/hope etc drains away
drain something ↔ off phrasal verb
to make water or a liquid flow off something, leaving it dry:
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noun [countable]1. especially British English a pipe that carries water or waste liquids away:
2. British English the frame of metal bars over a drain where water etc can flow into it
SYN grate American English
3. American English the hole in the bottom of a bath or sink that water flows out through
SYN plughole British English
4. a drain on something something that continuously uses a lot of time, money etc:
5. down the drain informal
a. if time, effort, or money goes down the drain, it is wasted or produces no results:
b. if an organization, country etc goes down the drain, it becomes worse or fails:
⇨ brain drain, ⇨ laugh like a drain at laugh1(1)
Preparing 准备
prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish准备一道菜／一顿饭／一份菜单／正餐／鱼 weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients称出 100 克／4 盎司的糖／食材 wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress洗生菜／菠菜／西洋菜 chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes把胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆切碎／切成片／切成丁 peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange给胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆／大蒜／橘子去皮 grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg将胡萝卜／干酪／一些肉豆蔻磨碎 remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin去骨；去籽；去皮 blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients把面粉和水／所有的食材和在一起 beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites搅打奶油／鸡蛋／鸡蛋清 knead/shape/roll (out) the dough揉捏／定型／擀平面团
Cooking 烹饪
heat the oil in a frying pan在平底煎锅里将油烧热 preheat/heat the oven/( the grill/BrE ( the broilerNAmE 将烤箱／烤架预热／加热 bring to ( the boil/BrE ( a boilNAmE 使沸腾 stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon用木勺子不停地／轻轻地搅拌 reduce the heat把温度调低 simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half用文火炖 20 分钟／炖到量减少一半 melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar使黄油／巧克力／奶酪／糖融化 brown the meat for 8–20 minutes把肉加热 8 至 20 分钟使之成棕色 drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander把意大利面滤干；把水从锅里滤出来／滤到滤器里 mash the potatoes/banana/avocado把土豆／香蕉／油梨捣碎
Ways of cooking 烹饪方式
cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish烹饪食物／鱼／肉／米饭／意大利面食／波斯菜 bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/( cookies/especially
NAmE ( biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffinsBrE 烤（一条）面包／一个蛋糕／曲奇饼／小甜饼／馅饼／土豆／鱼／司康饼／小松糕 boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water煮洋白菜／土豆／鸡蛋；烧开水 fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables煎／油炸／炒鸡肉／蔬菜 grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog烧烤肉／牛排／鸡肉／香肠／热狗 roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb烘烤土豆／甜椒／肉／鸡肉／羊羔肉 sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables炒大蒜／蘑菇／洋葱／土豆／蔬菜 steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings蒸米饭／蔬菜／菠菜／芦笋／饺子 toast bread/nuts烤面包／坚果 microwave food/popcorn/( a ready mealBrE 用微波炉烹调（或加热）食物／爆米花／预制餐
Serving 上菜
serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes盛在玻璃杯里上；上盖饭；和土豆一起上 arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer把切片在盘子里摆好／铺成一层 carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey把肉／羊羔肉／鸡肉／火鸡肉切成块 dress/toss a salad给色拉加调味酱；拌色拉 dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette浇上橄榄油／色拉调味汁 top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup上面放一片柠檬／一勺冰淇淋／搅打好的奶油／糖浆 garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange用一小枝欧芹／新鲜的罗勒叶／柠檬角／一片酸橙／一卷橘子皮做饰菜 sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper洒上盐／糖／香草／欧芹／刚磨碎的黑胡椒
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