draught

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draught1 /drɑːft $ dræft/ noun [countable] British English  1  air 空气COLD AIRAIR cold air that moves through a room and that you can feel 穿堂风，冷风 SYN American English draft Can you close the window? I’m in a draught. 你把窗户关上好吗？我正对着风口。► see thesaurus at wind2. BEER 啤酒on draught DFDbeer that is on draught is served from a large container rather than a bottle 〔啤酒〕桶装的，散装的 SYN American English on draft3  game 游戏GAME a) draughts [uncountable] a game played by two people, each with 12 round pieces, on a board of 64 squares 西洋跳棋 SYN American English checkers b) one of the round pieces used in the game of draughts 〔西洋跳棋的〕棋子 SYN American English checker →4  See picture of 见图 BOARD GAME →5 see picture at 见图 board game4  medicine 药MD old use a medicine that you drink 药水 a sleeping draught 安眠药水5. ship 船SHIPTTW technical the depth of water needed by a ship so that it will not touch the bottom of the sea, a river etc 〔船的〕吃水深度 SYN draft American English6  swallow 吞咽SWALLOWDFD written the act of swallowing liquid, or the amount of liquid swallowed at one time 喝；〔喝下的〕一口 SYN draft American English Mick took a long draught of lager. 米克喝了一大口拉格啤酒。

Examples from the Corpus

draught• The candles on either side of the altar flickered with the skull-flame in a draught.• A draught of cold air blew in.• The effect of a downward draught is that the development of hot spots in the kiln is minimised.• He recognized each draught of icy air slicing through cracks in doors made invisible by crowding shadows.• Belhaven Heavy, Tennent's Export and Guinness on draught.• Meat will be on the table shortly, but perhaps a refreshing draught beforehand.in a draught• The candles on either side of the altar flickered with the skull-flame in a draught.• It accounts for some 8.5 percent of all take-home lager sales and is also sold in draught.draught2 British English, draft American English adjective [only before noun]  1. draught beer is served from a large container rather than a bottle 〔啤酒〕桶装的，散装的2. a draught animal is used for pulling heavy loads 〔牲畜〕负重的，役用的From Longman Business Dictionarydraughtdraught /drɑːftdræft/ noun [countable]TRANSPORT a ship’s draught is the distance from the bottom of the ship to the level of the water. This distance is the depth of water that a ship needs to float → laden draught → light draught → load draughtOrigin draught1 (1100-1200) Old English dragan “to pull”; → DRAW1

draught1 noundraught2 adjectiveChinese  

air that moves and Corpus a that through Business you room cold

draught

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draught¹ /drɑːft $ dræft/ noun [countable] British English1.  AIR cold air that moves through a room and that you can feel
   SYN  draft American English:
    Can you close the window? I’m in a draught.
2.  BEER on draught beer that is on draught is served from a large container rather than a bottle
   SYN  on draft American English
3.  GAME
  a. draughts [uncountable] a game played by two people, each with 12 round pieces, on a board of 64 squares
   SYN  checkers American English
  b. one of the round pieces used in the game of draughts
   SYN  checker American English
4.  MEDICINE old use a medicine that you drink:
    a sleeping draught
5.  SHIP technical the depth of water needed by a ship so that it will not touch the bottom of the sea, a river etc
   SYN  draft American English
6.  SWALLOW written the act of swallowing liquid, or the amount of liquid swallowed at one time
   SYN  draft American English:
    Mick took a long draught of lager.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ wind air moving in a current, especially strongly or quickly: A cold wind was blowing from the east. | Strong winds caused damage to many buildings.
   ▪ breeze a gentle pleasant wind: The trees were moving gently in the breeze. | A slight breeze ruffled her hair.
   ▪ draught British English, draft American English /drɑːft $ dræft/ a current of cool air which blows into a room, especially one that makes you feel uncomfortable: There’s a bit of a draught in here – can you close the door?

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draught² British English, draft American English adjective [only before noun]
1. draught beer is served from a large container rather than a bottle
2. a draught animal is used for pulling heavy loads