draught
英 [drɑːft]
美 [drɑft]
- n. 气流；汇票；草稿（等于draft）
- vt. 起草；征兵；选派（等于draft）
- adj. 汲出的；拖拉的（等于draft）
助记提示
1. from drag, draw. draught 与 drag，draw 同源或者说就源于这两个单词。draft is spelling variant of draught.
2. Most of its modern English meanings are fairly transparently descended from the idea of 'pulling': 'draught beer', for example, is 'drawn' from a barrel.
3. Of the less obvious ones, 'current of air' is air that is 'drawn' through an opening;
4. the game draughts comes from an earlier, Middle English sense of draught, 'act of drawing a piece across the board in chess and similar games';
5. while draft 'provisional plan' was originally 'something drawn or sketched'.
6. draw => draught, draft. dry => drought.
双语例句
- 1. They drink bitter on draught in the local bar.
- 他们在当地的酒吧里喝桶装的苦啤酒。
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- 2. One of the night-duty nuns gave her a sleeping draught.
- 一个值夜班的修女给了她一剂安眠药水。
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- 3. The restaurant is licensed, offering draught beers, wines, spirits and soft drinks.
- 这家餐馆有酒类经营执照，提供扎啤、葡萄酒、烈性酒和汽水。
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- 4. Draught beer is available too.
- 还提供桶装啤酒。
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- 5. He took a draught of beer.
- 他喝了一大口啤酒。
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