draught
(US draft) n
1 [C] current of air in a room or some other enclosed space 通风; 气流
Can you close the door? There's an awful draught in here. 你把门关上好吗? 这里过堂风太大.
As the train began to move a pleasant draught cooled us all down. 火车一开, 一阵凉风吹来, 我们顿感凉爽.
2 [U, sing] (nautical 海) depth of water needed to float a ship (船的)吃水深度
vessels of shallow draught 吃水浅的船只.
3 [C] one continuous process of swallowing liquid; the amount swallowed 一饮; 一口之量
take a deep/long draught of beer 喝一大口啤酒
He emptied his glass at one draught. 他将杯中物一饮而尽.
(fig 比喻) He took a deep draught of air into his lungs. 他深深地吸了一口气.
4 draughts (Brit) (US checkers) [sing v]
table game for two players using 24 round pieces on a chequered board 国际跳棋(两人对下, 用24个圆形棋子在方格棋盘上进行).
5 (idm 习语) on `draught drawn from a container, esp of beer from a barrel 从容器中汲取(尤指桶装的啤酒)
winter ale on draught 桶装冬麦芽酒. draught, adj [attrib 作定语]
served on draught (自桶中汲取)散装的
draught bitter, cider, lager, etc 散装苦啤酒、 苹果酒、 贮藏啤酒等.
🔁 扩展释义
*[drɑ:ft, dræft]n. 气流, 草稿, 汇票, 通风, 拉, 牵引vt. 起草, 征兵, 选派【医】 顿服剂, 饮剂, 穿堂风【经】 汇票相关词组: at a draught
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v. 毁坏,损坏,玷污( mar的第三人称单数 );
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n. 哀歌,挽歌;悲恸,恸哭;悲痛之情;悼词;