draught
(US draft) n
1 [C] current of air in a room or some other enclosed space 通風(fēng); 氣流
Can you close the door? There's an awful draught in here. 你把門關(guān)上好嗎? 這里過堂風(fēng)太大.
As the train began to move a pleasant draught cooled us all down. 火車一開, 一陣涼風(fēng)吹來, 我們頓感涼爽.
2 [U, sing] (nautical 海) depth of water needed to float a ship (船的)吃水深度
vessels of shallow draught 吃水淺的船只.
3 [C] one continuous process of swallowing liquid; the amount swallowed 一飲; 一口之量
take a deep/long draught of beer 喝一大口啤酒
He emptied his glass at one draught. 他將杯中物一飲而盡.
(fig 比喻) He took a deep draught of air into his lungs. 他深深地吸了一口氣.
4 draughts (Brit) (US checkers) [sing v]
table game for two players using 24 round pieces on a chequered board 國際跳棋(兩人對下, 用24個(gè)圓形棋子在方格棋盤上進(jìn)行).
5 (idm 習(xí)語) on `draught drawn from a container, esp of beer from a barrel 從容器中汲取(尤指桶裝的啤酒)
winter ale on draught 桶裝冬麥芽酒. draught, adj [attrib 作定語]
served on draught (自桶中汲取)散裝的
draught bitter, cider, lager, etc 散裝苦啤酒、 蘋果酒、 貯藏啤酒等.
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[drɑ:ft, dr?ft]n. 氣流, 草稿, 匯票, 通風(fēng), 拉, 牽引vt. 起草, 征兵, 選派【醫(yī)】 頓服劑, 飲劑, 穿堂風(fēng)【經(jīng)】 匯票相關(guān)詞組: at a draught