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draw /drɔː/► SEE ALLbe fast/quick on the drawdraw a blankdraw breathdraw a line in the sanddraw a line under sthdraw the line (at sth)draw the short strawdraw straws (for sth)draw yourself up/rise to your full heightdraw/pull in your hornscast/draw lots (for sth/to do sth)the luck of the drawtake/draw sb to one sidecast/draw/throw a veil over sth
●be fast/quick on the ˈdraw1. (informal) be quick to understand or react in a new situation 很机灵；反应敏锐◆You can’t fool him, he’s always quick on the draw.
你骗不了他，他一向很机敏。2. be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it 拔枪迅速●draw a ˈblanknot find sth that you are looking for 无结果；无收获◆There was no sign of the murder weapon. The police searched every inch of the forest but drew a blank.
没有凶器的踪迹，警方搜查了林子里的每一寸地方却一无所获。●draw ˈbreath (BrE) (NAmE draw a ˈbreath) 1. stop doing sth and rest 停下来喘口气◆She talks all the time and hardly stops to draw breath.
她一直滔滔不绝，几乎从不停下来喘口气。2. (literary) live; be alive 生存；存活◆He was as kind a man as ever drew breath.
他是世上最善良的人。●draw a line in the ˈsandset a limit that you refuse to allow sth to go beyond 划定最后界限；设定底线◆The government is trying to draw a line in the sand regarding public sector pay rises.
政府试图划定公职部门涨薪的上限。●draw a ˈline under sth (BrE) say that sth is finished and not worth discussing any more 到…为止；就…打住◆The company is attempting to draw a line under its recent problems.
这家公司试图使最近出现的问题就此打住，不再议论。●draw the ˈline (at sth)refuse to do or accept sth 划定界线；拒绝做（或接受）◆I don’t mind cooking dinner for you occasionally, but I draw the line at ironing your shirts!
偶尔给你做做晚饭无所谓，可是我不会给你熨衬衫！◆He refused to tolerate her lies any longer. The line had to be drawn somewhere.
他不愿再忍受她的谎言，凡事必须要有个限度。●ˌdraw the short ˈstraw (BrE) (NAmE get the ˌshort end of the ˈstick) be the person in a group who is chosen or forced to do sth unpleasant that nobody wants to do 抽到倒霉签；被派做苦差事◆You’ve drawn the short straw, I’m afraid. You’re going to have to work on New Year’s Day.
恐怕你抽到了下下签。元旦你得来上班。●ˌdraw ˈstraws (for sth)decide on sb to do or have sth, by choosing pieces of paper, etc. 抽签（决定某事）◆We drew straws for who went first.
我们抽签决定谁先去。●draw yourself up/rise to your full ˈheightstand straight and tall in order to show your determination or high status 挺直了腰，站得笔直（以示决心或身份）◆When the sales assistant said he couldn’t help her, she drew herself up to her full height and demanded to see the manager.当售货员说他无能为力时，她挺直腰板坚决要求见他们的经理。●draw/pull in your ˈhornsstart being more careful in your behaviour, especially by spending less money than before 收敛；谨慎行事（尤指减少开支）◆After making huge losses, the company had to draw in its horns by cancelling some major projects.遭受严重亏损后，公司不得不取消一些重大项目以减少开支。●cast/draw ˈlots (for sth/to do sth)decide who is going to do sth by using a method in which each person takes a piece of paper or a stick and the person who has the paper with a special mark on or the shortest stick is chosen 抽签（选定）；抓阄（决定）◆They drew lots to see who should speak to the parents.他们抓阄决定由谁去向父母亲说。●the ˌluck of the ˈdrawthe result of chance only 凭运气；碰运气的事◆Some teachers get a job near home, others are sent hundreds of miles away. It’s the luck of the draw.有些教师工作地点离家较近，其他教师则被派到数百英里之外，这完全凭运气。●take/draw sb to one ˈsidetake sb away from a group of people in order to speak to them in private 将某人拉到一边（悄悄说话）◆She took me to one side to explain why she hadn’t given me the job.她把我带到一边，向我解释她为什么没有把那份工作给我。●cast/draw/throw a ˈveil over sth (written) say nothing or no more about something unpleasant 避而不谈（不愉快的事）；回避◆It is kinder to draw a veil over some of his later movies.最好还是避免谈及他后期的一些电影。 |