| 词组 | draw in |
| 释义 | Phr V draw in draws, drawing, drew, drawn draw in mainly British & Australian if days, evenings, or nights draw in, it becomes darker earlier because autumn or winter is comingThe nights are really drawing in now. draw in sb/sth or draw sb/sth in draw sb/sth into sth to make someone or something become involved in a difficult or unpleasant situationusually passiveIf the conflict spreads and other countries are drawn in it could be very bad news.I'm not going to be drawn into that kind of argument. draw in draw into swh if a train draws in, it arrives and stops at a stationShe looked eagerly along the platform as the train slowly drew in.People gathered on the platform as the train drew into the station. 1. draw sb in • draw sb into sth usually passive to make someone become involved in something, especially an argument, a quarrel, or a war, when they do not want to become involved in it: As his roommates continued to argue, Yuri found himself being drawn in. The United States didn't want to get drawn into a ground war in Kosovo.2. draw sb in • draw sb into sth to make someone notice or become interested in something: Your eye is drawn into the picture by the figure in the foreground.3. draw in • draw into sth if a train draws in, it arrives at a station and stops: The train drew into the station five minutes late. As soon as the train drew in and the doors opened, a mass of commuters flooded the station.■ SIMILAR TO: pull in draw in(to)1. To attract someone or something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "draw" and "in" or "into." You need a bright new sign to draw people into your store. The beginning of this book was so good that it just drew me in—I haven't been able to put it down since! 2. To engage one in something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "draw" and "in" or "into." I refuse to be drawn into a fight, no matter what passive-aggressive thing Addison says to me today. draw inInduce to enter or participate; inveigle. For example, They tried to draw in as many new members as possible, or I refused to be drawn in to his scheme. [Mid-1500s] |
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