Draw

(noun.) the act of drawing or hauling something; 'the haul up the hill went very slowly'.

(noun.) poker in which a player can discard cards and receive substitutes from the dealer; 'he played only draw and stud'.

(noun.) (American football) the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage.

(noun.) a playing card or cards dealt or taken from the pack; 'he got a pair of kings in the draw'.

(noun.) anything (straws or pebbles etc.) taken or chosen at random; 'the luck of the draw'; 'they drew lots for it'.

(noun.) the finish of a contest in which the score is tied and the winner is undecided; 'the game ended in a draw'; 'their record was 3 wins, 6 losses and a tie'.

(noun.) a gully that is shallower than a ravine.

(verb.) cause to localize at one point; 'Draw blood and pus'.

(verb.) flatten, stretch, or mold metal or glass, by rolling or by pulling it through a die or by stretching; 'draw steel'.

(verb.) reduce the diameter of (a wire or metal rod) by pulling it through a die; 'draw wire'.

(verb.) contract; 'The material drew after it was washed in hot water'.

(verb.) make, formulate, or derive in the mind; 'I draw a line here'; 'draw a conclusion'; 'draw parallels'; 'make an estimate'; 'What do you make of his remarks?'.

(verb.) choose at random; 'draw a card'; 'cast lots'.

(verb.) move or pull so as to cover or uncover something; 'draw the shades'; 'draw the curtains'.

(verb.) earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher; 'He drew a base on balls'.

(verb.) engage in drawing; 'He spent the day drawing in the garden'.

(verb.) represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface; 'She drew an elephant'; 'Draw me a horse'.

(verb.) write a legal document or paper; 'The deed was drawn in the lawyer's office'.

(verb.) elicit responses, such as objections, criticism, applause, etc.; 'The President's comments drew sharp criticism from the Republicans'; 'The comedian drew a lot of laughter'.

(verb.) take liquid out of a container or well; 'She drew water from the barrel'.

(verb.) bring, take, or pull out of a container or from under a cover; 'draw a weapon'; 'pull out a gun'; 'The mugger pulled a knife on his victim'.

(verb.) move or go steadily or gradually; 'The ship drew near the shore'.

(verb.) cause to flow; 'The nurse drew blood'.

(verb.) require a specified depth for floating; 'This boat draws 70 inches'.

(verb.) allow a draft; 'This chimney draws very well'.

(verb.) select or take in from a given group or region; 'The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population'.

(verb.) bring or lead someone to a certain action or condition; 'She was drawn to despair'; 'The President refused to be drawn into delivering an ultimatum'; 'The session was drawn to a close'.

(verb.) steep; pass through a strainer; 'draw pulp from the fruit'.

(verb.) pull (a person) apart with four horses tied to his extremities, so as to execute him; 'in the old days, people were drawn and quartered for certain crimes'.

校对:马里恩

• Such companies, therefore, commonly draw to themselves much greater stocks, than any private copartnery can boast of. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• We do not have to draw out or educe positive activities from a child, as some educational doctrines would have it. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
• I will draw plenty of plans while I have time. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• I will draw a sight draft on my grandfather, I said. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• Remember what you have seen and heard--draw what conclusions YOU like--act as you please. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• We all draw a little and compose a little, and none of us have any idea of time or money. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• They heard a rifle bolt snick as it was drawn back and then the knock against the wood as it was pushed forward and down on the stock. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• Her father rose with her, and kept her hand drawn through his arm. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• I was conducted at once to where Sheridan was located with his troops drawn up in line of battle facing the Confederate army near by. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
• The following conclusions are drawn up chiefly from Gartner's admirable work on the hybridisation of plants. 查尔斯·达尔文. 物种起源.
• That is surely the conclusion to be drawn from the argument. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• A good patriot, said the other, could hardly have been more afflicted if the Aristocrat had drawn a blank. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• As he drew near his door, Ponsonby pressed me close to his heart. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Altogether, ours was a lively and a picturesque procession, and drew crowded audiences to the balconies wherever we went. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• Miss Kate and Mr. Brooke, Meg, and Ned declined, but Fred, Sallie, Jo, and Laurie piled and drew, and the lot fell to Laurie. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• He sat down, a little disconcerted by my presence, I thought, and without looking at me, drew his heavy sunburnt hand across and across his upper lip. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• As I drew her down into her chair, I was conscious of a scent that I knew, and turning, saw my guardian in the room. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
• She drew in her breath sharply as one whose doubts are resolved. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• A breakfast-room adjoined the drawing-room, I slipped in there. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• An inking roller, charged with an oily ink, is then passed over the stone and inks the drawing, but leaves all the other parts of the stone quite clean. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• The pleasanter face which had replaced his, on the occasion of my last visit, answered to our summons, and went before us to the drawing-room. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• It is necessary that this drawing be made in four operations; the first and second are particularly interesting, on account of their depths, which are 5-1/2 and 9-3/16 inches, respectively. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• When Mr Crich heard that Gudrun Brangwen might come to help Winifred with her drawing and modelling he saw a road to salvation for his child. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• I went into the kitchen, the butler's pantry, the gun-room, the billiard-room, the drawing-room, and finally the dining-room. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Himself has hitherto sufficed to the toil, and the toil draws near its close: his glorious sun hastens to its setting. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• She draws prettily, he observed: and she has now got a little companion she is very fond of. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Mr. Windibank draws my interest every quarter and pays it over to mother, and I find that I can do pretty well with what I earn at typewriting. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• I do not know any body who draws so well as you do. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• Is it the secret instinct of decaying nature, or the soul's impulsive throb, as immortality draws on? 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• I know he draws, and that will take him out of your way, mamma. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.

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