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drain

B2 verb
us /dɹiːn/

Các nghĩa

  1. thoát nước, rút nước

    To lose liquid.

    intransitive

    The clogged sink drained slowly.

  2. chảy dần, rỉ ra

    To flow gradually.

    intransitive

    The water of low ground drains off.

  3. tháo nước, làm ráo

    To cause liquid to flow out of.

    ergative · transitive

    Please drain the sink. It’s full of dirty water.

  4. tiêu nước, làm khô

    To convert a perennially wet place into a dry one.

    ergative · transitive

    They had to drain the swampy land before the parking lot could be built.

  5. làm kiệt quệ, rút cạn

    To deplete of energy or resources.

    transitive

    The stress of this job is really draining me.

  6. rút dần, tháo cạn

    To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to exhaust.

    transitive

    Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent.

  7. rơi khỏi bàn (bi-a)

    To fall off the bottom of the playfield.

    intransitive

    When a ball finally drains, it's gulped down by a giant gator beneath the set of flippers.

  8. đánh trúng lỗ (bi-a)

    To make a shot.

    slang · transitive

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