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draft (EN)
名词,名词,动词,形容词

名词 “draft”

draft,复 drafts
  1. 草稿
    She showed her friend the draft of her new short story for feedback.
  2. 汇票
    She handed the bank teller a draft to withdraw $500 from her account.

名词 “draft”

单数draft us, draught uk,复数drafts us, draughts uk或不可数
  1. 气流
    I felt a cold draft coming through the window.
  2. 吸入
    He took a long draft from his water bottle after the run.
  3. 牵引力
    The draft of the oxen was strong enough to pull the heavy wagon.
  4. 药剂
    The doctor gave her a draft of cough syrup to help with her cold.
  5. 生啤酒
    Why would you buy a can when you can get a draft?
  6. 征兵
    Many young men were worried about being called up in the draft during the war.
  7. 选秀
    The team selected a talented quarterback in the first round of the draft.
  8. 棋子 (跳棋)
    He moved his draft across the board to capture his opponent's piece.

动词 “draft”

不定式 draft, draught uk; 三单 drafts, draughts uk; 过式 drafted, draughted uk; 过分 drafted, draughted uk; 动名 drafting, draughting uk
  1. 起草
    She drafted a letter to her friend but planned to revise it later.
  2. 起草法律
    The senator worked late into the night to draft a new education bill.
  3. 选定
    The team decided to draft Emily to lead the new project.
  4. 征召
    My grandfather was drafted into the army when he was just 18 years old.
  5. 选秀 (体育)
    The basketball team drafted a talented young player from the university.

形容词 “draft”

基本形式 draft, draught uk,不可分级
  1. 生啤
    She prefers draft beer because it tastes fresher than the canned version.
  2. 役用 (动物)
    The farmer used a pair of draft oxen to plow the fields.