draft

英 [drɑ?ft] 美[dr?ft]
  • n. 匯票;草稿;選派;(尤指房間、煙囪、爐子等供暖系統(tǒng)中的)(小股)氣流
  • vt. 起草;制定;征募
  • vi. 擬稿;繪樣;作草圖
  • adj. 初步畫(huà)出或(寫(xiě)出)的;(設(shè)計(jì)、草圖、提綱或版本)正在起草中的,草擬的;以草稿形式的;草圖的

英英釋意


1. a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
2. a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle)
3. a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
4. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg;
"they served beer on draft"
5. preliminary version of a written work
6. the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
7. a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
8. a dose of liquid medicine;
"he took a sleeping draft"
9. compulsory military service
10. a large and hurried swallow;
"he finished it at a single gulp"
11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling