draft
n. 草稿; 徵兵; 匯票; 運動員選拔
v. 起草; 徵召…入伍; 選拔進職業隊; 選派
A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech.
I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name...
我把他的草稿重新改寫,並以我的名字發表了。
I faxed a first draft of this article to him.
我將這篇文章的初稿傳真給他了。
When you draft a letter, book, or speech, you write the first version of it.
He drafted a standard letter to the editors...
他起草了一份給編輯的標準信函。
The legislation was drafted by House Democrats.
法律由眾議院民主黨草擬。
If you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time.
During the Second World War, he was drafted into the US Army...
二戰期間,他應徵加入了美國陸軍。
He wasn't drafted for the war; he volunteered for the Navy.
他不是因為這次戰爭才被徵召入伍的,他是自願加入海軍的。
If people are drafted into a place, they are moved there to do a particular job.
Extra police have been drafted into the town after the violence...
暴亂過後又有警力被抽調到了該鎮。
The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement.
主教練將特別要求抽調這位運動員到他的隊裡做替補。
The draft is the practice of ordering people to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time.
...his effort to avoid the draft.
他試圖逃避兵役
A draft is a written order for payment of money by a bank, especially from one bank to another.
The money was payable by a draft drawn by the home...
這筆錢可憑國內承兌的匯票支付。
Ten days later Carmen received a bank draft for a plane ticket.
10 天后卡門收到了一張用於購買機票的銀行匯票。
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;
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;
9. compulsory military service
10. a large and hurried swallow;
11. the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
1. draw up an outline or sketch for something;
2. engage somebody to enter the army
3. make a blueprint of
draft, outline, diagram, plot, sketch, blueprint
這些詞既可作動詞也可作名詞用,作動詞時均有"繪製"之意;作名詞時都含"草圖"之意。
on draft
散裝的,直接汲取的:從一個大容器中汲取的,如酒桶
We declared against the draft resolution put forward by the member states in collusion with the aggressor.
我們宣告反對那些與侵略者勾結在一起的成員國提出的決議草案.
He's now revising the first draft of his essay.
他目前正修改他的文章初稿.
On the cover are the words " First Draft ".
封面上有 “ 初稿 ” 字樣.
I enclose here with a draft for the sum of 100 dollars.
茲附上100美元匯票一張.
Close the door and shut out that draft!
關上門把那股風擋住!