
n.草稿;草圖;匯票;征兵
vt.起草;征兵;選秀
adj.醞釀中的
He drew a draft of the car. 他畫了一張汽車的草圖。
He has drawn up the design draft. 他擬訂了設計草圖。
He drew a draft on a pad then began his formal work. 他在便箋簿上畫了草圖,然后就開始正式工作了。
I propose issuing a time draft for US $ 100,000. 我建議開具價值10萬美元的遠期匯票。
That year's draft was the largest ever. 那年的征兵規(guī)模最大。
Use of the draft as a form of punishment has struck a sour note in some quarters. 將征兵作為一種懲罰手段的做法在一些地區(qū)引起了反感。
用作及物動詞 (vt.)Who will draft the indictment? 誰將起草起訴狀?
John was drafted into the Army last year. 約翰去年被應征入伍。
There are very few players in the draft with his size, athleticism and skill set. 選秀遲中像他這樣尺寸的并擁有運動能力和技術的家伙可真不多。
Also, teams do not receive any compensatory draft picks for players not offered arbitration. 還有就是,若原球隊未提出薪資仲裁,則不會獲得選秀時的補償。
用作形容詞 (adj.)The Authority may suggest any other proposal it thinks fit for inclusion into the draft corporate plan. 市建局可提議其認為適合包括在事務計劃草案內的任何其他提案。
draft與draght實際上屬一個詞,但是使用上有一些區(qū)別:當“支取款項”和“匯票”時,只能用draft。軍隊的“分遣”,“(打)草稿(或圖)”等含義中,draft也比較常用。在其他常用的含義中,draft也更常用,draught是英國的用法;
draft表示“匯票”時,后面可接for或of再接款額,但是接for比較常用,如a draft for ¥300; draft表示“匯票”時,后面還可接on再接銀行名,如a draft on the Bank of China。
v.(動詞)draft用作動詞的基本意思是“起草,草擬,畫草圖”,也可作“選派,抽調”“征募,征召…入伍”解。
draft可接名詞或代詞作賓語,也可接以as短語或動詞不定式充當賓語補足語的復合賓語。