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drain

US: /ˈdɹeɪn/

UK: /dɹˈe‍ɪn/

English Vietnamese dictionary

drain /drein/

danh từ
- ống dẫn (nước...), cống, rãnh, mương, máng
- (y học) ống dẫn lưu
- sự rút hết, sự bòn rút hết, sự tiêu hao, sự làm kiệt quệ
  - a drain on someone's purse: sự bòn rút tiền của ai
- (từ lóng) hớp nhỏ (rượu)

ngoại động từ
- ((thường) + off, away) rút, tháo, tiêu (nước); làm ráo nước (quần áo giặt, bát đĩa rửa)
  - to drain off the water: tháo nước
- uống cạn (nước, rượu)
  - to drain dry; to drain to the dregs: uống cạn
- (y học) dẫn lưu
- rút hết, bòn rút hết, tiêu hao, làm kiệt quệ
  - to drain the wealth of a country: bòn rút hết của cải của một nước
  - to drain someone of his property: lấy hết của cải của ai, bòn rút hết tài sản của ai

nội động từ
- ((thường) + off, away) chảy đi, thoát đi, tiêu đi (nước...)
- ráo nước (quần áo giặt, bát đĩa rửa)
- (+ through) chảy ròng ròng, chảy nhỏ giọt (qua...)

Advanced English dictionary

verb, noun
+ verb
1 to make sth empty or dry by removing all the liquid from it; to become empty or dry in this way: [VN] Drain and rinse the pasta. + The marshes have been drained. + You will need to drain the central heating system before you replace the radiator. + [V] The swimming pool drains very slowly. + Leave the dishes to drain.
2 ~ (sth) (from / out of sth)
~ (sth) (away / off) to make liquid flow away from sth; to flow away: [VN] We had to drain the oil out of the engine. + Drain off the excess fat from the meat. + [V] She pulled out the plug and the water drained away. + The river drains into a lake. + All the colour drained from his face when I told him the news + His face drained of colour. + (figurative) My anger slowly drained away.
3 [VN] to empty a cup or glass by drinking everything in it: (written) In one gulp, he drained the glass. + She quickly drained the last of her drink.
4 [VN] ~ sb/sth (of sth) to make sb/sth weaker, poorer, etc. by using up their/its strength, money, etc: My mother's hospital expenses were slowly draining my income. + I felt drained of energy. + The experience left her emotionally drained. + an exhausting and draining experience
+ noun
1 [C] a pipe that carries away dirty water or other liquid waste: We had to call in a plumber to unblock the drain. + The drains (= the system of pipes) date from the beginning of the century.
2 [C] (BrE) (AmE grate, sewer grate) a frame of metal bars over the opening to a drain in the ground
3 [C] (AmE) = PLUGHOLE
4 [sing.] ~ on sb/sth a thing that uses a lot of the time, money, etc. that could be used for sth else: Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources.
See also - BRAIN DRAIN
Idioms: (go) down the drain (BrE also (go) down the plughole) (informal) (to be) wasted; (to get) very much worse: It's just money down the drain, you know. + Safety standards have gone down the drain.
more at LAUGH v.

Thesaurus dictionary

1 ditch, channel, trench, culvert, conduit, pipe, gutter, outlet, watercourse, sewer, cloaca:

The storm drains have overflowed.

2 depletion, reduction, sapping, sap, exhaustion, strain, drag; outgo, outflow, withdrawal, disbursement, expenditure:

The cost of the new roof was a drain on our resources.

3 down the drain. wasted, gone, thrown away, lost, Slang up the spout:

All that money spent on his education went down the drain.

4 draw off, tap, extract, remove, take away, withdraw, pump off or out; empty, evacuate, drink up or down, quaff, swallow, finish:

After washing the lettuce, drain off the water. He drained the glass in one gulp.

5 consume, use up, exhaust, sap, deplete, bleed, strain, tax, spend; weaken, debilitate, impair, cripple:

The car repairs drained my bank account. After climbing to the top of the mountain, we were completely drained.

6 seep, trickle, ooze, drip, leave, go or flow from or out of, disappear (from), ebb:

Let the pus drain from the boil. The blood drained from his face when he saw her.

Collocation dictionary

¹ pipe/hole that dirty water goes down

ADJ.

blocked

VERB + DRAIN

block | clear, unblock | lay

They were busy laying the drains for the new houses.

² sth that uses up time/money/resources

ADJ.

heavy, major, serious | brain

scientists joining the brain drain (= moving to a country where they can work in better conditions and earn more)

PREP.

~ on

These losses have been a major drain on the company's resources.

¹ make sth empty/dry

ADV.

thoroughly, well

Remove the artichokes, drain thoroughly and allow to cool. well-drained soil

² make sb/sth weaker/poorer, etc.

ADV.

totally, utterly | emotionally, physically | away

draining away the country's coal reserves

PREP.

His voice was utterly drained of emotion.

PHRASES

be/feel drained

Sue felt exhausted and emotionally drained.

Concise English dictionary

drains|drained|drainingdreɪn
noun
+emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it
+tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material
+a pipe through which liquid is carried away
+a gradual depletion of energy or resources
verb
+flow off gradually
+deplete of resources
+empty of liquid; drain the liquid from
+make weak