词汇 | draw on |
释义 | draw on 1. come near in time; gradually approach 接近;临近 * Winter is drawing on. 冬天来临了。 * The fateful date drew on. 决定命运的日子临近了。 2. put on 穿上 * Help her draw on these boots. It's raining outside. 帮她穿上靴子,外面在下雨。 * Hastily John drew on his trousers and rushed out into the street. 约翰匆匆忙忙穿上裤子,向街上冲去。 3. make use of (money, etc.); take or use as a source 利用;动用(钱等) * The company can draw on their vast reserves to pay for the project. 公司可以动用其雄厚的储备金来支付该工程的费用。 * We mustn't draw on our savings. 我们不可挪用我们的积蓄。 * A writer has to draw on his imagination and experience. 作家必须要利用自己的想象力和经历进行创作。 * She kept drawing on her bank account to such an extent that the bank soon notified her that she was overdrawn. 她不断从银行取款,不久银行就通知她透支了。 * Fat reserves are like bank accounts to be drawn on in the winter when food supplies are limited. 脂肪储备如同银行里的存款,供冬天食物来源有限时支取使用。 4. encourage; induce or make sb. continue on his course 鼓励;诱使某人继续… * Professor Chen encouraged his students to draw on their speeches freely. 陈教授鼓励他的学生们继续自由地演讲下去。 * She drew him on to tell her about what had happened. 她鼓励他说出所发生的事情。 * The feeling that he was near his destination drew him on. 他感到目的地在望,这鼓励他继续前进。 * He drew the monkey on till he brought it into a trap. 他引诱猴子直到使它掉进了陷阱。 |
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