drawing

• n. 图画；牵引；素描术
• v. 绘画；吸引（draw的ing形式）；拖曳

词态变化

中文词源

来自draw, 画画。

英文词源

drawing (n.)

c. 1300, "a pulling," in various senses, verbal noun from draw (v.). The "picture-making" sense is from 1520s; of the picture itself from 1660s. Drawing board is from 1725; used in figurative expression from mid-20c.

双语例句

1. He is moving ever closer to drawing his pension.

他就要领取养老金了。

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2. The appointed hour of the ceremony was drawing nearer.

既定的典礼时间就快到了。

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3. And all the time next spring's elections are drawing closer.

明年春天的选举即将来临。

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4. We expected every drawing exercise to show us up as hopeless artists.

我们预计每次素描练习都会令我们看上去像是不成气候的艺术家。

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5. The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan.

政府正在起草和平计划。

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