n.草稿;草图;汇票;征兵
vt.起草;征兵;选秀
adj.酝酿中的
He drew a draft of the car. 他画了一张汽车的草图。
He has drawn up the design draft. 他拟订了设计草图。
He drew a draft on a pad then began his formal work. 他在便笺簿上画了草图,然后就开始正式工作了。
I propose issuing a time draft for US $ 100,000. 我建议开具价值10万美元的远期汇票。
That year's draft was the largest ever. 那年的征兵规模最大。
Use of the draft as a form of punishment has struck a sour note in some quarters. 将征兵作为一种惩罚手段的做法在一些地区引起了反感。
用作及物动词 (vt.)Who will draft the indictment? 谁将起草起诉状?
John was drafted into the Army last year. 约翰去年被应征入伍。
There are very few players in the draft with his size, athleticism and skill set. 选秀迟中像他这样尺寸的并拥有运动能力和技术的家伙可真不多。
Also, teams do not receive any compensatory draft picks for players not offered arbitration. 还有就是,若原球队未提出薪资仲裁,则不会获得选秀时的补偿。
用作形容词 (adj.)The Authority may suggest any other proposal it thinks fit for inclusion into the draft corporate plan. 市建局可提议其认为适合包括在事务计划草案内的任何其他提案。
draft与draght实际上属一个词,但是使用上有一些区别:当“支取款项”和“汇票”时,只能用draft。军队的“分遣”,“(打)草稿(或图)”等含义中,draft也比较常用。在其他常用的含义中,draft也更常用,draught是英国的用法;
draft表示“汇票”时,后面可接for或of再接款额,但是接for比较常用,如a draft for ¥300; draft表示“汇票”时,后面还可接on再接银行名,如a draft on the Bank of China。
v.(动词)draft用作动词的基本意思是“起草,草拟,画草图”,也可作“选派,抽调”“征募,征召…入伍”解。
draft可接名词或代词作宾语,也可接以as短语或动词不定式充当宾语补足语的复合宾语。