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資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Drain \Drain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drained}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Draining}.] [AS. drehnigean to drain, strain; perh. akin to
E. draw.]
1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or
off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.
Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent.
--Bacon.
But it was not alone that the he drained their
treasure and hampered their industry. --Motley.
2. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make
gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from
streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence,
to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like;
as, to drain a country of its specie.
Sinking waters, the firm land to drain, Filled the
capacious deep and formed the main. --Roscommon.
3. To filter.
Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth,
hath become fresh. --Bacon.
Draining \Drain"ing\, vb. n. of {Drain}, v. t. (Agric.)
The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land.
{Draining tile}. Same as {Draintile}.
資料來源 : WordNet®
draining
adj : having a debilitating effect; "an exhausting job in the hot
sun" [syn: {exhausting}]