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drawing

英 ['drɔː(r)ɪŋ] 美 ['drɔɪŋ]

n. 图画；牵引；素描术
v. 绘画；吸引（draw的ing形式）；拖曳

中文词源

drawing 绘画

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。

2. The appointed hour of the ceremony was drawing nearer.: 既定的典礼时间就快到了。

3. And all the time next spring's elections are drawing closer.: 明年春天的选举即将来临。

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。

5. The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan.: 政府正在起草和平计划。