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GRE 红宝书

• n. 草稿, 草案; 汇票
• ［英］ n. 草稿, 草案 ( preliminary written version of sth) ; 汇票 ( written order to a bank to pay money to sb)
• ［例］ a draft on an American bank

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English draght; akin to Old English dragan to draw — more at draw
• Date: 13th century
• 1.
  • a. the act of drawing a net
  • b. haul 2b
• 2.
  • a. the act or an instance of drinking or inhaling; also the portion drunk or inhaled in one such act
  • b. a portion poured out or mixed for drinking ; dose
• 3.
  • a. the force required to pull an implement
  • b. load or load-pulling capacity
• 4.
  • a. the act of moving loads by drawing or pulling ; pull
  • b. a team of animals together with what they draw
• 5.
  • a. delineation, representation
  • b. scheme, design
  • c. a preliminary sketch, outline, or version <the author's first draft><a draft treaty>
• 6. the act, result, or plan of drawing out or stretching
• 7.
  • a. the act of drawing (as from a cask)
  • b. a portion of liquid so drawn <a draft of ale>
  • c. draft beer <a glass of draft>
• 8. the depth of water a ship draws especially when loaded
• 9.
  • a.
    • (1) a system for or act of selecting individuals from a group (as for compulsory military service)
    • (2) an act or process of selecting an individual (as for political candidacy) without the individual's expressed consent
  • b. a group of individuals selected especially by military draft
  • c. a system whereby exclusive rights to selected new players are apportioned among professional teams
• 10.
  • a. an order for the payment of money drawn by one person or bank on another
  • b. the act or an instance of drawing from or making demands upon something ; demand
• 11.
  • a. a current of air in a closed-in space <felt a draft>
  • b. a device for regulating the flow of air (as in a fireplace)
• 12. angle, taper; specifically the taper given to a pattern or die so that the work can be easily withdrawn
• 13. a pocket of reduced air pressure behind a moving object; also the use of such a draft to save energy

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