Word · Frequency #8748
draughts
气流;穿堂风
draughts is the plural of draught.
a current of cool air moving through a room, chimney, or vehicle
- 1.
a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
空气流动(通常进入烟囱、房间或车辆)
- 2.
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
从桶中抽取的饮料(通常是酒精饮料)
- 3.
the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
船的龙骨在水面下的深度(尤其是装载时)
扎啤;一杯(扎)啤酒;吃水;吃水深度;空气流动(通常进入烟囱、房间或车辆);从桶中抽取的饮料(通常是酒精饮料);船的龙骨在水面下的深度(尤其是装载时)
In use
There's a draught coming from under the door.
She felt a cold draught on her neck as she walked past the open window.
The room was draughty, so they stuffed towels under the door to block the draught.
Connections
Collocations
- draught beer
- 生啤酒(桶装散啤)
- I prefer draught beer to bottled beer.比起瓶装啤酒,我更喜欢生啤酒。
- on draught
- 散装供应(啤酒等从桶中直接汲取)
- The pub serves several real ales on draught.这家酒吧供应几种散装鲜啤酒。
- draught horse
- 挽马(用于拉重物的马)
- Shire horses were traditionally used as draught horses.夏尔马传统上被用作挽马。
- cold draught
- 冷气流(尤指从门窗缝隙进来的冷风)
- A cold draught was coming from under the door.一股冷气流从门底下吹进来。
- draught proofing
- 防风措施(防止冷风进入)
- Installing draught proofing can reduce heating costs.安装防风措施可以降低取暖费用。
- draught excluder
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一阵穿堂风(draught)吹来,你正喝着生啤酒(draught beer),风中带着麦香。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:indoor、vehicle 在描述室内或交通工具中的冷气流时常用,正式和非正式场合都适用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like craft, shaft, daft, graft, waft, and haft rhyme with draught's /dræft/ pronunciation. Note that draught is spelled with 'augh' but pronounced like 'aft'. Other 'augh' words like 'laugh' (/læf/) or 'caught' (/kɔːt/) do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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