draw out
动词 v.
英文释义
动词 v.
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To make (something) last for more time than is necessary; to prolong; to extend.
— It seems the boss tries to draw out these meetings for as long as possible just to punish us.
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To physically extract, as blood from a vein.
— Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill.
- To extract, to bring out, as concealed information; to elicit; to educe.
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To use means to entice or force (an animal) from its hole or similar hiding place.
— They used raw meat to draw the beast out of the cave.
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To cause (a shy person) to be more open or talkative.
— She's really a neat person if you just take the time to draw her out.
- To redraw an electoral district in order to make it unlikely a particular candidate or party will win it.
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To improve a losing hand to a winning hand by receiving additional cards.
— Jill had a flush on the turn, but Jimmy drew out by completing a full house on the river.
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To leave the place (of an army), etc.
— That the Scots Army drew out upon a March, and the English Army drew out to attend them, but could not engage them, by reason of a Bog and great Ditch between the two Armies, only they discharged their great Guns at one another, […]
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