draft
“Draft”在英语中是一个多义词,主要有以下含义:
- 草案,初稿。如法律文本、论文、设计方案的初稿。
- 草拟,起草。如起草一个计划或合同。
- 征召,如征召入伍、征召运动员入队伍。
- 绘图,设计。在建筑或工程领域,草图就是一个项目或建筑物的初步设计。
- 汇票,如承兑汇票和期票。
- He is working on the draft of his speech for the conference. (他正在准备会议的发言草稿)
- The government will draft a new law to protect wildlife. (政府将起草一个新的法律来保护野生动物)
- Many young men were drafted into the army during the war. (战争期间有许多年轻人被征召入伍)
- She is in charge of the draft for the new project’s design.(她负责新项目设计的起草工作)
- The businessman paid in a draft to the supplier.(商人向供应商支付了一笔汇票)
词根词缀分析
Section titled “词根词缀分析”“Draft”的词根来自古英语的 “dræft”,意思是”一次拉、拉去”,这是由 “dragan”演变而来的,意为“拉、拖”。
在美国,“draft”一词常被用于体育中的选秀。例如”NBA draft”(NBA选秀),指的是每年举行的一个活动,各个球队在这个活动中选择新的球员。
单词变形和搭配
Section titled “单词变形和搭配”- 变形:drafts(复数), drafted(动词过去式和过去分词), drafting(现在分词)
- 搭配:draft proposal (草案提案), draft beer (生啤), draft legislation (立法草案)
你可以将 “draft” 联想为 “draw a raft (画一个木筏)“,把你的想法和计划画出来,就像是在写草稿一样。
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess being captured. She drafted a rescue plan on a flimsy paper, rolled it into a tiny tube, and slipped it through the narrow window. (从前,有个美丽的公主被捕。她在薄薄的纸上草拟了一个救援计划,把它卷成一个小管子,然后从窄窄的窗户里滑出去。)