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单词 drainer
释义
drainer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdreɪ.nər/us
/ˈdreɪ.nɚ/

drainernoun[C](RELEASING LIQUID)

aframemade ofplastic,metal, orwood,placedon thesurfacenext to asinktoholdthings while theydry:
Jimwashedup hiscupcarefullyandplacedit in theplasticdrainer.
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UK
(USdrainboard)
asurfacenext to asinkwhereplates,knives,forks, etc. arelefttodryafter they have beenwashed:
Thesinkisstainlesssteelwith anintegralstainlesssteeldrainer.
acontainerwithholesforlettingliquidrunout of something:
This is a veryclevervegetabledrainer whichclipson topansso you do not need acolander.
apersonwhosejobis todrainwater(=allowit toflowaway)from anarea:
He wasworkingas a drainer on abuildingsite.
More examples
  • It's abeautifulkitchenbut I don't like thecheapplasticdishdrainer on theworktop.
  • Justleavethecleanplateson the drainer.
  • Theunitconsists of asinkand drainer withcupboardsbeneath.
  • Thebottlesarewashedand put into drainers, which are just abigpieceofwoodwithholescutin, anddriedover theheat.
  • Put thecookedspinachinto a drainer andsqueezetoremoveas muchwateraspossible.
  • You canbuyyogurtdrainers, whichlooklike acoffeefilterwith anextremelyfinemeshfabricinside.
  • Thelocalsweresuspiciousof the drainers who came todrainthemarshes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Washing the dishes
  • dish
  • dish soap
  • dishcloth
  • dishrag
  • dishtowel
  • drainboard
  • draining board
  • draining rack
  • handwash
  • pan scourer
  • roller towel
  • scouring pad
  • scrubber
  • sink
  • sink unit
  • tea cloth
  • tea towel
  • washing-up
  • washing-up liquid
  • waste disposal

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General and miscellaneous containers
Building: construction work & workers

drainernoun[C](TAKING ENERGY)

something thattakesa lot ofpowerfrom abattery(= adevicethatproduceselectricitytoprovidepowerforphones,cars, etc.), so that in the end it uses it all up:
Just beawarethat having someappspermanentlyconnectedonyourphonecan be abatterydrainer.
informal
something or someone that uses a person'senergyso that theyfeelverytiredor lesspowerful:
Constantly having toproveyourself is anemotionaldrainer.
In herbooksheadvisesyou how todealwith "drainers" atwork,peoplewhosuckyourenergyandslowyou down.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physics: energy, force & power
  • anti-gravity
  • attract
  • attraction
  • bar magnet
  • barometric pressure
  • dynamo
  • fundamental force
  • G-force
  • gravitational
  • high-impact
  • incident
  • meltdown
  • propulsion
  • stored energy
  • surface tension
  • thermodynamic
  • transduce
  • transduction
  • unexcited
  • unipolar
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Tired and making tired
(Definition ofdrainerfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
drainer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈdreɪ.nər/us
/ˈdreɪ.nɚ/
adraining boardUK
（同draining board）

Examplesofdrainer

drainer
The skimmer anddrainerwere made of light blue plastic and were approximately 35 cm long.
From theCambridge English Corpus
But let us assume that drainers are included in that, so that you could get a subsidy for a house occupied by adrainer.
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It will include such people as blacksmiths, ditchers, hedgers and drainers and all those who are necessary to keep our agriculture turning.
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If drainers had more scientific knowledge such a thing as that could not take place.
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I believe that a scheme ought to be promoted whereby ex-service men who are out of employment at the present moment could be trained as expert hedgers and drainers.
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The drainers would attack the matter, begin to dig the drain and might easily discover very old and interesting drainage systems which had been put there previously.
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Would he or would he not regard, for example, an estatedraineras being a man in a class which should come into what we have been speaking of?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He is the inventor of the powerdrainer, a device capable of temporarily neutralizing the abilities of super-powered individuals.
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The drainers are supposed to keep these revelations secret; however, at least one eventually uses the information he learns for political revenge.
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But the infrastructure and operation of transport has a great impact on the land and is the largestdrainerof energy, making transport sustainability a major issue.
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