draw
Definitions
To make a picture with a pen or pencil
画，绘制
To pull something in a particular direction
拉，拖；抽出
To attract or bring in (people, attention)
吸引
To reach or take out (a conclusion, money, water)
得出；提取，汲取
A game or contest ending with equal scores; a tie
平局
Something that attracts people; an attraction
有吸引力的事物，卖点
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Old English dragan, 'to drag, pull' — the native cousin of drag. Every sense is a kind of pulling: pull water from a well, pull a sword, pull a crowd in (attract), pull a conclusion from evidence, pull a pen across paper (sketch a line), and a tied game where neither side can pull ahead.
Root draw still carries 7 more wordsWhy It Means This
The biggest surprise is 'draw a picture.' How did 'pull' come to mean 'sketch'? Through the pen: you draw a picture by pulling a pencil across paper, dragging a line behind it. Seen that way, drawing is just pulling ink — the same root act as drawing water or a sword.
Common Collocations
- 1.draw a picture画画
- 2.draw conclusions得出结论
- 3.draw attention吸引注意
- 4.draw a crowd吸引人群
- 5.end in a draw以平局收场
Example Sentences
- 1.
The children love to draw animals with crayons.
- 2.
He drew the curtains and switched on the lamp.
- 3.
The festival drew thousands of visitors this year.
- 4.
The match ended in a goalless draw.