drain
US /dren/
・UK /dreɪn/
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n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Hole or pipe that water, waste etc. flows into
Because the drain is blocked by leaves and dirt, the water is not flowing away
v.t.Transitive VerbTo empty or remove liquid from
I will drain the water off the potatoes
v.t.Transitive VerbTo use up the energy/ money/power of something
You drain all my money
v.t.Transitive Verb(To cause) to become less or smaller; reduce
I will drain the extra air out of the balloon
v.t.Transitive VerbTo make someone feel tired or weak
A serious illness can drain a strong person
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)Something that depletes resources or energy.
The war was a huge drain on the country's resources.
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10 Things You Should Eliminate From Your Life
- And while you can't always control who you interact with, try to limit time spent with those who consistently drain your energy.
And while you can't always control who you interact with, try to limit time spent with those who consistently drain your energy.
- those who consistently drain your energy.
those who consistently drain your energy.
How To Cook Perfect Pasta | Gennaro Contaldo
- You grab the pasta straight away or you drain it.
You grab the pasta straight away or you drain it.
- You grab the pasta straight away or you drain it
You grab the pasta straight away or you drain it
Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
- Earthworms are like a small army of underground workers that engineer the soil, aerating it, helping it to drain, increasing the availability of nitrogen for crops, and locking away carbon, preventing it from entering the atmosphere as a harmful greenhouse gas.
Earthworms are like a small army of underground workers that engineer the soil, aerating it, helping it to drain, increasing the availability of nitrogen for crops, and locking away carbon, preventing it from entering the atmosphere as a harmful greenhouse gas.
- that engineer the soil, aerating it helping it to drain increasing the availability of
that engineer the soil, aerating it helping it to drain increasing the availability of
More rain forecast after areas of Australia see worst flooding in decades - BBC News
- But the rain should start to ease away by Wednesday, but the floodwaters will take days to gradually drain away BBC weather there.
But the rain should start to ease away by Wednesday, but the floodwaters will take days to gradually drain away BBC weather there.
- But the floodwaters will take days to gradually drain away.
But the floodwaters will take days to gradually drain away.
You See It Everyday but Never Googled What It's For
- The base of the spoon has a hole so you can drain water out, but it can also be used to measure how much pasta you should cook.
The base of the spoon has a hole so you can drain water out, but it can also be used to measure how much pasta you should cook.
- The base of the spoon has a hole so you can drain water out,
The base of the spoon has a hole so you can drain water out,
NEVER TOO SMALL: Japanese Inspired Sydney Terrace House, 47sqm/506sqft
- It allows us to drain the garden.
It allows us to drain the garden.
- So the kitchen is actually about 450 millimeters higher than the previous kitchen and bathroom were that allows us to drain the garden.
So the kitchen is actually about 450 millimeters higher than the previous kitchen and bathroom were that allows us to drain the garden.
How to Make Rissole Potatoes | Buttery Fried Baby Potatoes
- Once you've got all your potatoes peeled, we're going to parboil them, so I'm going to put them in a pan with enough water to cover them, add a little bit of salt and bring that to a boil, and let them cook for about eight to ten minutes depending on the size of your potatoes until they're just tender, and then we'll drain, and then you put them back in the same pan, so this is technically a one pot meal.
Once you've got all your potatoes peeled, we're going to parboil them, so I'm going to put them in a pan with enough water to cover them, add a little bit of salt and bring that to a boil, and let them cook for about eight to ten minutes depending on the size of your potatoes until they're just tender, and then we'll drain, and then you put them back in the same pan, so this is technically a one pot meal.
- And then we'll drain, and then you put them back in the same pan.
And then we'll drain, and then you put them back in the same pan.
Google Beam hands-on exclusive: a futuristic upgrade to conference calls
- It makes you want to stay in a meeting longer, which is a weird thing to say, but it doesn't drain you like normal virtual meetings.
It makes you want to stay in a meeting longer, which is a weird thing to say, but it doesn't drain you like normal virtual meetings.
- but it doesn't drain you like normal virtual meetings.
but it doesn't drain you like normal virtual meetings.
如何擺脫社交尷尬？問自己這兩個問題 ► Vanessa Van Edwards 凡妮莎‧范‧愛德華茲（中英字幕）
- The reason why it's important to know if you're an ambivert is because you should know what are the people and places that drain you.
The reason why it's important to know if you're an ambivert is because you should know what are the people and places that drain you.
- The reason why it's important to know if you're an ambivert is because you should know what are the people and places that drain you.
The reason why it's important to know if you're an ambivert is because you should know what are the people and places that drain you.
How to Make Chicken Fajitas | Hilah Cooking
- Again, just put it in in a single layer, drain most of the marinade off, and don't touch it for a minute or so if you want to get some color on there, flip it over, let it go another minute.
Again, just put it in in a single layer, drain most of the marinade off, and don't touch it for a minute or so if you want to get some color on there, flip it over, let it go another minute.
- Just put it in in a single layer, drain most of the marinade off,
Just put it in in a single layer, drain most of the marinade off,