drafting
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech. 草稿; 初稿
I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name. 我改寫了他那篇以我的名義發(fā)表了的初稿。
I faxed a first draft of this article to him. 我把這篇文章的初稿傳真給他。
2. N-COUNT A draft is a written order for payment of money by a bank, especially from one bank to another. 匯票
Payments must be made in U.S. dollars by a bank draft drawn to the order of the United Nations Postal Administration. 付款必須用開給聯(lián)合國郵政管理處的銀行匯票，并以美元支付。
3. N-COUNT A draft is a current of air that comes into a place in an undesirable way. (鉆進(jìn)某處的) 風(fēng)[美國英語]
Block drafts around doors and windows. 擋住門窗周圍的風(fēng)。
4. V-T When you draft a letter, book, or speech, you write the first version of it. 起草
He drafted a letter to the editors. 他草擬了一封給編輯的信。
5. V-T If you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time. 征兵[美國英語] [usu passive]
During the Second World War, he was drafted into the U.S. Army. 第二次世界大戰(zhàn)期間，他應(yīng)征加入美國陸軍。
6. V-T If people are drafted to do something, they are asked to do a particular job. 選派
She hoped that Fox could be drafted to run the organization. 她希望福克斯能夠被選派來掌管這個組織。
7. N-SING The draft is the practice of ordering people to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time. 征兵[美國英語]
...his effort to avoid the draft. …他逃避兵役的努力。
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