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意味・対訳 (軽くなめらかに)引く、引っぱる、牽引(けんいん)する、(ある方向に)引き寄せる、引きしぼる、引き締める、(通例「締める」の意で)(続けて)引く、引っぱって下ろす、(無理に)(…に)引き入れる、引いて馬を止める

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(ゆっくり滑らかに)引く

何かを引いた結果に焦点がある.荷車やいすなどを引いて動かすというのが基本
音節draw 発音記号・読み方
/drˈɔː(米国英語), dɹɔː(英国英語)/

drawの
品詞ごとの意味や使い方

drawの活用表

原形現在分詞過去形過去分詞三人称単数現在
drawdrawingdrewdrawndraws

drawの
イディオムやフレーズ

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研究社 新英和中辞典での「draw」の意味

draw

音節draw 発音記号・読み方/drˈɔː/発音を聞く
動詞 他動詞
A

1

(軽くなめらかに)引く 《★【類語】pull》:


a

ものを引っぱる牽引(んい)する.


He drew the blanket over his head. 彼はまで毛布ひっかぶった.

c

を〉引きしぼる; 〈などを〉引き締める.


He drew his bow to shoot an arrow. 彼はようとして引きしぼった.

d

〔+目的語(+副詞())〕(通例締める」ので)〈カーテンなどを〉(続けて)引く; 引っぱって下ろす[上げる].


draw a curtain (across a window) (窓に)カーテンを引く (cf. draw the CURTAIN over [on]… 【成句】).

f

手綱を〉いて馬を止める.


draw BIT, draw REIN 【成句】.
He drew the nails from the board. 彼はそのからくぎを引きいた.

b

〔+目的語(+out)+前置詞+()名詞〕〔…に向かって〕〈刀剣ピストルなどを〉抜くon,upon〕 (cf. 自動詞 4b).


He drew his gun on me. 彼はいきなりいて[出して]突きつけた.

d

〔+目的語(+from+()名詞)〕〈トランプを〉〔…から引く取る.


e

〈くじを〉引く引き当てる.


a

〔+目的語(+from+()名詞)〕〈などを〉〔…からくみ上げる; 〔容器から〕〈液体を〉出す.


b

〔+間接目的語+直接目的語 / +目的語+for+()名詞〕〈に〉(容器から)〈液体を〉出す; 〔に〕(容器から)〈液体を〉出す.


c

〔+目的語(+前置詞+()名詞)〕〔銀行・口座などから〕〈を〉おろす 〔from,out of〕.


d

〔+目的語(+前置詞+()名詞)〕〈結論情報などを〉〔…から引き出す; 〔物語から〕〈教訓を〉得る 〔from,out of〕.


e

給料などを〉もらう[受け取る].


f

金銭などが〉〈利子が〉つく.


The money drew a lot of interest in the bank. その銀行預けていてずいぶん利子がついた.

a

〔+目的語(+to+()名詞)〕〈注意耳目などを〉〔…に引く引きつける.


b

支持者などを〉引きつける,〈…の〉人気を呼ぶ.


c

〔+目的語(+前置詞+()名詞)〕〈人のを〔に〕引きつける,〈に〉〔…の〕魅力を感じさせるtotoward〕.


a

〔+目的語(+前置詞+()名詞)〕〈笑い攻撃非難などを〉〔…から引き出す誘う 〔from,out of〕.


b

〔+目的語(+down)+前置詞+()名詞〕〈破滅などを〉〔に〕招くon,upon〕.


He drew (down) his failure upon himself. 彼は失敗いた.

6

a

〔+目的語(+in)〕〈を〉吸う.


b

ため息を〉つく.


a drawn gamedrawn 2.

8

を〉させる.


No blood has been drawn yet. まだ一滴されていない.

10

が〉喫水〈…フィートである.


B

1

(鉛筆・ペン・クレヨン・チョークなどを用いてで)描く 《★【類語】 paint絵の具絵を描く; write字を書く》:


a

を〉引く写す; 〈を〉描く.


b

〔+間接目的語+直接目的語 / +目的語+for+()名詞〕〈に〉〈…を〉描いてあげる; 〔に〕〈…を〉描いてあげる.


I'll draw you a rough map.=I'll draw a rough map for you. あなたに略図を描いてあげよう.

c

〈…を〉(言葉で)描写する.


3

a

〔+目的語(+up)〕〈文書を〉作成する.


自動詞
A

1

〔+副詞()〕


b

が〉近づく.


b

〔+前置詞+()名詞〕〔に向かって[をねらって]〕刀剣[ピストル]を抜くon,upon〕 (cf. 他動詞 A2b).


5

などが〉出る.


draw for partners くじをいてパートナーを決める.
B

2

〔+前置詞+()名詞〕〔資金などを〕利用する; 〔経験などに〕頼るon,upon〕《★受身》.


I'll have to draw on my bank account. 銀行(の口座)からをおろさ[引きさ]ねばなるまい (cf. draw 他動詞 A3c).

自動詞としての「draw」のイディオムやフレーズ
dráw a béad on…dráw a blánk
dráw apártdráw a véil òver…
dràw awáydràw báck
dráw blóoddráw a person's fíre
dràw índráw ín one's hórns
dráw lével (with…)dràw óff
draw ondràw óut
dráw the línedràw úp
名詞可算名詞

1

a

引くこと,ひと引き.


b

(ピストルなどを)抜き出すこと.


c

くじ引き抽選 〔for〕.


3

(たばこ・パイプの)ひと吸い.


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死ぬ. - 研究社 新英和中辞典

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(深く)息を吸い込む. - 研究社 新英和中辞典

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Let's draw something.発音を聞く例文帳に追加

なにか描こう。 - Weblio Email例文集

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点を書く。 - Weblio Email例文集

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Eゲイト英和辞典での「draw」の意味

draw

音節draw発音記号・読み方drɔ́ː変化~s{~z};過去drew{drúː};過分drawn{drɔ́ːn}; ~・ing ~s{~z}
覚え方ゆっくり滑らか引く
何かを引いた結果焦点がある荷車やいすなどをいて動かすというのが基本
引く動詞
引く引っ張る他動詞1
などを)引き伸ばす他動詞2a
会議などを)長引かせる他動詞2b
などに)しわを寄せる他動詞3
注意などを)引く他動詞4a
引き出す動詞
引き出す他動詞5
(くじなどを)引く他動詞6
お金を)引き出す他動詞7
などを)吸う他動詞8a
情報などを)引き出す他動詞9
線を引く動詞
を)引く描く他動詞11
試合を)引き分ける他動詞14

動詞
他動詞
引く
1引く引っ張るいて移動させる
2aなど)を引き伸ばす

b会議痛みなど)を長引かせる
3など)にしわを寄せる生地)を縮ませる
4a注意関心など)を引く)を〈…に引き寄せる〈to/into〉
b災難など)を〈…に招き寄せるon〉;()を〈悪事などに[するように]〉誘い込む〈into[to do]〉
引き出す
5を〈…から引き出す引き抜く〈from/out of〉;(など)をいて〈…に向けるon
6(くじなど)を引くくじで当てる
7お金)を引き出す手形を振り出す,(小切手を現金に換える
8aなど)を吸うため息)をつく;(液体気体)を吸い上げる
b液体)を汲む汲み出す
9情報結論など)を〈…から引き出す得る〈from/out of
10うみなど)を出させる;(お茶)をじて出す;≪料理のはらわたを抜く
線を引く
11)を引く鉛筆ペンなどを使ってで)(の)を描く絵の具を使って描く場合はpaint);(ことばで)描写するwrite
12文書を作成する
13区別をする
14試合)を引き分ける

自動詞

成句draw ahead
より〉前へ出る;〈を〉引き離すof

成句draw apart
((draw apart))〈…から離れる〈from〉
((draw apart))…を離す分ける;(カーテン)を開ける

成句draw aside
((draw aside))へ(引き寄せる,すみに連れて行く
((draw aside))脇に寄る

成句draw away
((draw away))〈…から〉(急いで離れる;(競技で)〈相手を〉引き離す〈from〉

((draw away))(など)を〈…から引っ込める引き離す;(注意など)を〈…からそらす〈from〉

成句draw back
((draw back))後ろに下がる退く;〈…から手を引く〈from〉

((draw back))引き戻す;(カーテンなど)を開ける(案)引っ込める

成句draw down
カーテンなど)を引き下ろす
非難など)を招く

成句draw in
((draw in))(())(が)暮れる短くなる;(列車などが)着く;(などが)道路脇に寄る

((draw in))引き寄せる引き入れる;(空気を吸い込む入れる;(など)を縫い込む

成句draw off
((draw off))を取り除く;(手袋靴下など)を脱ぐ

((draw off))引き上げる去る

成句draw on
((draw on))(などが)近づく;(などが)続く長引く

((draw on))(を促す励ます;(手袋靴下など)を着ける

((draw on ...))(預金)からを引き出すあてにする頼りにする

成句draw out
((draw out))((おもに))()が延びる長くなる;(列車などが)出発する
((draw out))引き伸ばす長引かせる
((draw out))(預金を引き出す;(才能など)を引き出す;(文書など)を作成する

成句draw up
((draw up))(が)止まる;((draw up))(を止める

((draw up))〈…に追いつくto

((draw up))引き寄せる引き上げる

((draw up))(文書を作成する;(計画など)を立案する

((draw oneself up))(怒ってまたは誇らし気に)直立する

名詞


ネットワーク

コア・セオリー英語表現(基本動詞)での「draw」の意味

draw

コアとなる意味(ゆっくり滑らかに)引く
ポイント何かを引いた結果焦点がある.荷車椅子などをいて動かすというのが基本.
自動詞 他動詞

I 引く

...を引く,引っ張る,いて移動させる

②(など)を引き伸ばす

③(会議痛みなど)を長引かせる

④(などに)しわを寄せる;(生地を)縮ませる

⑤a(注意関心など)を引く;((draw A to [into] Bで))A()をBに引き付ける

⑤b ((draw A into B, draw A to doで)) AをB(悪事など)に引き込む, Aを仲間引き入れて...させる

II 引き出す

...を<...から>引き出す<from; out of>,引き抜く

⑦(くじなど)を引く,(くじで)...当てる

お金を引き出す;(手形)を振り出す, (小切手)を現金に換える

⑨a(など)を吸う;(液体気体)を吸い上げる

⑨b 液体汲む,汲み出す

(情報結論など)を引き出す,得る,((draw A from [out of] Bで))

((draw teaで))()をじて出す ,お茶を入れる

((draw a chickenで))トリのはらわたを抜く

III 線を引く

()を引く;(鉛筆ペンなどを使ってで)...(の)を描く(◇絵具を使って描く場合はpaint);(言葉で)...描写する

(文書)を作成する

(区別)をする

(試合)を引き分けにする

句動詞

draw ahead

<相手より>前へ出る<<of>

draw apart

①((draw apartで))(...から)離れる

②((draw|apartで))...を離す;分ける

draw aside

((draw|asideで))...へ(引き)寄せる,すみに連れて行く

draw at...

(タバコやパイプを)ふかす

draw away

①((draw awayで))<...から>(急いで)離れる;(相手を)引き離す<from>

②((draw|awayで))(など)を<...から>引っ込める;引き離す<from>

③((draw|awayで))<...から>(注意など)をそらす<from>

draw back

①((draw backで))後ろに下がる, 退く;(...から)手を引く

②((draw|backで))...引き戻す;(カーテンなど)を開ける

③((draw|backで))(案)引っ込める

draw |down

①(カーテンなど)を引き下ろす

②(給料など)を得る

draw in

①((draw inで))(())(が)暮れる,短くなる

②((draw inで))(())(列車などが)着く;(などが)道路脇に寄る

③((draw|inで))...引き寄せる, 引き入れる;(空気)を吸い込む, 入れる

③((draw|inで))()を手繰り込む;(洋服など)を縫い込む

draw off

①((draw|offで))(手袋靴下など)を脱ぐ

②((draw|offで)) <...から>...を取り除く<from>

③((draw offで))引き上げる

draw on

①((draw onで))(などが)近づく

②((draw onで))続く, 長引く

③((draw|onで))(手袋靴下など)を着ける

④((draw|onで))(災難など)を招き寄せる

⑤((draw|onで))()をて...に向ける

⑥((draw on...で))(預金)からを引き出す;(から)助けなどを引き出す,...あてにする

⑦((draw on...で))(タバコ・パイプ)を吸う

draw out

①((draw outで))(列車などが)出発する

②((draw|outで))...引き伸ばす, 長引かせる

③((draw|outで))...を引き出す

draw up

①((draw upで))(が)止まる

②((draw upで))<...に>追いつく<to>

③((draw|upで))...引き寄せる;...引き上げる

④((draw|upで))(文書)を作成する

⑤((draw oneself upで))(怒って, 誇らし気に)直立する

イディオム

draw a blank

blank成句 空くじを引く;(努力の結果)何もられない, 失敗に終わる

draw a parallel

parallel成句 比較する

draw a person's fire

fire成句 (他人への攻撃をそらすため)自分が(あえて)標的となる;論議非難の的となる

draw a veil over

veil成句 ...隠す;...に関して口を閉ざす

draw a[the] line (at ...[doing ...])

line成句 ...を[...すること]を拒む(→やっていいことの上設ける)

draw a[the] line (between A and B)

line成句 AとBを区別する

draw blood

⇒blood成句 怒らせる

draw level

level成句 <...と>対等になる,<...に>追いつく<with>

draw lots

lot成句 くじ引きをする,くじをいて(...を)決める

draw the short straw

straw成句 嫌なをする役回り当たる

draw to a close[an end]

close成句 終わりになる(closeは[klouz])


ハイパー英語辞書での「draw」の意味

研究社 英和コンピューター用語辞典での「draw」の意味

draw

動詞
【1】 《を》 引く, 《を》 かく, 描く.
【2】 引く, 引っ張る.

マイクロソフト用語集での「draw」の意味

科学技術論文動詞集での「draw」の意味

draw


draw

機械工学英和和英辞典での「draw」の意味

和英河川・水資源用語集での「draw」の意味

draw

日本語WordNet(英和)での「draw」の意味

draw

動詞
1

2

draw steel 引きぬいてください
3

4

draw pulp from the fruit 果物から果肉抜き取る
5

6

7

8

9
















Draw me a horse 馬のを描いてほしい






The nurse drew blood 看護師いた



She drew $2,000 from the account 彼女は、2,000ドル口座から引き出し



名詞
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

クロスランゲージ 37分野専門語辞書での「draw」の意味

Weblio英語表現辞典での「draw」の意味

draw


draw

訳語 くむ;ひっぱる


draw

Weblio専門用語対訳辞書での「draw」の意味

draw


DRAW


Draw

Weblio専門用語対訳辞書はプログラムで機械的に意味や英語表現を生成しているため、不適切な項目が含まれていることもあります。ご了承くださいませ。

映画・海外ドラマ英語字幕翻訳辞書での「draw」の意味

Draw.


Draw!

Wiktionary英語版での「draw」の意味

draw

語源

From Middle English drawen, draȝen, dragen (to drag, pull, push, draw (out), go to, make, add, etc.),[1] from 古期英語 dragan, from Proto-West Germanic *dragan, from Proto-Germanic *draganą, from Proto-Indo-European *regʰ- (to draw, pull). Doublet of drag and draught.

発音

: -ɔː
Homophone: drawer (英国発音)

動詞

draw (third-person singular simple present draws, present participle drawing, simple past drew, past participle drawn or (口語 かつ 一般的ではない用法) drew)

  1. To pull or exert force.
    1. To pull (something) in a particular manner or direction. [from 8th c.]
      He drew a sheaf of papers from his bag.
    2. To drag (a person, thing, または part of the body), especially along the ground. [from 10th c.]
    3. (transitive) To pull (a plough, vehicle etc.); to cause (something) to move forwards by pulling it. [from 11th c.]
    4. (archery) To pull back (the string of a bow) in preparation for shooting. [from 12th c.]
    5. To move (a part of one's body) in a particular direction. [from 13th c.]
    6. To pull (a curtain, blinds etc.) open or closed. [from 13th c.]
    7. (intransitive, now rare) To pull something along; to have force to move anything by pulling. [from 14th c.]
    8. To pull (one's face, features) out of shape, from emotion etc. [from 14th c.]
    9. (now rare) To construct (a wall, canal etc.) from one point to another. [from 15th c.]
    10. To require (a depth of water) for floating. [from 15th c.]
    11. (reflexive) To assume a specific position or attitude. [from 17th c.]
      He drew himself to his full height and glowered at the interloper.
    12. To pull (a belt または other item) so that it tightens or wraps around something more closely. [from 17th c.]
      She took a deep breath and drew her corset-strings.
    13. (curling) To make a shot that lands gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones. [from 18th c.]
    14. (intransitive, now rare) To be pulled along (in a specified way). [from 19th c.]
      The carriage draws easily.
    15. (cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect the ball between the legs and the wicket. [from 19th c.]
    16. (golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so that it is deflected toward the left. [from 19th c.]
    17. (billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it to take a backward direction on striking another ball. [from 19th c.]
  2. To attract, exert an influence on.
    1. To induce (the mind, eyes, attention etc.) to be directed at or focused on something. [from 9th c.]
    2. To cause (someone) to come to a particular place, condition, or course of action; to attract (a person). [from 12th c.]
    3. To take (air, smoke etc.) into the lungs; to inhale. [from 13th c.]
      I drew a deep breath and wiped my brow.
    4. (transitive, intransitive) To attract (something) by means of a physical force, especially magnetism or gravity; (figurative) to act as an inducement or enticement. [from 14th c.]
    5. To cause (something); to bring (something) about as a consequence. [from 14th c.]
    6. To provoke or attract (a particular response または reaction). [from 16th c.]
      The president's comments have drawn strong criticism from rightwing media outlets.
    7. (intransitive) To have a draught; to allow air to be passed through in order to allow for combustion. [from 18th c.]
      The chimney won't draw properly if it's clogged up with soot.
  3. To extend, protract.
    1. (obsolete) To extend the duration of (something); to prolong. [10th19th c.]
    2. To make (wire) by pulling it through an aperture; to stretch (metal) into a wire. [from 13th c.]
      to draw a mass of metal into wire
    3. To stretch or elongate. [from 14th c.]
      The dough was run through the pasta machine and drawn into a long ribbon.
    4. (intransitive) To become contracted; to shrink. [from 17th c.]
    5. (nautical) Of a sail, to fill with wind. [from 17th c.]
  4. To move, travel, approach.
    1. (reflexive, now rare) To move in a specific direction. [from 12th c.]
    2. (intransitive, used with prepositions かつ adverbs) To move steadily in a particular direction or into a specific position. [from 13th c.]
      Draw near to the fire and I will tell you a tale.
    3. To come to, towards (a particular moment in time); to approach (a time). [from 14th c.]
    4. (hunting, now rare) To search for game; to track a quarry. [from 16th c.]
  5. To extract, remove, select.
    1. To pull out, unsheathe (a sword, firearm etc.). [from 12th c.]
      They drew their swords and fought each other.
    2. To take (water) from a well or other source. [from 13th c.]
    3. To disembowel (someone); to remove the viscera from (an animal), especially before cooking. [from 13th c.]
    4. (transitive, medicine, now rare) To extract (pus, humours, etc.) by means of medical treatment. [from 14th c.]
    5. To select (an item) at random to decide which of a group of people will receive or undergo something; to select (a person) by this process. [from 14th c.]
    6. To conduct (a lottery); to select (the numbers) for a lottery; to win (a prize) in a lottery. [from 16th c.]
      The winning lottery numbers were drawn every Tuesday.
    7. To extract (a tooth). [from 16th c.]
    8. To extract (juice, fluids etc.) from something by pressure, osmosis or similar. [from 16th c.]
    9. (card games) To take or be dealt (a card) from the deck; to have (a particular hand) as a result of this. [from 16th c.]
      At the start of their turn, each player must draw a card.
    10. (transitive, obsolete) To withdraw. [from 17th c.]
    11. (transitive or intransitive) To end a game in a draw (with neither side winning). [from 17th c.]
      We drew last time we played.  I drew him last time I played him.  I drew my last game against him.
    12. (intransitive, transitive) To steep; to leave (tea) temporarily in water to allow the flavour to increase. [from 18th c.]
    13. (intransitive) To take or be dealt a playing card from the deck. See also draw out.
      Jill has four diamonds; she'll try to draw for a flush.
    14. To run (a bath). [from 19th c.]
    15. (analogous) To consume (power).
  6. To obtain, elicit.
    1. To take (something) from a particular source, especially of information; to derive. [from 13th c.]
    2. To call forth (something) from a person, to elicit. [from 14th c.]
    3. To deduce or infer (a conclusion); to make (a deduction). [from 16th c.]
      He tried to draw a conclusion from the facts.
    4. To receive (a salary); to withdraw (money) from a bank etc. [from 16th c.]
    5. To elicit information from (someone); to induce (a person) to speak on some subject. (Now frequently in passive.) [from 19th c.]
  7. To represent.
    1. (transitive) To produce (a shape, figure, picture etc.) with pencil, crayon, chalk, or other implement. [from 14th c.]
    2. (transitive) To depict (something) linguistically; to portray in words. [from 14th c.]
    3. (transitive) To draw up, compose (a document). [from 14th c.]
    4. (intransitive) To produce an image of something by artistic means; to make drawings. [from 15th c.]
    5. (transitive) To produce a visual representation of (a person または thing) by lines and marks with pencil, pen, paints etc. [from 16th c.]

Conjugation

名詞

draw (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 draws)

  1. The result of a contest that neither side has won; a tie.
  2. The procedure by which the result of a lottery is determined.
    The draw is on Saturday.
  3. Something that attracts e.g. a crowd.
  4. The act of drawing.
  5. (cricket) The result of a two-innings match in which at least one side did not complete all their innings before time ran out (as distinguished from a tie).
  6. (golf) A golf shot that (for the right-handed player) curves intentionally to the left. See hook, slice, fade.
  7. (curling) A shot that is intended to land gently in the house (the circular target) without knocking out other stones; cf. takeout.
  8. (geography) A dry stream bed that drains surface water only during periods of heavy rain or flooding.
  9. (slang, countable) A bag of cannabis.
  10. (slang, uncountable) Cannabis.
  11. In a commission-based job, an advance on future (potential) commissions given to an employee by the employer.
  12. (poker) A situation in which one or more players has four cards of the same suit or four out of five necessary cards for a straight and requires a further card to make their flush or straight.
  13. (archery) The act of pulling back the strings in preparation of firing.
  14. (sports) The spin or twist imparted to a ball etc. by a drawing stroke.
  15. Draft in the sense of the flow through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process, possibly adjustable with a damper.

Further reading

アナグラム

ウィキペディア英語版での「draw」の意味

Draw!

出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/05/12 17:37 UTC 版)

英語による解説
ウィキペディア英語版からの引用
引用
Draw! is a 1984 American/Canadian comedy-western film by Steven Hilliard Stern

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