draw a bead on

見 bead

draw blood

cause someone to bleed, especially in the course of a fight

（尤指打斗中）使流血，使出血

the blow drew blood from the corner of his mouth.

這一拳打得他嘴角出血。

she knew she'd drawn blood when the smile faded from his face.

看到他臉上的笑容褪去，她知道自己已經(jīng)讓他感到了痛苦。

draw someone's fire

attract hostile criticism away from a more important target

吸引火力，代做靶子，招致批評（以轉(zhuǎn)移批評方的注意力）

the concession will go some way to draw the fire of the government's critics.

所作讓步將在一定程度上使政府的批評者轉(zhuǎn)移火力。

draw the line at

set a limit of what one is willing to do or accept, beyond which one will not go

以…為最后界線，限制，拒絕

she drew the line at prostitution.

她的底限是不去賣淫。

draw lots

she drew the line at prostitution.

她的底限是不去賣淫。

draw the short straw

she drew the line at prostitution.

她的底限是不去賣淫。

draw stumps

(Cricket)take the stumps out of the ground at close of play

(板球)比賽結(jié)束時拔掉（三柱門的）門柱

quick on the draw

very fast in taking one's gun from its holster

拔槍出手快

draw in

(of successive days) become shorter because of the changing seasons

（白晝）漸短

(of a day) approach its end

（天）漸黑，接近黃昏

(of successive evenings or nights) start earlier because of the changing seasons

（夜）漸長，（天）黑得早

the nights were drawing in fast.

夜很快變得越來越長。

draw something on

put an item of clothing on

穿上

he drew on his dressing gown.

他穿上晨衣。

draw someone out

gently or subtly persuade someone to talk or become more expansive

引（某人）開口（或暢談）

she drew me out and flattered me.

她引我說話，還恭維我。

draw something out

make something last longer

延長，使更長

the transition was long and drawn out.

這個轉(zhuǎn)變長而又長。

draw something up

prepare a plan, proposal, agreement, or other document in detail

起草，制定，擬就，寫出

they instructed an attorney to draw up a sales agreement.

他們指示法律代理起草銷售協(xié)議。

draw oneself up

make oneself stand in a stiffly upright manner

站直，挺立身體

Sarah drew herself up, full of indignation that he should presume to judge her.

薩拉挺直身子，為他竟然擅自評價自己而憤慨。