drain away

• • [亦作 drain off]把(水等)排掉；(水等)流掉；排走：

    Dig trenches to drain the water away(或off).

    开沟排水。

  • 使(财富、人才等)外流：

    Their fortune drained away.

    他们的财富外流了。

    Some of experts in Russia were drained away to the United states in recent years.

    最近几年俄罗斯一些专家外流到了美国。

  • (使)(金钱等)耗尽(或用掉)：

    Because we has bought a new house, all our money is draining away.

    因我们买了新房，我们所有的钱都快用完了。

  • 使(热情、兴趣、紧张情绪等)渐渐消失；使(精力)逐渐衰竭：

    The old lady felt as though all her strength had drained away.

    那位老太太似乎感到她的全部精力已经衰竭了。

    This work has drained my enthusiasm away.

    这项工作已使我的热情渐渐消失了。