关于动词Draw的习语和表达

1. draw a blank = not know the answer
不知道答案
I'm afraid I'm drawing a blank. I just don't know what to do.
恐怕我脑中是一片空白。我不知道该做什么。
Who is that person over there? I'm drawing a blank.
那边的人是谁？我想不起来了。

2. draw a line between something and something else = distinguish between two things
将两件事物区分开来
You should draw a line between your private life and work.
你应该把你的私生活和工作区分开来。
Some people have a hard time drawing a line between friends and family.
许多人无法在友情和亲情之间取得平衡。

3. draw blood = cause someone to bleed
使某人流血
He drew blood during his last five boxing matches.
在前五次拳击赛中，他挂彩了。
Don't worry, I didn't draw any blood!
别着急，我没流血。

4. draw interest = create interest, become popular
产生利息，受到欢迎
Any time a new movie comes out, you'll see articles in magazines trying to draw interest to the movie.
每次一有新电影上市，你就会看到杂志上的文章都在热议此事。
His crazy comments drew interest during the presidential campaign.
总统竞选期间，他疯狂的评论大受欢迎。

5. draw someone out = ask questions in order to get someone to speak in detail about something
提出问题以引出某人详述某事
Make sure to ask her lots of questions. It's hard to draw her out and she'll try to keep everything secret.
确保多问她一些问题。想让她开口很难，她总是讳莫如深。
If you keep asking questions, you can draw anyone out on almost any subject.
如果你一直提问，就可以问出任何事。

6. draw fire away from something = create a distraction so that people don't pay attention to something else
分散注意力
I'd like you to go out and draw fire away from the institution. Do anything you can? We can't have people looking into this matter too deeply.
我想让你出面分散人们对机构的注意力。做任何事都可以。我们不能让他们深入调查这件事。
Politicians don't answer direct questions in order draw fire away from something that has gone wrong.
为了不被所犯的错误所累，政客们并没有直接回答问题。

7. draw something to a close = begin finishing a process
开始结束某事
Let's draw this meeting to a close by reviewing decisions we've made.
让我们通过回顾已作出的决议来结束此次会议。
If you don't mind, I'd like to draw dinner to a close. I've got an early flight tomorrow.
如果你不介意的话，我就进入尾声了。明天我还有一个早航班。

8. draw something up = create a contract, proposal, report, etc.
写合同、提案、报道等。
Now that we've agreed. Let's draw a contract up and get to work.
既然我们已经达成一致了，就来签署合同准备开工吧。
Could you draw up a proposal for next week's meeting?
你能够为下周的会议写一份提案吗？

9. draw the line at something = to set the limit of tolerance
划定界限
I'm afraid I draw the line at speaking poorly of my friends.
恐怕我不能接受说我朋友的坏话。
If you were in a difficult position, would you draw the line at breaking the law to resolve your situation?
如果你陷入困境，你能接受通过非法手段来解决问题吗？

10. draw to a close = end something
结束某事
Thank you Mary. And with that, our presentation draws to a close. Thank you for coming this evening.
谢谢你，玛丽。有了你的帮忙，我们的陈述可以告一段落了。谢谢你今晚能来。
I'd like to draw the class to a close. Remember to do your homework for Monday.
我要下课了。记得完成周一的家庭作业。