GMAT重点动词英英解释（33）

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　　211. Draw verb (drew )

　　make pictures

　　to make pictures, or a picture of sth, with a pencil, pen or chalk (but not paint): [V] You

　　draw beautifully. ◆ [VN] to draw a picture / diagram / graph ◆ She drew a house. ◆ He

　　drew a circle in the sand with a stick. ◆ (figurative) The report drew a grim picture of

　　inefficiency and corruption.

　　pull

　　[VN +adv./prep.]to move sth/sb by pulling it or them gently: He drew the cork out of the

　　bottle. ◆ I drew my chair up closer to the fire. ◆ She drew me onto the balcony. ◆ I tried to

　　draw him aside (for example where I could talk to him privately). ◆ (figurative) My eyes were

　　drawn to the man in the corner.

　　[VN] (of horses, etc.) to pull a vehicle such as a carriage: The Queen's coach was drawn by

　　six horses. ◆ a horse-drawn carriage

　　curtains

　　[VN]to open or close curtains, etc: The blinds were drawn. ◆ It was getting dark so I

　　switched on the light and drew the curtains. ◆ She drew back the curtains and let the sunlight

　　in.

　　move

　　[V +adv./prep.](written) to move in the direction mentioned: The train drew into the

　　station. ◆ The train drew in. ◆ The figures in the distance seemed to be drawing closer. ◆

　　Their car drew alongside ours. ◆ (figurative) Her retirement is drawing near. ◆ (figurative)

　　The meeting was drawing to a close.

　　weapon

　　~ (sth) (on sb) to take out a weapon, such as a gun or a SWORD, in order to attack sb: [VN]

　　She drew a revolver on me. ◆ He came towards them with his sword drawn. [also V]

　　attract

　　[VN]~ sb (to sth) to attract or interest sb: The movie is drawing large audiences. ◆ Her

　　screams drew passers-by to the scene. ◆ The course draws students from all over the country.

　　◆ She felt drawn to the man standing by the door.

　　get reaction

　　[VN] ~ sth (from sb) to produce a reaction or response: The announcement drew loud

　　applause from the audience. ◆ The plan has drawn a lot of criticism.

　　make sb talk

　　[VN] ~ sb (about / on sth) [often passive] (BrE) to make sb say more about sth:

　　Spielberg refused to be drawn on his next movie.

　　conclusion

　　[VN] ~ sth (from sth) to have a particular idea after you have studied sth or thought about

　　it: What conclusions did you draw from the report? ◆ We can draw some lessons for the

　　future from this accident.

　　comparison

　　[VN] to express a comparison or a contrast: to draw an analogy / a comparison / a parallel

　　/ a distinction between two events

　　choose

　　to decide sth by picking cards, tickets or numbers by chance: [V] We drew for partners. ◆

　　[VN] They had to draw lots to decide who would go. ◆ He drew the winning ticket. ◆ Names

　　were drawn from a hat for the last few places. ◆ Italy has been drawn against Spain in the

　　first round. ◆ [VN to inf] Italy has been drawn to play Spain.

　　game

　　~ (with / against sb) to finish a game without either team winning: [V] England and France

　　drew. ◆ England drew with / against France. ◆ England and France drew 33. ◆ [VN]

　　England drew their game against France.

　　money

　　[VN] ~ sth (from sth)

　　~ sth out (of sth)

　　~ sth on sth to take money or payments from a bank account or post office: Can I draw $80

　　out of my account? ◆ I drew out £ 200. ◆ She went to the post office to draw her pension. ◆

　　The cheque was drawn on his personal account.

　　liquid / gas

　　[VN] to take or pull liquid or gas from somewhere: to draw water from a well ◆ The device

　　draws water along the pipe.

　　smoke / air

　　~ at / on sth

　　~ sth in (written) to breathe in smoke or air: [V] He drew thoughtfully on his pipe. ◆ [VN]

　　She breathed deeply, drawing in the fresh mountain air.

　　212. Portray verb [VN]

　　to show sb/sth in a picture; to describe sb/sth in a piece of writing

　　Synonym: DEPICT

　　The painting portrays the duke's third wife. ◆ He was one of the first to portray animals from

　　the New World. ◆ His war poetry vividly portrays life in the trenches.

　　~ sb/sth (as sb/sth) to describe or show sb/sth in a particular way, especially when this does

　　not give a complete or accurate impression of what they are like: Throughout the trial, he

　　portrayed himself as the victim.

　　to act a particular role in a film/movie or play: Her father will be portrayed by Sean Connery.

　　213. Mold Verb

　　1.To give form to by or as if by pressing and kneading:

　　form , model, shape .

　　See SURFACE.

　　2.To create by forming, combining, or altering materials:

　　assemble, build , construct , fabricate , fashion, forge¹, frame , make, manufacture, produce,

　　put together , shape .

　　214. Embroider verb

　　~ A (on B)

　　~ B (with A) to decorate fabric with a pattern of stitches usually using coloured thread: [VN]

　　an embroidered blouse ◆ She embroidered flowers on the cushion covers. ◆ She

　　embroidered the cushion cover with flowers. ◆ The sleeves were embroidered in gold. [also

　　V]

　　[VN] (written) to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not true

　　Synonym: EMBELLISH

　　He is inclined to embroider the facts.

　　215. Pose verb

　　[VN] to create a threat, problem, etc. that has to be dealt with: to pose a threat / challenge

　　/ danger / risk ◆ The task poses no special problems.

　　[VN] ~ a question (formal) to ask a question, especially one that needs serious thought

　　[V] ~ (for sb/sth) to sit or stand in a particular position in order to be painted, drawn or

　　photographed: The delegates posed for a group photograph. ◆ They posed briefly for

　　photographs before driving off.

　　[V] ~ as sb to pretend to be sb in order to deceive other people: The gang entered the

　　building posing as workmen.

　　[V](usually used in the progressive tenses) (disapproving) to dress or behave in a way that

　　is intended to impress other people: I saw him out posing in his new sports car

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