Translation of "draw" - English-Vietnamese dictionary

draw

verb /droː/ (past tense drew /druː/, past participle drawn)

› to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc

vẽ
During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal
Shall I draw a cow?

› to pull along, out or towards oneself

rút ra
She drew the child towards her
He drew a gun suddenly and fired
All water had to be drawn from a well
The cart was drawn by a pony.

› to move (towards or away from someone or something)

kéo
The car drew away from the kerb/curb
Christmas is drawing closer.

› to play (a game) in which neither side wins

hòa
The match was drawn 1-1.

› to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc

rút tiền
Now he’s retired, he draws a pension.

› to open or close (curtains)

kéo rèm
She drew the curtains.

› to attract

thu hút sự chú ý
She was trying to draw my attention to something.
drawing noun

› (the art of making) a picture made with a pencil, crayon etc

sự vẽ
the drawings of Leonardo da Vinci
I am no good at drawing.
drawn adjective

› (of curtains) pulled together or closed

kéo rèm
The curtains were drawn, although it was still daylight.

› (of a game etc) neither won nor lost

hòa
a drawn match.

› (of a blade etc) pulled out of its sheath

rút gươm ra
a drawn sword.

› (of a person) strained and tired

mệt mỏi
His face was pale and drawn.
drawback noun

› a disadvantage

mặt hạn chế
There are several drawbacks to his plan.
drawbridge noun

› a bridge (at the entrance to a castle) which can be pulled up or let down.

cầu kéo
drawing pin noun

› (British ) a pin with a broad, flat head used for fastening paper to a board etc : thumbtack(American).

đinh ấn
drawstring noun

› a cord threaded through the top of a bag etc for closing it.

dải rút
draw a blank

› to be unsuccessful in a search, inquiry etc

không ăn thua gì
I tried to find the book in the library, but drew a blank.
draw a conclusion from

› to come to a conclusion after thinking about (what one has learned)

rút ra kết luận
Don’t draw any hasty conclusions from what I’ve said!
draw the line

› to fix a limit especially for what one is prepared to do.

giới hạn
I’m happy to help him, but I draw the line at lending him such a large sum orf money.
draw/cast lots

› to decide who is to do etc something by drawing names out of a box etc

rút thăm
Five of us drew lots for the two concert tickets.
draw off phrasal verb

› to pour out (liquid) from a large container

rút ra
The barman drew off a pint of beer.
draw on phrasal verb

› to use (money, strength, memory etc) as a source

rút tiền ra
I’ll have to draw on my savings.
draw on phrasal verb

› to pull on

đeo găng
He drew on his gloves.

› to come nearer

tới gần
Night drew on.
draw out phrasal verb

› to take (money) from a bank

rút tiền
I drew out $40 yesterday.

› to make longer

trở nên dài hơn
We drew out the journey as much as we could but we still arrived early.

› (of a car etc) to move into the middle of the road from the side.

đi vào giữa đường
draw up phrasal verb

› (of a car etc) to stop

dừng lại
We drew up outside their house.

› to arrange in an acceptable form or order

dàn quân; thảo văn kiện
They drew up the soldiers in line
The solicitor drew up a contract for them to sign.

› to move closer

kéo lại gần
Draw up a chair!

› to extend (oneself) into an upright position

đứng thẳng đơ
He drew himself up to his full height.
long drawn out adjective

› going on for a long time

diễn ra trong một khoảng thời gian dài
The meeting was long drawn out
a long-drawn-out meeting/scream.

(Translation of “draw” from the PASSWORD English-Vietnamese Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)

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