draft 1 S2 W3 AC / drɑft $ dræft / 名词 [可数名词]

1 piece of writing a piece of writing or a plan that is not yet in its finished form :

the rough draft of his new novel

I read the first draft and thought it was very good.

All parties eventually approved the final draft (= finished form ) of the peace treaty.

2 military the draft American English

a) a system in which people are ordered to join the army, navy etc, especially during a war 同义词 conscription

b) the group of people who are ordered to do this

3 money especially British English a written order for money to be paid by a bank, especially from one bank to another

4 sports American English a system in which professional teams choose players from colleges to join their teams

5 cold air/beer the American spelling of draught

COLLOCATIONS

形容词

the first/second etc draft The second draft of the agreement contained a few important changes.

the final draft (= the finished form ) He showed me the final draft of his letter.

a rough draft (= not the finished form ) Could you let me see a rough draft of your report?

the original draft (= the first one ) The hero had a different name in the original draft of the story.

an early/earlier draft (= written before others ) In earlier drafts of the speech, he criticized the pace of political progress.

a preliminary draft (= coming before others ) A preliminary draft of the charter has been issued.

动词

write/draw up/prepare a draft (= write one ) Always write a rough draft of your essay first. | He drew up a draft of the club’s rules and regulations.

approve a draft (= officially accept one ) The draft was approved by the Senate.