draught
/drɑ:ft; dræft/ (US draft/ dræft; dræft/) n
1 [C] current of air in a room or some other enclosed space 通风; 气流
Can you close the door? There's an awful draught in here. 你把门关上好吗? 这里过堂风太大.
As the train began to move a pleasant draught cooled us all down. 火车一开, 一阵凉风吹来, 我们顿感凉爽.
2 [U, sing] (nautical 海) depth of water needed to float a ship （船的）吃水深度
vessels of shallow draught 吃水浅的船只.
3 [C] one continuous process of swallowing liquid; the amount swallowed 一饮; 一口之量
take a deep/long draught of beer 喝一大口啤酒
He emptied his glass at one draught. 他将杯中物一饮而尽.
(fig 比喻) He took a deep draught of air into his lungs. 他深深地吸了一口气.
4 draughts (Brit) (US checkers) [sing v]
table game for two players using 24 round pieces on a chequered board 国际跳棋（两人对下, 用24个圆形棋子在方格棋盘上进行）.
5 (idm 习语) on `draught drawn from a container, esp of beer from a barrel 从容器中汲取（尤指桶装的啤酒）
winter ale on draught 桶装冬麦芽酒. draught, adj [attrib 作定语]
served on draught （自桶中汲取）散装的
draught bitter, cider, lager, etc 散装苦啤酒、 苹果酒、 贮藏啤酒等.