Drains

例句:

• Gutters and pipes had burst, drains had overflowed, and streets were under water. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• My own family drains me to the last penny. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• It is certainly an unpleasant thing, replied Mr. Dashwood, to have those kind of yearly drains on one's income. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• Not the drains, I hope? 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• In a farm where all the necessary buildings, fences, drains, communications, etc. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• When water falls upon a field, it soaks into the ground, or collects in puddles which slowly evaporate, or it runs off and drains into small streams or into rivers. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
• Their buildings were furnished wi th systems of drains and flushes that seem to us altogether modern. 李贝. 西洋科学史.
• The tree drains rapidly, the full supply of milk being generally obtained within a few hours, but an interval of several years usually elapses before it will yield a fresh supply. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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