draw on

英 [drɔː ɒn]

美 [drɔː ɑːn]

凭借; 利用; 动用; （时光）渐渐过去

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 凭借;利用;动用
  If youdraw onordraw uponsomething such as your skill or experience, you make use of it in order to do something.
  1. He drew on his experience as a yachtsman to make a documentary programme.
     他凭借曾经做过快艇驾驶员的经验制作了一档纪实节目。
• PHRASAL VERB (时光)渐渐过去
  As a period of timedraws on, it passes and the end of it gets closer.
  1. As the afternoon drew on we were joined by more of the regulars.
     随着午后时光的渐渐消逝,又有些老主顾加入到我们当中来了。

双语例句

• A writer has to draw on his imagination and experience.
  作家必须以自己的想象力和生活经历为依据。
• Follow-up experiments revealed that conceptual knowledge and knowledge of the name of the emotion draw on neuroanatomically separable systems.
  后续的实验显示了概念上的认识和情绪名称的认识，利用了神经解剖学上的可分离系统。
• To Lincoln as an example, draw on his experience of life and the spirit of struggle.
  以林肯为榜样，汲取他的生活经验和奋斗精神。
• It's Monday. I draw on Monday.
  今天星期一。我星期一画画。
• I draw on your fingers and toes, and you have to work out which one I'm touching.
  我在你的手指和脚趾上面画，你指出我触及的是哪。
• You automatically draw on the overall energy of All That Is, since your existence is dependent upon it.
  你自动地吸收一切全有的全部能量，因为你的存在是依赖它的。
• Seven years as a reporter there gave me a sort of reservoir of scenes and atmospheres to draw on.
  我在北京做了七年记者，积蓄了很多可以借用的场景和氛围。
• I will have to draw on my savings if I buy a car.
  如果我要买车，我将要动用存款。
• He took a deep draw on his pipe and tried again.
  他猛吸了一口烟，又试了起来。
• Both in revolution and in construction we should also learn from foreign countries and draw on their experience.
  无论是革命还是建设，都要注意学习和借鉴外国经验。