Drain of Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈdɹeɪn/ /ˈəv

DRAYN-uhv

UK

dɹˈeɪn/ /ˈɒv

drAYN-ov

التعريف

To gradually use up or remove all of something from a person, place, or thing, often leaving them tired, empty, or weakened.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

This phrasal verb is often used for energy, resources, money, or emotions ('drain of energy', 'drain of hope'). Typically passive—'was drained of'. Formal and informal contexts. Not used for physical liquids; 'drain' alone is used for those.

• Spanish: quitarle a alguien algo - agotar a alguien de algo
• Portuguese (BR): esgotar (algo) de alguém - drenar (algo) de alguém
• Portuguese (PT): esgotar (algo) de alguém - drenar (algo) de alguém
• Chinese (Simplified): 使（某人）耗尽（某物） - 使流失
• Chinese (Traditional): 使（某人）耗盡（某物） - 使流失
• Hindi: से खत्म करना - (किसी को) से ख़ाली करना
• Arabic: يستنزف (شيئًا) من (شخص)
• Bengali: (কাউকে/কিছু থেকে কিছু) নিঃশেষ করা
• Russian: лишать (кого-то) чего-то - исчерпывать у (кого-то) что-то
• Japanese: （人）から（ものを）奪う - （人）から（力などを）吸い取る
• Vietnamese: làm ai đó cạn kiệt (cái gì đó)
• Korean: (누군가에게서) (무엇)을 빼앗다 - (무엇)을 소모시키다
• Turkish: (birinden bir şeyi) tüketmek - çekip almak
• Urdu: سے کچھ نکال لینا - کسی کو خالی کر دینا
• Indonesian: menguras (sesuatu) dari (seseorang)

جمل نموذجية

Working late every day can drain you of energy.

basic

The desert sun will drain you of all your strength.

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The journey drained them of their enthusiasm.

basic

A stressful job can really drain you of hope if you’re not careful.

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All those endless meetings just drain me of motivation.

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After weeks of bad news, I felt completely drained of optimism.

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