"drain of" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使（某人）耗盡（某物）
• 使流失

Definition

逐漸把某物從某人或地方消耗或取走，常使其感到疲憊、空虛或虛弱。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用于比喻体，如 'drain of energy'，常用被动态。表示液体流出时不用该短语，只用 'drain'。

Examples

Working late every day can drain you of energy.

每天加班會**讓你失去**精力。

The desert sun will drain you of all your strength.

沙漠的太陽會**讓你失去**所有力量。

The journey drained them of their enthusiasm.

這次旅行**讓他們失去了**熱情。

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

壓力大的工作真的會**讓你失去**希望，如果不小心的話。

All those endless meetings just drain me of motivation.

那些無休止的會議只會**耗盡**我的動力。

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

經歷了幾週的壞消息後，我完全**失去了**樂觀。