draught

=draft【说明】draught 在美国多用在 a draught of fish 一网所捕的鱼 a draught of ale 一口酒等短语中; 用在其它意义时则多用draft; 但在用于“起草者”时, 两种形式通用。

draught

a current of air, esp one intruding into an enclosed space

the act of pulling a load, as by a vehicle or animal.(as modifier)

the load or quantity drawn

a portion of liquid to be drunk, esp a dose of medicine

the act or an instance of drinking; a gulp or swallow

the act or process of drawing air, smoke, etc, into the lungs

the amount of air, smoke, etc, inhaled in one breath

beer, wine, etc, stored in bulk, esp in a cask, as opposed to being bottled.(as modifier).drawn from a cask or keg

Also called: draughtsman any one of the 12 flat thick discs used by each player in the game of draughtsUS and Canadian equivalent checker

the depth of a loaded vessel in the water, taken from the level of the waterline to the lowest point of the hull

See draughts