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草稿;草案;草图
A draft is an early version of a letter, book, or speech.
例句
I rewrote his rough draft, which was published under my name...
我把他的草稿重新改写，并以我的名字发表了。
I faxed a first draft of this article to him.
我将这篇文章的初稿传真给他了。
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VERB
起草;草拟
When you draft a letter, book, or speech, you write the first version of it.
例句
He drafted a standard letter to the editors...
他起草了一份给编辑的标准信函。
The legislation was drafted by House Democrats.
法律由众议院民主党草拟。
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VERB
征召…入伍
If you are drafted, you are ordered to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time.
例句
During the Second World War, he was drafted into the US Army...
二战期间，他应征加入了美国陆军。
He wasn't drafted for the war; he volunteered for the Navy.
他不是因为这次战争才被征召入伍的，他是自愿加入海军的。
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VERB
选派;抽调;派遣
If people are drafted into a place, they are moved there to do a particular job.
例句
Extra police have been drafted into the town after the violence...
暴乱过后又有警力被抽调到了该镇。
The manager will make a special plea to draft the player into his squad as a replacement.
主教练将特别要求抽调这位运动员到他的队里做替补。
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（通常指短期的）征兵，征召
The draft is the practice of ordering people to serve in the armed forces, usually for a limited period of time.
例句
...his effort to avoid the draft.
他试图逃避兵役
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汇票
A draft is a written order for payment of money by a bank, especially from one bank to another.
例句
The money was payable by a draft drawn by the home...
这笔钱可凭国内承兑的汇票支付。
Ten days later Carmen received a bank draft for a plane ticket.
10 天后卡门收到了一张用于购买机票的银行汇票。