exhaust和drain的区别

你问的是在他们都表示“耗尽”的情况下?

如果是这个问题,两个单词在意思上没有区别,唯一的不同,就是exhaust及物,直接加宾语；drain不及物,加of+宾语.

exhaust完整的意思：

及物动词 vt.

1.抽完,汲干;把...的内容抽空[(+from/of)]

2.用完,耗尽

He had exhausted his supply of water.

他已耗尽了全部供水.

3.使精疲力尽[H]

My father is completely exhausted.

我父亲精疲力竭.

The marathon talks exhausted him completely.

马拉松式的谈判使他精疲力竭.

4.详尽研究;详尽论述

Her book on child-care exhausts the subject.

她那本关于儿童保育的书写得详尽透彻.

不及物动词 vi.

1.排出气体

The engine exhausts through the muffler.

引擎通过消音器排气.

2.(气体等)被排出

名词 n.

1.排出;排气(或水等)[U]

Something has gone wrong with the car's exhaust system.

汽车的排气系统出了故障.

2.排出的气[U]

Effective measures have been taken to prevent exhaust pollution.

业已采取有效措施以防止废气污染.

3.排气管;排气装置[C]

drain：

及物动词 vt.

1.排出(液体);使流出[(+away/off/out)]

Ditches were dug to drain water from the swamp.

挖渠排掉沼泽的水.

2.排掉(土地,容器等的)水;晒干[(+off/of)]

3.喝干

He drained a bottle of beer.

他喝光一瓶啤酒.

4.耗尽[(+of)]

The civil war drained the country of its manpower and wealth.

内战耗尽了国家的人力和财富.

不及物动词 vi.

1.(水等)流掉,渐渐枯竭[(+away/off/out)]

Luckily the water drained away in time.

幸好水及时排掉了.

2.(土地)排水;(衣服等)滴干

Put the raincoat on the balustrade to drain.

把雨衣放在栏杆上去滴干.

名词 n.

1.排水管,下水道[C]

The bathtub drain needs repairing.

浴盆的下水道需要修理.

2.排水设备[P]

3.排水,流出[U]

The cost of his children's education was a great drain on his money.

他孩子的教育费用使他耗费极大.

4.消耗,负担[C][(+on)]

What he has spent is a drain on the savings of his parents.

他所花费的会耗尽他父母的积蓄.

5.(财富等的)不断外流,逐渐流光[U][S1]