c. 1300, "a pulling," in various senses, verbal noun from draw (v.). The "picture-making" sense is from 1520s; of the picture itself from 1660s. Drawing board is from 1725; used in figurative expression from mid-20c.
双语例句
1. He is moving ever closer to drawing his pension.
他就要领取养老金了。
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2. The appointed hour of the ceremony was drawing nearer.
既定的典礼时间就快到了。
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3. And all the time next spring's elections are drawing closer.
明年春天的选举即将来临。
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4. We expected every drawing exercise to show us up as hopeless artists.
我们预计每次素描练习都会令我们看上去像是不成气候的艺术家。
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5. The administration is in the process of drawing up a peace plan.
