雅思词组1:draw the line划界限

A:Do we invite faculty heads?
A:我们要邀请系领导吗?

B:No, better draw the line between the dean and the ordinary teacher.
B:不要了，(我们)最好在系主任和普通老师间划清界限。

雅思词组2:draw up草拟，拟订，制订;(车辆)到达某处停下

The SU (student union) Committee collated the results and drew up a report.学生
会核对了结果并草拟了一份报告。

Maybe we could draw up a table and look at examples of each medium in tum.也许
我们可以列出一张表，分别看一下各种媒体的例子。

A:The target was to draw up a survey checklist which L..
A:目标是起草一个调查清单，这个我……

B:Yes, you e-mailed me it last week.
B:对，你上周已经在邮件里发给我了。

A:Have you had a chance to look...?
A:您抽时间看了吗?

B:Of course, um I think it's good. Very much on the right lines.
B:当然，我认为很好，很切合主题。

sketch out, make out a draft of

雅思词组3:dress rehearsal彩排

I am stunned by your performance at the dress rehearsal.
你在彩排中的表现让我叹为观止。

雅思词组4:dressing room更衣室，化妆室

A:Is there anything different in the auditorium for the performers?
A:演员们所用的礼堂有什么变化吗?

B:Yes, we've made a number of improvements backstage. The small, dark dressing rooms we used to have have been converted into two large airy rooms, so they're much more comfortable now.
B:有的，我们在后台做了一系列改进。过去阴暗、狭窄的更衣室已经被改成了两间宽敞通风的房间，现在舒适多了。

fitting room, changing room

与"化妆"相关的表达:
dressing table/dresser梳妆台
candlestick烛台
cosmetic products化妆品
bedside cabinet床头拒
wardrobe衣橱
skin care护肤

雅思词组5:drop down掉下，下落;倒下;迅速低下身子

On the minus side, our testers did not like the fact that the side of the cot did not drop down, making it difficult to pick up newborn babies.
测试者觉得这张婴儿床不好的一点是，不能降下侧板，要抱起新生儿很困难。

雅思词组6:drop in顺便走访，拜访

I think the counselling sessions would be useful for everybody but well, everybody has their own way of going about things. I prefer people just to drop in when they can.
我认为咨询课程对每个人都会有用，但是每个人都有不同的做事方式。可能的话，我希望大家都来看看。

雅思词组7:drop out of退出

If you fail a subject or drop out of a course because it's too difficult then your self-esteem can suffer.
如果你一门功课不及格，或因为课程太难而退出，那么你的自尊心就会受损。

雅思词组8:drop-out rate辍学率

The drop-out rate of schools in this region is appalling.
该地区学校的辍学率高得惊人。

各种常见的“率”:
unemployment rate失业率
birth rate iit生率
exchange rate汇率
interestrate利率
death rate死亡率
divorce rate离婚率

雅思词组9:dry up干涸;耗尽，枯竭;(突然)讲不出话来;擦干(刚洗的碗碟)

You generally think of Africa as being a very hot and dry place, but it is not in comparison with Australia. In many parts of Australia standing water, that is dams,puddle and so forth, dry up rapidly and some rainfall barely penetrates the soil.
你们普遍认为非洲是一个既炎热又干旱的地方，但实际上它与澳大利亚不能相提并论。在澳大利亚的很多地方，诸如水库、水坑等死水都干涸得非常快，降水很少渗入土壤。

run dry

雅思词组10:due to由于，归因于

The student's failing in the examination was due to the headache.
该学生由于头疼而没有通过考试。

because of, owing to