also in-drawn, 1751, from in (adv.) + past tense of draw (v.). Middle English had indrawing "action of drawing in" (late 14c.). The plain verb indraw is rare, late 19c., and might be a back-formation.
雙語例句
1. All that betrayed his surprise was a sharply indrawn breath.
他大大吸了一口氣,無意中流露出他吃了一驚.
來自辭典例句
2. In recent years , adverse effect of excessive indrawn FDI has begun to emerge.
近些年來, 大量引資的負(fù)面效應(yīng)開始顯現(xiàn).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
3. There was an indrawn breath of horror from the audience and then the anxious and titter.