draw on

/drɔ ɑn/· phrasal verb

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draw on
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Chinese meaning

利lì用yòng;借jiè助zhù;调diào用yòng(已yǐ知zhī信xìn息xī)

调diào用yòng已yǐ有yǒu的de资zī源yuán信xìn息xī

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AI调diào取qǔ它tā所suǒ掌zhǎng握wò的de你nǐ的de隐yǐn私sī信xìn息xī

Example

Now imagine it could draw on everything it knows about you — including the fears, insecurities and private details you shared in conversation

现xiàn在zài想xiǎng象xiàng一yí下xià,它tā能néng调diào用yòng它tā所suǒ了liǎo解jiě的de关guān于yú你nǐ的de一yí切qiè——包bāo括kuò你nǐ在zài对duì话huà中zhōng分fēn享xiǎng过guò的de恐kǒng惧jù、不bù安ān和hé隐yǐn私sī细xì节jié。

Source: Axios · 17 Aug 2026

Background ✎

聊liáo天tiān机jī器qì人rén被bèi设shè计jì成chéng诱yòu导dǎo你nǐ多duō聊liáo、动dòng摇yáo你nǐ想xiǎng法fǎ或huò诱yòu导dǎo消xiāo费fèi,靠kào的de正zhèng是shì你nǐ透tòu露lù过guò的de隐yǐn私sī。

Roots · etymology

draw源自古英语dragan(拖,拉)

  • draw(抽取)+ on(依托于)

Collocations

  • draw on experience / draw on resources / draw on knowledge

Chinese usage notes

AI-assisted learning material in Chinese (without pinyin). Original examples below are not news quotations. Editorial process

Usage · 用法

draw on experience / research / savings 表示调用、利用已有资源。on 后保留资源宾语;不规则过去式是 drew on,过去分词是 drawn on。

Distinction · 辨析

此处不是在某个表面画画。draw on paper 的字面绘画义要由宾语和上下文判断;利用研究结论也不等于照抄原文。

Collocations · 常见搭配

  • draw on experience
  • draw on research
  • draw on savings

Original teaching example (not a news quotation)

The guide drew on years of teaching experience to explain the problem.

这位指导者借助多年的教学经验解释了这个问题。

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