draw somebody 's attention to . direct somebody 's attention to 引起…注意

The teacher was not wrong to draw the child's attention to the errors in spelling，but he should have centred on the child's ideas in composition．这位老师要孩子注意拼写错误并不错，但是他应该把注意力集中在孩子在作文里所表达的思想上。

He drew my attention to a point I had overlooked．他提醒我注意我所忽略的一点。

draw to . draw towards . attract towards吸引

He has something in his character that draws people to him．他身上有一种吸引人的东西。

draw to . draw towards . approach；come near临近

The day was drawing towards evening．天色渐近黄昏。

draw to a close . come to an end结束；终了

The summer term is coming to a close．夏季的这一学期就要结束了。

The day drew to a close．这一天就要过去了。

draw up . prepare；compose；draft（a legal paper，contract，treaty，agreement，）草拟；制定（合同、协议等）

The lawyer has drawn up the agreement．律师制订了协议书。

The two countries drew up a peace treaty after the war ended．战争结束后两国签订了和平条约。

They have drawn up a contract．他们已经草拟了一份合同。

The plan drawn up by the Party committee has been adopted at the meeting．党委制定的计划已经在会上通过了。

draw up . （a vehicle）come to a stop（车子）停下来

The police drew up outside the house．警察在房子外面停了车。

A car drew up，and a smartly dressed woman got out．小轿车停下了，一个打扮入时的妇女下了车。

draw up . （of troops，）bring into regular order；set in line（usu．passive）（军队等）使排列整齐；列队（通常用被动语态）

The whole company were drawn up，prepared for battle．全连已列好阵势，准备战斗。

The troops were drawn up，ready for inspection．士兵们站好了队，准备接受检阅。

draw up . bring near；pull up（on to the shore，）使靠近；拖近；靠岸等

Draw up your chair and let's have a chat．把椅子拉过来，我们聊聊。

The boat was drawn up．船靠岸了。

dream away . pass one's time idly虚度光阴

She dreams the time away．她虚度时光。

If you go on like this， when you get old you'll regret for dreaming your life away．如果你继续这样，当你年老时，你会因虚度年华而悔恨。

dream of . think of .  imagine想到

The boy dreams of becoming a pilot．那男孩一心想当飞行员。

I never dreamed of meeting you here．我真想不到能在这儿见到你。

We have achieved what our forefathers never even dreamed of．我们已经取得了我们的祖先连想都没有想过的成就。

dream of . have a dream about梦见

I dreamed of my hometown last night．我昨天梦见了我的老家。

Do you ever dream of me？你梦见过我吗？

dream of . have hopes for something ；wish for something 希望；渴望

For centuries man dreamed of achieving vertical flight．几个世纪以来，人类一直渴望达到垂直飞行。

Scientists now have wonderful drugs of which no one could have dreamed years ago．科学家现在已经掌握了几年前没有人能梦想到的灵丹妙药。

dream up . make up；think up；think of in imagination构思；想出；虚构

Where did you dream up that idea？你从哪儿想出那个主意来的？

He is good at dreaming up a plan which is almost impossible to be carried out．他善于空想一个几乎总是不可能实现的计划。

She can always dream up some new reasons for not doing anything unpleasant．她总能编出不做令人不愉快的事情的新理由。

dress up . dress formally；put on smart clothes盛装；穿上漂亮的衣服

The girls all dressed up to take part in the evening party．姑娘们全都打扮起来去参加晚会。

Are you going to dress up for the party？你准备盛装赴会吗？

dress up . make something or somebody seem different；disguise化装；乔装；伪装

She was dressed up to represent a flower seller．她把自己化装成一个卖花姑娘。

The prisoners escaped by dressing up as guards．囚犯们伪装成哨兵逃跑了。

dress up . improve；make something seem better or more important改进；使某物看上去更好或更重要

This scheme should be dressed up to look more attractive．这个计划应该改进一下，使其更有吸引力。

A fresh coat of paint will dress up the old house．刷层新油漆会使这房子旧貌换新颜。

Your proposal is fine．Dress it up a bit and then send it to the committee．你的建议不错，修改一下再交给委员会。

drink away . drink continuously不停地喝酒

In the hotel， the old man was drinking away for hours．这位老人在旅馆里一连喝了几个小时的酒。

drink away .relieve by taking alcoholic drink 饮酒消愁解闷

You can't drink your sorrow away．借酒消愁愁更愁。

He tried to drink the memory away．他力图借饮酒来忘却这件事。

drink away . waste（money，time，）by drinking alcohol把（钱、时间等）浪费在饮酒上

Tom drank the whole of his father's fortune away．汤姆喝光了他父亲的家当。