draw in

phrasal verbphr v

a) TM British EnglishBrE if the days or nights draw in, it starts to get dark earlier in the evening because winter is coming 〔白天变得〕渐短；〔天黑得〕渐早

In October the nights start drawing in.

10月份天开始黑得早了。

b) TAKE PART/BE INVOLVED draw somebody ↔ in to get someone involved in something 使某人卷入[参与]进来，吸引某人

We should use the demonstration as an opportunity to draw more supporters in.

我们应该以游行为契机吸引更多的支持者。

Despite himself, he found himself being drawn in by the man’s warmth and ease.

他不由自主地被那人的热情与随和所吸引。

c) draw in your horns British EnglishBrEBFSPEND MONEY to spend less money because you have financial problems 紧缩开支

Examples from the Corpus

draw in your horns• However, it now plans to draw in its horns in anticipation of declining demand for farm machinery by cutting back production.

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