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drain on something
collocation
something that uses more money, time, energy, etc. than is reasonable, normal, or expected:
The project was an enormous drain on company resources from the start.
I find all these unnecessary arguments a drain on my energy.
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drain
Energy costs have been huge drains on the economy.
Innovative thinking is needed if the project is not to be an ongoing drain on the public purse.
She said that far from being a drain on society, immigrants are hard working, tax-paying citizens.
I think taking care of her elderly mother is a big drain on her energy.我认为照看年迈的母亲对她而言非常吃力。
Using GPS can be a major drain on your phone's battery.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Becoming and making smaller or less
abridgment
attenuate
attenuated
attenuating
attenuation
compress
contraction
dwindling
ease
ease someone's mindidiom
ease up/off
fall away
halve
reduce
reducible
reduction
resize
retreat
trough
tumble
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