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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

pour [pɔːr]
  1. 1. vt. [+liquid] to pour sth (into/onto sth) 灌某物(到某物里/上)
  2. 2. vt. [+powder] 倒某物(到某物里/上)
  3. 3. vi. [water] [ blood] [ smoke+] to pour (from sth) (从某物)涌出
  4. 4. vi. [people+] to pour into/out of sth 涌进/出某地
    to pour sb/o.s. a drink
    某人/自己倒了一杯喝的
    tears/sweat poured down his face
    眼泪/汗水顺着他的面颊流了下来
    it is pouring (with rain), it is pouring down
    大雨如注

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

pour [pɔːr]
  1. 1. vt. 倒,灌,泼
    The killer poured hot water over his victims' face.
    杀人犯滚烫热水泼在被害人的脸上。
  2. 2. vi. 蜂拥而出,成群移动
    Outside masses of smoke will be pouring out of the chimney.
    大量的烟将从烟囱滚滚而出。
    People were pouring out of the theater.
    人们剧院蜂拥而出。
  3. 3. vt. 倒出,斟
    She opened the wine and poured some into the glass.
    打开酒瓶,倒了一些酒在杯里。
  4. 4. vi. 涌,流
    He could see the tide pouring into the end of the channel.
    他能看见潮水涌入隧道尽头
    Water poured all over the floor.
    地板到处都是水。
  5. 5. vt. 倾注大量投入
    More public money was poured into researching the various options.
    更多公款投入到对各种选择的研究中。
    We poured money into the education of our children.
    我们孩子的教育不计血本
  6. 6. vi. 大雨
    It 's three in the morning and it 's pouring outside.
    现在凌晨三点,外面下着瓢泼大雨
    Put on your rain coat-- it's pouring outside!
    穿上雨衣外面正在倾盆大雨
  7. 7. vt. 倾诉倾吐
  8. 8. noun 倒出物,倾泻物
  9. 9. noun [Person Name] 保尔
  10. 10. noun [Person Name] 普尔

Collins English-English Dictionary

pour [pɔː] [pυə'pɒːleɪ]
  1. 1. vi. [intr; often foll by down] pour with rain to rain heavily
    it's pouring down outside
  2. 2. vb to flow or cause to flow in a stream
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to issue, emit, etc, in a profuse way
  4. 4. vi. [intr] to move together in large numbers; swarm
  5. 5. vi. [intr] to serve tea, coffee, etc
    shall I pour?
  6. 6. n a pouring, downpour, etc
  7. 7. n [Etymology] C13: of unknown origin
  8. 8. n [Usage] The verbs pour and pore are sometimes confused: she poured cream over her strudel; she pored (not poured) over the manuscript
  9. 9. n a tip; gratuity
  10. 10. n [Etymology] literally: for drinking
  11. 11. n in order to encourage the others: often used ironically
  12. 12. n an informal or preliminary conference
  13. 13. n [Etymology] literally: for speaking

Examples

Season the sauce to pour over the mashed potatoes.
给土豆泥的酱汁里加点儿调料。
pour the sauce over the mushrooms
把汁浇在蘑菇上
Taste and adjust seasoning of the sauce and pour into a boat.
尝一尝沙司,调好味后倒入一个船型的盘子里。
Pour out the prepared water into individual glass bottles.
把准备好的水倒入各个玻璃瓶中。
He asked the bartender to pour him a strong drink.
他让酒吧服务员给他倒了一种烈性酒。
Pour in the yeast mixture, the rest of the milk, the butter and the salt.
倒入酵母混合物,剩余的牛奶,黄油和盐。
Don't pour oil on the flame and make the problem worse than it already is!
别火上浇油,让问题变得更糟。

nciku Video Note

[dào]

  • Scene:

    倒水 / pouring water into a cup

  • Examples:

    倒水 [dàoshuǐ],倒茶 [dàochá],倒出来 [dàochūlái]

  • Description:

    倒 means to turn over or tilt a container to get something (usually liquid) to come out.

Related video notes: 倒、灌

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