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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[tào]
  1. 1. noun [套子] cover
    glove
    避孕
    condom
  2. 2. noun [应酬话] convention
  3. 3. noun [阴谋] trap
  4. 4. verb [罩在外面] slip … on
  5. 5. verb [拴] harness
  6. 6. verb [引出] trickinto
    口供
    trick a suspect into making a confession
  7. 7. verb [模仿] copy
  8. 8. verb [拉拢] win … over
  9. 9. measure word
    西装
    a suit
    邮票
    two sets of stamps

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[tào]
  1. 1. verb harness (a draught animal); hitch up (a draught animal to a cart)
    我去牲口。
    I'll go and harness the beast
  2. 2. verb cover with; slip over; encase in
    上毛衣
    slip on a pullover
    把枕
    put the pillow in the pillowcase
    上罩衣
    put on a dustcoat
  3. 3. verb overlap; interlink
    生产上一个环节一个环节
    a closely linked succession in the production chain
  4. 4. verb put a ring, etc. round; tie
    上救生圈
    put on a life buoy
    用绳子一只狼
    catch a wolf with a lasso
  5. 5. verb model on (or after); copy
    公式
    apply a formul
  6. 6. verb coax a secret out of somebody; pump somebody about something
    拿话
    coax the secret out of him; trick him into telling the truth
    口供
    trick the accused into confession
  7. 7. verb try to win (somebody's friendship)
    交情
    try to get in good with sb.
  8. 8. verb cut the thread (of a screw) with a die or tap
  9. 9. noun sheath; case; cover
    毛笔
    cap of a writing brush
    沙发
    slipcover for a sofa; sofa cover
    给电视机加上一个
    put a cover on the TV set
  10. 10. noun knot; loop; noose
    拴个
    tie a knot; make a loop
    slipknot; running knot
  11. 11. noun the bend of a river or curve in a mountain range
    the bend of a river
  12. 12. noun traces; harness
    牲口
    harness for a draught animal
  13. 13. noun convention; formula
    polite formula; civilities
  14. 14. measure word set; suit; suite (used for books, furniture, rooms, methods, remarks, etc.)
    a set of books
    唱片
    a set of phonograph records
    邮票
    a set of stamps
    唱腔
    a score of voices (in a Chinese opera)
    他讲了一大客气话
    He made a lot of polite remarks
  15. 15. adjective that which covers (other garments, etc.)
    overshoes; rubbers; galoshes

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[tào]
  1. 1. 做成一定形状、罩在器物外面起保护作用的物件。
  2. 2. 罩在物体的外面
    上一件罩衣。
    把笔帽上。
  3. 3. 互相包容、重叠或衔接在一起
    印。
    亲上亲。
    种(zhònɡ)。
    大屋里还着一个小间。
  4. 4. 把圈状刃具在棍形工件上切削出螺纹
    扣。
  5. 5. 某些地区指棉衣、棉被里的棉絮。也说棉花子。
    棉花
  6. 6. 同类事物组合成的整体
    上衣和裤子配不上
    家具。
    曲。
  7. 7. 固定的格式、办法。
    老一
  8. 8. 模仿或沿袭(成规)
    公式。
    生搬硬
  9. 9. 用于成的事物
    设备。
    讲起话来一的。
  10. 10. 用绳子等结成的环
    挽个儿。
    儿。
  11. 11. 把拉车的牲口拴到车上的绳具
    大车
    绳。
  12. 12. 用绳具拴、系
    车。
    牲口。
  13. 13. 笼络;拉拢
    近乎。
    交情。
  14. 14. 设法引出实情
    拿话他。
    不出什么名堂。詻
  15. 15.
    给我们下了个儿。詻
  16. 16. 用不正当的手段购买
    汇。
    购。
  17. 17. 河流、山势的弯曲处(多用于地名)

Examples

一环一环
all linked with one another; wheels within wheels
生产上一个环节一个环节
a closely linked succession in the production chain
交情
try to get in good with sb.
你去把绞绳在绞车的轴上。
Tie the rope to the axis of the windlass.
这匹烈马挣断了我的马杆狂奔起来。
The horse broke away from my horse pole and ran wild.
你休想从我这里问出我们的商业机密,我什么都不会告诉你的。
Don't try to elicit business secrets from me. I won't tell you anything.
弟弟随便上件运动衫就出门了。
Brother put on a random sports shirt and then left.

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