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拨动 (撥動)
  • [bōdònɡ]
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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

拨动 [bōdònɡ]
  1. 1. verb To push horizontally, to cause to slide.
    他没带钥匙,用铁丝拨动了两下,门居然开了。
    Forgetting his key, he was able to open the door by inserting a wire in the key hole.
  2. 2. verb use fingers or a pick to strum a chord
    他的歌声拨动了无数人的心弦。
    His songs pulled many peoples heart strings.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

拨动 [bōdònɡ]
  1. 1. 横向用力使东西移动
    拨动门闩,把门打开。
  2. 2. 用手指或工具弹动(琴弦)
    拨动琵琶
    优美的歌声拨动着听众的心弦。

Examples

通过拨动变阻器,可以改变电流。
By adjusting the rheostat, one can change the current in a circuit.
他的歌声拨动了无数人的心弦。
His songs pulled many peoples heart strings.
拨动琴弦。
拨动琵琶
坛子被杂技演员用脚掌拨动得嘀溜儿转。
拨动了他的心弦。
Of course we cannot wind back the clock: we cannot physically reverse history.
我们当然不能逆时针拨动时钟:我们根本不能逆转历史。

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