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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 掏
[tāo]
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1.
verb
[拿出]
take … out
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2.
verb
[挖]
dig
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3.
verb
[偷]
steal
Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary
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- 掏
[tāo]
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1.
ream
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2.
pick
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
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- 掏
[tāo]
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1.
动
挖
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掏了个窟窿。
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2.
动
伸进去取；往外拿
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掏口袋。
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掏出钥匙。
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把心里话掏出来。
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Example Search
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今天的比赛裁判掏了两张红牌。
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The referee showed two red cards in the game today.
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经常用耳勺子掏耳朵，不是好习惯。
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It is a bad habit to pick one's ears with an earpick.
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歹徒突然从包中掏出一把亮锃锃的匕首。
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The gangster suddenly fished out a dazzling dagger from the bag.
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机智的警察在匪徒掏枪的瞬间将其扑倒，避免了伤亡。
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The wise policeman threw himself at the gangster and knocked him down just as he was pulling out the gun, avoiding injuries and deaths.
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他掏摸了半天，才从兜里摸出5角钱。
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He fished in his pocket for a long time before taking out 50 cents.
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丫杈上的鸟窝早被他给掏了，你别折腾了。
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Save the trouble. The birds and eggs in the nest on that fork have already been taken away by him.
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主裁和第四官员商量着什么，然后掏出了红牌。
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掏口袋。
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nciku Video Note
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掏 [tāo]
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抠 [kōu]
- Scene：
抠出珠子 / digging out a bead from a crack
- Examples：
抠眼睛，抠字眼
- Description：
抠 means to dig out something, either with fingers or tools, from a crack or aperture.
Related video notes: 掏、抠
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