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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
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 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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Examples
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掏手枪
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draw a pistol
→ 掏
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掏炉灰
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clear the ashes from a stove
→ 掏
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掏鸟窝
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take young birds or eggs out of a nest; go bird's-nesting
→ 掏
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掏耳朵
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pick one's ears
→ 掏
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掏蛐蛐儿
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catch crickets
→ 掏
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这顿饭是他掏的钱。
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He footed the bill for the meal.
→ 掏
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在墙上掏一个洞
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make a hole in the wall
→ 掏
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他的皮夹子被掏了。
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His wallet was stolen (by a pickpocket).
→ 掏
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这顿饭我掏腰包。
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This meal is on me.
→ 掏腰包
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他第一次把掏心窝儿的话都和她说了。
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For the first time he told her all his innermost thoughts and feelings.
→ 心窝儿
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