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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[pào]
  1. 1. noun bubble
    肥皂
    soap bubbles
    send up bubbles; rise in bubbles
    憧憬全成影,他不禁泪下。
    沼气池里不停的冒着
    他的愿望就像肥皂一样很快破灭了。
    剂是化工产品的一种。
  2. 2. noun sth. shaped like a bubble
    手上起了
    get (or raise) blisters on one's palm
    走了那么长的路,他的脚底磨起了
  3. 3. verb steep; soak
    他总喜欢在书堆里。
    把种子放在温水里一下
    steep the seeds in lukewarm water
    他是在苦水里大的。
    He was brought up in bitter misery.
    刚刚买来的鲜花被她在了花瓶里。
    他喜欢澡时的惬意。
  4. 4. verb dawdle
    时间了,快把工作做完!
    Stop dawdling and finish your work!

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[pào]
  1. 1. 液体中或液体表层出现的气体小圆球或半圆球
    水里直冒
    肥皂
    沫。
  2. 2. 状的东西
    脚上磨起了
    电灯
  3. 3. 较长时间地浸在液体里
    衣服用水再洗。
  4. 4. 较长时间地呆在某处,故意消磨时间
    整天在茶馆里
    病号。
  5. 5. 纠缠
    软磨硬

Examples

他脚上打了,掉在后面了。
He got blisters on his feet, so he lagged behind.
手上起了
get (or raise) blisters on one's palm
把种子放在温水里一下
steep the seeds in lukewarm water
烫了个
get a blister through being scalded (or burnt)
他的脚上磨出了
His feet were blistered from the rubbing.
晚上喝茶时要少放茶叶,不要将茶得过浓。
沼气池里不停的冒着
走了那么长的路,他的脚底磨起了
他总喜欢在书堆里。
鞋把我的脚磨起了

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