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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[mò]
  1. 1. noun mill
  2. 2. verb grind
    咖啡豆
    grind coffee beans

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[mò]
  1. 1. noun mill; millstones
    electric mill
  2. 2. verb grind; mill
    mill flour
    麦子
    grind wheat
  3. 3. verb turn round
    我几次三番劝他,他还是不过来。
    I had talked to him again and again, but he simply wouldn't come round.
    把大车过来。
    Turn the cart round.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[mò]
  1. 1. (mó)碎粮食的工具,多由上下两扇圆石盘组成
    盘。
  2. 2. (mó)碎
    麦子
    豆腐。
  3. 3. 掉转方向
    屋子小得不开身
    她一身走了。

Examples

把镰刀得飞快。
Sharpen the sickles till they are like razors.
鞋底了个窟窿
have worn a hole in the sole of one's shoe
面儿得很光。
The surface has been polished shining bright.
剪子
grind scissors; sharpen scissors
大理石
polish marble
他被这场病得不成样子。
The illness has worn him down to a mere shadow of his former self.
他不答应,你就跟他
If he doesn't agree, just keep on at him until he does.
快走吧,别再时间了。
Stop dawdling and get going.
我跟他了半天嘴皮子,也没能把他说服。
I failed to bring him around though I talked myself hoarse.
我没功夫跟他嘴皮子。
I can't afford to waste my time arguing with him.

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