ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.dig (a hole, etc.)
工人在掏地道。
The workers were digging a tunnel.
孩子们在花园掏洞。
Kids are scooping out holes in the garden.
拾荒者专心掏着脏水沟。
That scrounger was focusing on cleaning out a sewer.
- 2
v.draw out; pull out
她看了看我,然后从手袋里掏香烟。
She looked at me and then reached in her purse for cigarettes.
她把手伸到包里掏钢笔。
She reached inside her bag for a pen.
我把口袋里的东西都掏了出来,仍然找不到我的钥匙。
I emptied out my pockets but could not find my keys.
- 3
v.steal from somebody's pocket
她的钱包被掏了。
She had her purse stolen by a pickpocket.