粵

套tou3用jung6

tou3 jung6tào yòng

English

  1. to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context)
  2. to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)
  3. to borrow (a phrase)
  4. (Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
  5. to apply

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 將抽象事物或者知識喺某個情境度實施

Examples

  • 將呢個方程式套用喺日常生活裏面

    to apply the formula in daily life

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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