粵

掏tou4出ceot1

tou4 ceot1tāo chū

English

  1. to fish out
  2. to take out (from a pocket, bag etc)
  3. to take something out; to draw out

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 從袋中(通常係衫袋,褲袋)拎一樣嘢出嚟

Examples

  • 汤姆掏出钥匙开了门。

    Tom took out his key and opened the door.

    Tatoeba · ryanwoo CC BY

  • 男子从口袋中掏出枪,吓了我一跳。

    To my horror, the man took a gun out of his pocket.

    Tatoeba · xiuqin CC BY

  • 修女從黑色裙子的褶皺間掏出剪刀,熟練地將彩色紙剪成長而窄的紙條,讓我們可以把這些紙條編成紙地毯。

    From between the pleats of her black skirt, the nun brought out scissors and deftly cut coloured paper into long, narrow strips, which we could then braid into a paper rug.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

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

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