抱
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Definitions
- 1. to carry (in one's arms)
- 2. to hug
- 3. to embrace
- 4. to surround
- 5. to cherish
- 6. (coll.) (of clothes) to fit nicely
Example Sentences
1 shown湯姆， 抱 歉，我沒時間閒聊。
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Words Containing 抱
to hug
to complain
to be sorry
aspiration
to embrace
to wrap one's arm around (used to describe the girth of a tree trunk)
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
to come to the aid of sb suffering an injustice
to throw oneself in sb's arms
to be outraged by an injustice
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet (without ever having burned incense) (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
to band together; to team up
(coll.) to cling to sb influential or famous
to cling (to a belief)
feel wronged
to have a gnawing regret
feel ashamed
to band together
see 打抱不平[dǎ bào bù píng]
to hug; to give a cuddle
Free Hugs Campaign
\hug shirt\ worn by members of the Free Hugs Campaign (see 抱抱團|抱抱团[bào bào tuán])
to cup one's fist in the other hand (as a sign of respect)
to maintain (an attitude etc)
body slam (wrestling move)
to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
bolster
Baopuzi, collection of essays by Ge Hong 葛洪[gě hóng] on alchemy, immortality, legalism, society etc
to cherish the outmoded and preserve the outworn (idiom); conservative
Mt Baodugu in Lanling County 蘭陵縣|兰陵县[lán líng xiàn] in Linyi 臨沂|临沂[lín yí], south Shandong
to be ill; to be in bad health
(sports) bouldering
(coll.) to incubate
to latch on to the rich and powerful
to cross one's arms
lit. to carry firewood to put out a fire (idiom); fig. to make a problem worse by inappropriate action
to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced
to weep disconsolately
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
to cover one's head and sneak away like a rat (idiom); to flee ignominiously
to adopt (a child)
to encircle
to hug
caress
to encircle
to hug
lit. whether one carries it on one's back or in one's arms, it's equally heavy (idiom)
lit. to clasp the Buddha's feet when danger arises (idiom); fig. to profess devotion only when in trouble
ambition
with arms crossed