掉[diào]

动

1. fall; drop; shed; come off

♦ ~下几滴眼泪 shed a few tears

2. fall behind

♦ 他脚上打了泡, ~在后面了。 He got blisters on his feet, so he lagged behind.

3. lose; be missing

♦ 我把钥匙~了。 I've lost my key.

♦ 这本书~了两页。 Two pages are missing from the book.

4. reduce; drop

♦ 他得了一场大病, 体重~了十多斤。 During his serious illness he lost over ten jin.

5. wag; swing

♦ ~尾巴 wag the tail

♦ ~臂而去 leave in a flurry

6. turn

♦ 把车头~过来 turn the car round

7. change; exchange

♦ ~座位 change (or exchange) seats; swop places with sb.

8. (used after certain verbs to indicate removal)

♦ 洗~ wash out

♦ 扔~ throw away

♦ 擦~ wipe off

♦ 改~坏习气 correct bad habits