泡[pāo]

名sth. puffy and soft

♦ 豆腐~儿 beancurd puff

形spongy

♦ 这木料发~。 This wood is spongy.

量(for number of excretions; slightly vulgar)

♦ 撒两~尿 piss twice

♦ 拉一~屎 have a shit

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泡[pào]
名

1. bubble

♦ 肥皂~儿 soap bubbles

♦ 冒~儿 send up bubbles; rise in bubbles

2. sth. shaped like a bubble

♦ 手上起了~ get (or raise) blisters on one's palm

动

1. steep; soak

♦ 把种子放在温水里~一下 steep the seeds in lukewarm water

♦ 他是在苦水里~大的。 He was brought up in bitter misery.

2. dawdle

♦ 别~时间了, 快把工作做完! Stop dawdling and finish your work!

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