挑tiāoⅠ ? ? （用肩膀支起扁擔(dān)來(lái)搬運(yùn)） tote with a carrying pole; shoulder: ～ 一擔(dān)柴 carry two bundles of firewood on a shoulder pole; 勇 ～ 重?fù)?dān) be brave in shouldering heavy loads
? （挑選） choose; pick; select: ～ 精揀肥地吃 pick at one's dinner; ～ 個(gè)好天去郊游 choose a fine day to go for an outing; 你能幫我 ～ 一條新領(lǐng)帶嗎？ Will you help to choose a new tie for me? 他總是 ～ 最臟最累的活干。 He always picked the hardest and dirtiest jobs.
? （挑剔） nitpick: 橫 ～ 鼻子豎 ～ 眼 find fault with sb.; pick on sb. Ⅱ ? （挑子） carrying pole with its load Ⅲ ? （用于成挑兒的東西）: 一 ～ 兒菜 two baskets of vegetables carried on a shoulder pole
另見(jiàn) see also tiǎo。
◆挑不動(dòng) too heavy to carry; cannot carry it; 挑刺兒 [方] find fault; be captious; pick holes; 挑錯(cuò) find faults; pick flaws; 挑擔(dān) carry a load; 挑肥揀瘦 pick the fat and choose the thin — choose whichever is to one's advantage; In picking over a basket of sth., he keeps the good ones for himself and throw out the bad ones.; 挑夫 [舊] porter; bearer; 挑揀 pick; pick and choose; 挑腳 carry luggage or goods for others; 挑精揀肥 pick and choose; be choosy; be critical in one's choice; 挑毛病 find fault; pick holes; 挑毛揀刺 nitpick; 挑三揀四 pick and choose; be very particular [fastidious] in [about] (one's food, etc.); 挑剔 nitpick; be hypercritical; be fastidious; cavil; upbraid; pick fault; make an abrupt, upward stroke; 挑剔責(zé)難 find fault (with sb.); 挑挑揀揀 pick and choose; be choosy; 挑土 hot; 挑五嫌六 pick and choose; 挑選 pick; choose; select; pitch; draft; winnow; pick out; single out; 挑雪填井 carry snow to fill a well; waste one's energy; work but in vain; 挑眼 [方] be fastidious (about formalities, etc.); pick fault; 挑中 pick upon; 挑重?fù)?dān) shoulder heavy loads; take on a heavy job; 挑字眼兒 find fault with the choice of words; pick bones with person; 挑子 carrying pole with its load; load carried on a shoulder pole
挑tiǎoⅠ ? ? （從一頭支起） lift up; raise: ～ 起門(mén)簾 lift up door curtain; ～ 燈夜戰(zhàn) fight by torchlight; continue working by lamplight
? （用細(xì)長(zhǎng)物撥） poke; prick: 用針 ～ 破腳底上的水泡 prick blisters on one's sole with a needle; ～ 疔 lance [prick] a boil; ～ 火 poke a fire; 把問(wèn)題 ～ 開(kāi)來(lái)說(shuō)吧。 Let's put all the cards on the table.
? (挑撥； 挑動(dòng)) instigate; incite; stir up: ～ 起戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng) incite war
? （刺繡用針挑線） cross stitch Ⅱ ? （漢字的筆畫(huà)） rising stroke (in Chinese characters)
另見(jiàn) see also tiāo。
◆挑刺法 {中醫(yī)} needle-pricking therapy; 挑繃子游戲 cat's cradle; 挑撥 foment; instigate; incite; sow discord; 挑撥離間 alienate one person from another; cast a bone between ...; drive a wedge between ...; foment disunity and dissension; incite [pit] one against the other; make mischief between ...; play off one person against another; play them off one against the other; set one person by the ears; sow discord (among ...); sow dissension among ...; sow dissension by means of ...; 挑撥是非 cause alienation between (friends) by spreading rumors; foment trouble; foment discord; 挑出（物） jetting- out; 挑大梁 be the mainstay; play a privotal role; play the leading role; shoulder the main responsibility; 挑燈 stir the wick; hang lantern; 挑燈撥火 instigate; 挑燈苦讀 raise the wick and study hard; 挑燈夜讀 trim one's lamp to read; continue reading by lamplight; 挑頂 caunch(e); brushing; barringdown; back-brushing; outlooker; 挑動(dòng) provoke; stir up; tar on; incitation; incite; 挑逗 makeout; provoke; tease; tantalize; 挑逗尋釁 pick a quarrel with someone；
挑筋剮骨 draw the sinews and cut the bones to pieces — an ancient form of punishment; 挑弄是非 arouse ill-will between two parties; stir up one side against the other; 挑破 needle; 挑起 provoke; stir up; instigate; 挑三窩四 pick and choose; hard (difficult) to please; fastidious; choice; choosey; 挑唆 incite; abet; bet; instigate; 挑頭 corbel out; 挑釁 provoke; defiance; 挑戰(zhàn) throw down the gauntlet; challenge; challenge to battle; challenge to a contest; challenge; 挑戰(zhàn)者號(hào)航天飛機(jī) the Challenger space shuttle; “挑戰(zhàn)者Ⅰ”坦克 [英] Challenger Ⅰ; 挑針板 decker; 挑針器 narrowing picker; 挑治療法 {中醫(yī)} pricking therapy |