抖落 (dǒu là) — to shake off, to shake out; to expose, to bring to light; (colloquial) to waste (time, money)
Definition
Verb meaning to shake off/out, expose wrongdoing, or (colloquially) waste time or money. Often used with 把, as in 把…抖落干净/出来.
verb
to shake offto shake outto exposeto bring to light(colloquial) to waste (time, money)
Examples
- 抖落。Tā bǎ dà yī shàng de xuě dǒu là gān jìng cái jìn wū.He shook the snow off his coat before entering the house.
- 抖落。Jì zhě fèi le hǎo dà gōng fu cái bǎ zhè xiē hēi mù dǒu là chū lái.The reporter went to great lengths to expose these shady dealings.
- 抖落。Bié bǎ shí jiān dǒu là zài zhè xiē méi yòng de shì qing shàng.Don't waste your time on these useless things.
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