抖落 (dǒu là) — to shake off, to shake out; to expose, to bring to light; (colloquial) to waste (time, money)

Definition

Examples

• 他把大衣上的雪抖落干净才进屋。
  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.
• 记者费了好大功夫才把这些黑幕抖落出来。
  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.
• 别把时间抖落在这些没用的事情上。
  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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