托

托 [tuō] 动

1. ■ （向上承受） support from under:

右手托着下巴 rest one's chin in the right hand;

托在手里 hold sth. on the open palm;

用拱托起屋顶 support a roof with arches

2. ■ （陪衬） set off; serve as a contrast or foil:

衬托 make sth. stand out by contrast; set off;

烘云托月 paint clouds to set off the moon; provide a foil to set off a character or incident in a literary work

3. ■ （委托; 寄托） entrust; trust:

托人情 ask sb.'s favour;

托人照看家 leave a house in sb.'s care;

她托我寄这封信。 She entrusted me with mailing this letter.

4. ■ （推托） give as a pretext; offer as an excuse; plead:

托病 plead illness

5. ■ （依赖） rely on; owe to; thanks to:

托赖大家的努力， 才能按时完成任务。 Thanks to our hard work, we can fulfil the task on time.

名

1. ■ （托子; 类似托子的东西） base; support; sth. serving as a support:

茶托儿 saucer;

花托 receptacle;

枪托 the stock [butt] of a rifle, etc.

量

1. ■ （压强单位） torr