抽

抽 [chōu] 动

1. ■ （把夹在中间的东西拉出; 提取） take out (from in between):

从文件夹里抽出一份报告 take a report out of the file

2. ■ （从全部里取出一部分; 腾出） take (a part from a whole):

把他抽出来管仓库 release him from his job and put him in charge of the warehouse;

开会前请抽时间把文件看一下。 Please try and find time to read the document before the meeting.

3. ■ （某些植物体长出） (of certain plants) put forth:

抽枝 branch out; sprout;

高粱抽穗了。 The sorghum is in the ear.

小树抽出了嫩芽。 The saplings are budding.

4. ■ （引出; 吸） obtain by drawing， etc.:

抽水 pump water;

抽血 draw blood (for a test or transfusion)

5. ■ （收缩） shrink:

这种布一洗就抽。 This cloth shrinks in the wash.

6. ■ （用条状物等打; 抽打） lash; whip; thrash:

抽牲口 lash a draught animal;

抽陀螺 whip a top