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磨 [mó] 动

1. ■ （摩擦） rub; wear:

磨去 rub off [out];

磨破了嘴皮 talk till one's jaws ache;

袜子磨破了。 The socks are worn into holes.

这种布耐磨。 The cloth wears well.

2. ■ （研磨） grind; mull; polish:

磨镜片 grind a lens;

磨光玉石 polish a jade;

磨剪子 grind [sharpen] scissors

3. ■ （折磨） grind down; wear down [out]:

被疾病磨垮了 be ground down or worn down by the illness;

生活的折磨 the wear and tear of life;

这病真磨人! What a torment this illness is!

4. ■ （纠缠） trouble; annoy; pester:

磨爸爸给他买玩具手枪 beg father without stop to buy a toy pistol for him;

别老磨人 ! Don't keep on bothering me.

他不答应， 你就跟他磨。 If he doesn't agree, just keep on at him until he does.

5. ■ （消灭;磨灭） die out; obliterate; efface:

百世不磨 will endure for centuries;

不可磨灭 never be obliterated [effaced]

6. ■ （消耗时间;拖延） waste time; idle; dawdle:

别闲磨大好时光 ! Don't idle away your precious time.

快走吧， 别再磨时间了。 Stop dawdling and get going.

另见 mò。