套

tào

harness (a draught animal); hitch up (a draught animal to a cart), cover with; slip over; encase in, overlap; interlink, put a ring, etc. round; tie, model on (or after); copy, coax a secret out of somebody; pump somebody about something, try to win (somebody's friendship), cut the thread (of a screw) with a die or tap, sheath; case; cover, knot; loop; noose, the bend of a river or curve in a mountain range, traces; harness, convention; formula, set; suit; suite (used for books, furniture, rooms, methods, remarks, etc.), that which covers (other garments, etc.)

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convention; copy; cover; formula; harness; knot; series; set; sheath; sleeve

suit

【化】 covering; set

【医】 set

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convention; copy; cover; formula; harness; knot; series; set; sheath

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tào

adj. jacketed

tào

n. case, jacket, sheath, cover, sleeve, bend of a river, curve of a mountain range, cotton padding, trace, harness, knot, loop, convention, formula, suit, set, suite

tào

v. model, copy, coax something out of someone, pump, slip over, encase, overlap, interlink, harness, hitch up, tie

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tao4

cover, sheath, to encase, a case, to overlap, to interleave, bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names), harness, classifier for sets, collections, tau (Greek letter Ττ)

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套

tào

名

（套子） cover; case; sheath:

袖套 sleeves;

手套 gloves;

枕套 pillowcase; pillowslip;

椅套 slipcover for a chair

（河流或山势的弯曲处） a bend of a river or a curve in a mountain range:

河套 the bend of a river; the Great Bend of the Huanghe River

(方) （棉衣、棉被里的棉絮） cotton padding or wadding; batting:

袄套 jacket padding;

褥套 bedding sack;

被套 cotton wadding of a quilt; quilt padding

（拴牲口的挽绳） harness; traces:

大车套 harness for a cart;

拉套 pull a plough or cart;

这匹马不上套。 The horse kicks over the traces.

（用绳子等结成的环状物） knot; loop:

死套儿 fast knot;

活套儿 slipknot; running knot;

拴个套儿 tie a knot; make a loop

（应酬的话; 陈陈相因的办法） convention; formula:

俗套 convention; conventional pattern; formality;

客套 polite remarks; routine compliments;

虚套 mere formalities; conventionalities;

老一套 the same old stuff; stereotype

（阴谋） trick; trap; noose:

圈套 trap; noose;

落入套中 fall into a trap

动

（互相衔接或重叠） overlap; interlink:

套接两个环 interlink two rings;

一环套一环 one ring linked with another -- a closely linked succession

（罩在外面） slip over:

套上床罩 cover the bed with the counterpane or bedspread;

套上一件外套 slip on an outer garment

(方)（把棉胎和被褥或袄缝合） sew a padding (wadding) into a jacket or a quilt

（用套拴系） harness; hitch up:

把马套上车 hitch a horse to a waggon;

我去套牲口。 I'll go and harness the beast.

（模仿） model after (on); copy:

生搬硬套 apply or copy mechanically;

套样 copy model

（引出; 诱出） trick into talking; coax a secret out of sb.; pump out:

套口供 trick an accused into confession or admitting details; trap a suspect into admitting his guilt;

让我们想法儿套他的话。 Let's try to draw the secret out of him.

真实情况终于从他那里一点点地套了出来。 The truth was drawn from him by degrees.

（拉拢） bring close to; try to win:

套近乎 cotton up to; become close to sb.;

套交情 try to get in good with sb.

（用丝锥或板牙切削螺纹） turn or cut thread (of a screw)

形

（罩在外面的） over; outer:

套鞋 overshoes

量

（用于成组的事物） set; suit; suite; series:

一套家具 a set of furniture;

一套篷帆 a suit of sails;

一套房间 a suite of rooms; a flat;

一套纪念邮票 a series of memorial stamps

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套|套 [tào] ► cover ► sheath ► to encase ► a case ► to overlap ► to interleave ► bend (of a river or mountain range, in place names) ► harness ► classifier for sets, collections ► tau (Greek letter Ττ)