夺

duó

take by force; seize; wrest, force one's way, contend for; compete for; strive for, deprive

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contend for; deprive; seize; take by forces; wrest

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contend for; deprive; seize

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duó

n. snatch

duó

v. snatch, rob, reave, reive

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duo2

to seize, to take away forcibly, to wrest control of, to compete or strive for, to force one's way through, to leave out, to lose

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夺(奪)

duó

动

（强取;抢）take by force; seize; wrest:

篡位者从国王手里夺得了权力。 The usurper wrested the power from the king.

他从我手中夺走了包裹。 He seized the package from my hand.

（用力冲开） force one's way:

夺门而出 force open the door and rush out; force one's way out;

眼泪夺眶而出。 Tears started from one's eyes.

（争先取到） contend for; compete for; strive for:

夺得冠军 carry off the first prize;

夺高产 strive for high yields;

在贫瘠的土地上夺高产 wrest high yields from the barren land;

这两个女孩为夺得最高分而竞争。 The two girls competed with each other for the highest mark.

（使失去） deprive:

肺癌夺去了他的生命。 Lung cancer deprived him of his life.

(书) （失去） lose; take away:

勿夺农时 do not take away people's time for planting and harvest

(书) （做决定） decide:

裁夺 consider and decide;

定夺 make a final decision

(书) （文字脱漏） omit (word in a text)

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奪|夺 [duó] ► to seize ► to take away forcibly ► to wrest control of ► to compete or strive for ► to force one's way through ► to leave out ► to lose