fish out; gain by improper means
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesverb
to fish out; to scoop up; to retrieve from water
Often used literally for taking things out of water.
Tā他
yòng用
wǎng网
cóng从
hé河
lǐ里
lāo捞
qǔ取
le了
yī一
tiáo条
dà大
yú鱼
。
He fished out a big fish from the river with a net.
Hái孩
zi子
men们
zài在
chí池
táng塘
biān边
lāo捞
qǔ取
xiǎo小
kē蝌
dǒu蚪
。
The children are scooping up tadpoles by the pond.
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Chén沉
chuán船
zhōng中
de的
huò货
wù物
bèi被
dǎ打
lāo捞
duì队
chéng成
gōng功
lāo捞
qǔ取
。
The cargo from the sunken ship was successfully retrieved by the salvage team.
verb
to gain; to obtain; to reap (by improper or unscrupulous means)
derogatoryOften implies gaining political capital, benefits, or profits through cunning, deception, or exploitation.
Yī一
xiē些
zhèng政
kè客
shì试
tú图
tōng通
guò过
zhè这
chǎng场
wēi危
jī机
lāo捞
qǔ取
zhèng政
zhì治
zī资
běn本
。
Some politicians are trying to reap political capital from this crisis.
Tā他
lì利
yòng用
zhí职
wù务
zhī之
biàn便
wèi为
zì自
jǐ己
lāo捞
qǔ取
hǎo好
chu处
。
He used his position to obtain benefits for himself.
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Bù不
fǎ法
shāng商
rén人
qǐ企
tú图
zài在
wù物
zī资
duǎn短
quē缺
shí时
lāo捞
qǔ取
bào暴
lì利
。
Unscrupulous merchants attempted to reap exorbitant profits during the shortage of supplies.