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扑
pū
Meaning
- to throw oneself at
- to pounce on
- to devote one's energies
- to flap
- to flutter
- to dab
- to pat
- to bend over
Definition
扑上去；冲向；拍打；迎面吹来。
to rush at; to pounce on; to flap; to blow in one's face.
Usage
常用作动词，表示迅速、猛烈地冲向某物或某人，也可表示拍打动作或气体迎面袭来。
Commonly used as a verb, indicating a swift and forceful move towards something or someone, or flapping motion, or gas/wind blowing directly.
Examples
- 1 小猫扑向了蝴蝶。 (The kitten pounced on the butterfly.)
- 2 他扑灭了大火。 (He extinguished the big fire.)
- 3 一阵花香扑鼻而来。 (A whiff of floral fragrance assailed the nostrils.)
- 4 孩子扑进妈妈的怀里。 (The child threw himself into his mother's arms.)
- 5 海浪扑打着礁石。 (Waves lashed against the rocks.)
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