披
pī
Meaning
- to drape over one's shoulders
Definition
覆盖或搭在肩背上；打开；分散；揭示。
To drape over the shoulders; to open; to spread; to reveal.
Usage
常用于表示将衣物等覆盖在身上，也可表示翻开书页、劈开障碍物或表达坦诚等抽象意义。
Often used for putting on clothes over the shoulders, also for opening pages, cutting through obstacles, or expressing sincerity.
Examples
- 1 外面很冷，她披了一件外套。 (It's cold outside, she draped a coat over her shoulders.)
- 2 他披荆斩棘，终于到达了山顶。 (He cut through thorns and brambles and finally reached the mountaintop.)
- 3 老师正在披阅学生的作文。 (The teacher is perusing the students' compositions.)
- 4 他披肝沥胆地向领导汇报了情况。 (He reported the situation to the leader with utmost sincerity.)
- 5 她披着月光独自走在回家的路上。 (She walked home alone under the moonlight.)
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