托 [tuō]

• 动词
  • （向上承受） support from under:

    rest one's chin in the right hand;

    右手托着下巴

    hold sth. on the open palm;

    托在手里

  • （陪衬） set off; serve as a contrast or foil:

    make sth. stand out by contrast; set off;

    衬托

    paint clouds to set off the moon; provide a foil to set off a character or incident in a literary work

    烘云托月

  • （委托; 寄托） entrust; trust:

    ask sb.'s favour;

    托人情

    leave a house in sb.'s care;

    托人照看家

  • （推托） give as a pretext; offer as an excuse; plead:

    plead illness

    托病

  • （依赖） rely on; owe to; thanks to:

    Thanks to our hard work, we can fulfil the task on time.

    托赖大家的努力， 才能按时完成任务。

• 名词
  • （托子; 类似托子的东西） base; support; sth. serving as a support:
  • （托子; 类似托子的东西） base; support; sth. serving as a support:

    saucer;

    茶托儿

    receptacle;

    花托

• 量词
  • （压强单位） torr