[páo]
[动]
(挖掘) dig; excavate
dig the ground
刨地
dig a hole [pit]
刨坑儿
dig (up) potatoes
刨马铃薯
[口] (除去; 减去) deduct; exclude; minus
Fifteen minus five -- there are only ten days to go now.
15天刨去5天, 只剩下10天了。
The train has twenty cars, the baggage and mail ones excluded.
这列火车,刨去行李车和邮车,有20节车箱。