[tāo]
[动]
（拿出； 取出） take out; fish out; draw out; pull out
take bird's eggs out of a nest
掏鸟蛋
draw out a handkerchief
掏出手帕
clear the ashes from a stove
掏炉灰
fish out [up] a coin from one's pocket
从口袋里掏出一枚硬币
She pulled out a sheet of paper from inside her jacket.
她从上衣里面掏出一张纸。
（挖） dig (a hole, etc.); hollow out; scoop out
scoop out a hole in the sand
在沙中掏个洞
hollow out a tree
掏空了一棵树
clean out a sewer
掏脏水沟
pick the ears
掏耳朵
The cook hollowed out the melons.
厨师把瓜掏空。
They dug a deep hole in the hillside.
他们在山坡上掏了一个深洞。
（偷） steal from sb.'s pocket
He had his purse stolen by a pickpocket.
他的钱包被掏了。