tòu
Pinyin

Definition

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tòu
  1. to penetrate
  2. to pass through
  3. thoroughly
  4. completely
  5. transparent
  6. to appear
  7. to show

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

kàn tòu
  1. 1 to understand thoroughly
  2. 2 to see beyond the facade
  3. 3 to see through (sb)
tòu
  1. 1 to penetrate
  2. 2 to pass through
  3. 3 thoroughly
  4. 4 completely
  5. 5 transparent
  6. 6 to appear
  7. 7 to show
tòu míng
  1. 1 transparent
  2. 2 open (non-secretive)
tòu lù
  1. 1 to leak out
  2. 2 to divulge
  3. 3 to reveal
tī tòu
  1. 1 pure and limpid
  2. 2 (of a person) quick-witted

Idioms (1)

没有不透风的墙
méi yǒu bù tòu fēng de qiáng
  1. 1 (idiom) no secret can be kept forever

Sample Sentences

动物在不同的自然环境中,为了生存它们会慢慢透过繁殖、变异而演化出形形色色功能不同的颜色,而这些颜色是由自然选择决定的。
dòngwù zài bùtóng de zìrán huánjìng zhōng ,wèile shēngcún tāmen huì mànmàn tòuguò fánzhí 、biànyì ér yǎnhuà chū xíngxíngsèsè gōngnéng bùtóng de yánsè ,ér zhèxiē yánsè shì yóu zìránxuǎnzé juédìng de 。
Animals living in different natural environments will mutate and evolve into having a variety of functions and different colors for their survival. These mutations are based on natural selection.
比如沙漠里的动物—狮子、鸟、蜥蜴、蜘蛛、青蛙等等—大多数都有微黄的“沙漠色”作为它们的保护色;深海生物则因为红光不易穿透到深海,所以这里的鱼大多是红色的;而雪地上的动物—比如北极熊、北极兔—则会披上一层白色,让它们能安稳地藏在雪白世界中。
bǐrú shāmò lǐ de dòngwù —shīzi 、niǎo 、xīyì 、zhīzhū 、qīngwā děngděng —dàduōshù dōu yǒu wēi huáng de “shāmò sè ”zuòwéi tāmen de bǎohùsè ;shēnhǎi shēngwù zé yīnwèi hóng guāng bùyì chuāntòu dào shēnhǎi ,suǒyǐ zhèlǐ de yú dàduō shì hóngsè de ;ér xuě dì shàng de dòngwù —bǐrú běijíxióng 、běijí tù —zé huì pī shàng yī céng báisè ,ràng tāmen néng ānwěn de cáng zài xuěbái shìjiè zhōng 。
For example, in the desert, lions, birds, lizards, spiders, frogs and so on all have a light yellow “desert color” as their camouflage. Creatures in the deep ocean are often red because light cannot be easily shunned through in the deep sea. Lastly, animals that live in the snow, such as Polar Bears and Arctic Rabbits, will have a coat of white so that they can hide peacefully in the snowfield.
来,你先啜饮一小口,在嘴巴里面停留个五秒再吞下去,你可以感觉到些微的苦味,透着一点点百香果的甜味和香气,这就是精酿啤酒才会有的、有深度的味道。
lái ,nǐ xiān chuòyǐn yī xiǎo kǒu ,zài zuǐba lǐmiàn tíngliú ge wǔ miǎo zài tūn xiàqù ,nǐ kěyǐ gǎnjué dào xiēwēi de kǔwèi ,tòu zhe yīdiǎndiǎn bǎixiāngguǒ de tiánwèi hé xiāngqì ,zhè jiùshì jīngniàngpíjiǔ cái huì yǒu de 、yǒu shēndù de wèidao 。
Come, first take a small sip. Leave it in your mouth for five seconds before swallowing it. You can feel a slight bitterness, cut through with a little of the passion fruit’s sweetness and fragrance. That’s the deep flavour that only craft beer has.
怎么可能!刚刚剪刀确实是我一时大意但是一百毫升的限制我可是确实遵守的喔,你看我把我的化妆水都放在这个透明夹链袋里了。
zěnme kěnéng !gānggang jiǎndāo quèshí shì wǒ yīshí dàyi dànshì yī bǎi háoshēng de xiànzhì wǒ kěshì quèshí zūnshǒu de ō ,nǐ kàn wǒ bǎ wǒ de huàzhuāngshuǐ dōu fàng zài zhège tòumíng jiāliàndài lǐ le 。
How is that possible? I did muck up with the scissors just now, but I did respect the 100 milliliter restriction. Look, I put my toner in this transparent ziplock bag.
我是上过一堂课以后才爱上陶艺的,把泥土透过自己的双手塑成一个有个性的器物,对着它看越久,心情越平静。
wǒ shì shàng guò yī táng kè yǐhòu cái ài shàng táoyì de ,bǎ nítǔ tòuguò zìjǐ de shuāngshǒu sùchéng yī ge yǒu gèxìng de qìwù ,duì zhe tā kàn Yuè jiǔ ,xīnqíng Yuè píngjìng 。
I took a class before I fell in love with pottery, shaping clay into an ornament with personality with your own two hands. The more you look at it, the calmer you feel inside.
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咱这小心脏坚强着呢,安慰用不着,直接透露成功的秘诀比较靠谱!看在我那么尽力的份上。
zá zhè xiǎo xīnzàng jiānqiáng zhe ne ,ānwèi yòngbuzháo ,zhíjiē tòulù chénggōng de mìjué bǐjiào kàopǔ !kàn zài wǒ nàme jìnlì de fènshàng 。
My little heart is quite resilient, I don't need your comfort. It would be more use to just reveal the secret to success! Given that I've put in so much effort.
据我所知,泰国发生过一个案例,当时是一对澳洲夫妇透过泰国中介机构安排,委托一名叫派塔拉蒙的二十一岁泰国女性代孕,怀孕初期发现派塔拉蒙所怀的双胞胎中,一个患有唐氏症。
jùwǒsuǒzhī ,Tàiguó fāshēng guò yī gè ànlì ,dāngshí shì yīduì Àozhōu fūfù tòuguò Tàiguó zhōngjiè jīgòu ānpái ,wěituō yī míng jiào Pàitǎlāméng de èrshíyī suì Tàiguó nǚxìng dàiyùn ,huáiyùn chūqī fāxiàn Pàitǎlāméng suǒ huái de shuāngbāotāi zhōng ,yī gè huàn yǒu tángshìzhèng 。
As far as I'm aware, a case happened in Thailand. At that time an Australian couple arranged through an intermediary organization for a 21-year-old Thai woman called Pattaramon Janbua to act as their surrogate. Early in the pregnancy it was discovered that of the two twins in Pattaramon's womb, one had Down syndrome.
喝,听君一席话胜读十年书,这就把老板的类型都摸了个透,在下佩服佩服!
hē ,tīng jūn yīxíhuà shèng dú shí nián shū ,zhè jiù bǎ lǎobǎn de lèixíng dōu mō le gè tòu ,zài xià pèifú pèifú !
Wow! To hear advice from a gentleman such as yourself is better than studying the subject for ten years. You've totally covered all the different types of bosses. One is humbled...One is humbled...
能啊!里面介绍了各个佛寺、神社,透过照片我都能感受到那种远离尘嚣的宁静感,连路线都能事先规划呢!
néng ā !lǐmiàn jièshào le gègè fócì 、shénshè ,tòuguò zhàopiàn wǒ dōu néng gǎnshòu dào nà zhǒng yuǎnlí chénxiāo de níngjìng gǎn ,lián lùxiàn dōu néng shìxiān guīhuà ne !
Yes! In it there's an introduction of each of the Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, and through the photos you can feel the sense of silence far from the hustle and bustle. You can even plan your route ahead of time.
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不必担心,继2015年9月透过两台激光干涉引力波观测站测量到重力波后,2016年物理学家第二次测量到重力波,再次证实了爱因斯坦一百年前提出的广义相对论,这下老先生可以瞑目咯。
búbì dānxīn ,jì 2015 nián jiǔyuè tòuguò liǎng tái jīguāng gānshè yǐnlìbō guāncèzhàn cèliàng dào zhònglìbō hòu ,2016 nián wùlǐxuéjiā dì èr cì cèliàng dào zhònglìbō ,zàicì zhèngshí le Àiyīnsītǎn yībǎi nián qián tíchū de guǎngyì xiāngduìlùn ,zhèxià lǎoxiānsheng kěyǐ míngmù lo 。
You shouldn't worry, continuing on from when in September of 2015, gravitational waves were detected by two laser interferometer gravitational-wave observatories, in 2016, physicists detected gravitational waves for the second time, again confirming Einstein's theory of general relatively, proposed one hundred years ago. Now I can die without regret.