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One's Daunt Stake 压  ²yā V ①Press Push/Hold

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 ²yā v. ①press; push/hold down | Bǎ júzhī ∼ chūlai. Press out the orange juice.

用石头~住地图的四角 put a stone on each corner of the map to hold it down

②control; quell ~低嗓门 lower one's voice  ~住怒火 control one's anger

喝点儿热水吧咳嗽~一~  drink some hot water to ease the cough

③ bring pressure to bear on, suppress, daunt

再大的自然灾害也~不垮我们 Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us

④approach; be getting near  太阳~山了。 The setting sun was touching the hilltop

⑤risk (money/etc.) on sth.; stake 在一匹白马身上~一百块钱 stake a 100 kuai on the white horse

6 pigeonhole; shelve | Zhège ànzi ∼le ¹wǔ ¹nián. This case has been shelved for five years.

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