- (摩擦) rub; wear:
rub off [out];
磨去
talk till one's jaws ache;
磨破了嘴皮
- (研磨) grind; mull; polish:
grind a lens;
磨鏡片
polish a jade;
磨光玉石
- (折磨) grind down; wear down [out]:
be ground down or worn down by the illness;
被疾病磨垮了
the wear and tear of life;
生活的折磨
- (糾纏) trouble; annoy; pester:
beg father without stop to buy a toy pistol for him;
磨爸爸給他買玩具手槍
Don't keep on bothering me.
別老磨人 !
- (消滅;磨滅) die out; obliterate; efface:
will endure for centuries;
百世不磨
never be obliterated [effaced]
不可磨滅
- (消耗時間;拖延) waste time; idle; dawdle:
Don't idle away your precious time.
別閑磨大好時光 !
Stop dawdling and get going.
快走吧,別再磨時間了。