抱[bào]

动

1. hold or carry in the arms; embrace; hug

♦ 把小孩子~起来 take a child in one's arms

♦ 不要~住错误观点不放。 Don't stick to your wrong views.

2. have one's first child or grandchild

♦ 她快~孙子了。 She'll soon be a grandmother.

3. adopt (a child)

♦ 他的女儿是~的。 His daughter is adopted.

4. 方 hang together

♦ ~成一团 gang up; hang together

5. cherish; harbour

♦ ~很大希望 entertain high hopes

♦ ~正确的态度 adopt (or take) a correct attitude

♦ 不~幻想 cherish no illusions

量armful of

♦ 一~草 an armful of hay

♦ 这棵树有一~粗。 You can just get your arms around this tree trunk.