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o

/əʊ/ /oʊ/

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noun

o字母

The name of the Latin-script letter O.

Examples :

"The teacher told us to circle every "o" we found in the paragraph. "

老师让我们把段落里所有的“o”字母都圈出来。

language writing word

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noun

零，圈。

A zero (used in reading out numbers).

Examples :

"It is currently two-o-five in the afternoon (2:05 PM)."

现在是下午两点零五分。(Xiànzài shì xiàwǔ liǎng diǎn líng wǔ fēn.)

number math language

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noun

操作员，管理员

Examples :

""On this IRC channel, only the o can kick users who are misbehaving." "

在这个IRC频道里，只有管理员才能踢走那些行为不端的用户。

internet computing communication

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noun

宾语

Object, see SVO

Examples :

"In the sentence "The student reads the book," "book" is the o. "

在句子“学生读这本书”中，“书”是宾语。

grammar language linguistics thing

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adjective

结束的，完成的.

Examples :

"My shift is o'er at 5 PM. "

我的班下午五点就结束了。

direction position

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interjection

哦，噢，喔.

Expression of surprise.

Examples :

""O" my! I forgot my lunch again. "

喔，我的天啊！我又忘了带午饭了。

emotion exclamation language

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interjection

哦，喔，噢.

Expression of wonder, amazement, or awe.

Examples :

"O, look at that beautiful rainbow after the rain! "

哇，雨后竟然有这么美的彩虹！

emotion exclamation sensation

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interjection

哦，噢，喔。

Expression of understanding, affirmation, recognition, or realization.

Examples :

""O, I see now why you were late; the bus was delayed!" "

哦，我现在明白了你为什么迟到了；公共汽车晚点了！

communication language exclamation

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interjection

哦，喔.

A word to precede an offhand or annoyed remark.

Examples :

"Oh, leave me alone."

哦，别烦我了。

language exclamation

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interjection

哦, 对了

A word to precede an added comment or afterthought.

Examples :

""The pizza was delicious, o, and I almost forgot, I need to call my mom later!" "

披萨很好吃，哦对了，我差点忘了，我待会儿要给妈妈打电话！

language word communication

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interjection

哦，喔，哎。

An invocation or address (similar to the vocative in languages with noun declension), often with a term of endearment.

Examples :

""O my dearest friend, I am so glad to see you!" "

哦，我最亲爱的朋友，见到你真是太高兴了！

language grammar linguistics communication word exclamation

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interjection

哦，喔，噢.

Exclamation for drama or emphasis (often poetic).

Examples :

"Oh, when will it end?"

噢，这何时才能结束啊？

literature language exclamation emotion

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interjection

哎哟，哎呀

Expression of pain. See ouch.

Examples :

"Oh! That hurt."

哎哟！真疼。

sensation sound language exclamation

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interjection

喔, 哦, 噢.

Space filler or extra syllable, especially in (popular) music.

Examples :

""The singer added a little 'o' after the word 'baby' to make the melody flow better, like, 'baby-o'." "

这位歌手在“宝贝”这个词后面加了个“喔”来让旋律更流畅，就像“宝贝-喔”这样。

music sound language word entertainment exclamation

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interjection

哦，是吗？

(interrogative) Expression of mild scepticism.

Examples :

""You said you finished all your homework already, o? Let me see it." "

你说你已经把作业都做完了，哦，是吗？让我看看。

language communication

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interjection

喔，哦，噢。

A word to mark a spoken phrase as imaginary.

Examples :

"What if he says "Oh, I need to see your ID"?"

如果他说“喔，我要看你的身份证”怎么办？

language word communication

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preposition

从，自。

Expressing distance or motion.

Examples :

"We drove o'er the bridge. "

我们开车从桥上驶过。

direction space

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preposition

离开，脱离

Expressing separation.

Examples :

"He lives south o' the border. "

他住在国境线以南的地方。

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preposition

从，出自

Expressing origin.

Examples :

"He's a man o' few words. "

他是个沉默寡言的人。(Literally: He is a person from/of few words.)

grammar language

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preposition

由，被。

Expressing agency.

Examples :

""The applause o the crowd was deafening after the singer's final note." "

来自人群的掌声在歌手最后一个音符落下后震耳欲聋。

grammar language

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preposition

用，以。

Expressing composition, substance.

Examples :

"The cake is made o flour, sugar, and eggs. "

这个蛋糕是用面粉、糖和鸡蛋做的。

substance material compound

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preposition

关于，对于。

Introducing subject matter.

Examples :

"Let's talk o' school tomorrow. "

我们明天谈谈关于学校的事吧。

language linguistics

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preposition

的, 其中

Having partitive effect.

Examples :

"A slice o' pizza is all I want. "

我只想来一片披萨就够了 (Wǒ zhǐ xiǎng lái yī piàn pīsà jiù gòu le.)

grammar language

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preposition

的，属于。

Expressing possession.

Examples :

"The book o my sister is on the table. "

我妹妹的书在桌子上。

grammar language

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preposition

的

Forming the "objective genitive".

Examples :

"The fear o spiders is very common. "

对蜘蛛的恐惧非常普遍。(Duì zhīzhū de kǒngjù fēicháng pǔbiàn.)

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preposition

关于，有关。

Expressing qualities or characteristics.

Examples :

"Here are two options, both aiming for simplicity and clarity: Option 1 (Focus on description): "The drawing o the cat shows it's very fluffy." Option 2 (Focus on a key attribute): "A story o courage is inspiring to us all." "

Option 1: 关于这只猫的画，展现了它非常蓬松的特点。 Option 2: 关于勇气的故事，激励着我们所有人。

grammar language

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preposition

在, 于

Expressing a point in time.

Examples :

"The meeting is o 3:00 PM. "

会议在下午三点举行。

time grammar point