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催
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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.urge; hurry
银行催他们偿还贷款。
The bank is pressing them for repayment of the loan.
奶奶催她时,她总是婉言谢绝。
When grandmama urges her, she always declines politely.
别催我。我需要时间考虑一下。
Don't rush me. I need time to think about it.
- 2
v.speed up; accelerate
春风催绿。
The spring wind speeds the greening of the plants.
钟表声催我入睡。
The ticking of the clock lulled me to sleep.
他的歌声常常在催人入眠的同时又使人放松愉悦。
His songs are often both hypnotic and reassuringly pleasant.
Words and phrases with 催
- 催乳[word]promote lactation
- 催产素[word]Pitocin
- 催债[word]press for payment of debt
- 催化剂[word]catalyst; a factor leading to the change of something
- 催收[word]press somebody for payment
- 催情[word]artificially cause female animals to go into heat
- 催产[word]expedite child delivery
- 催熟剂[word]maturing agent
- 催眠术[word]hypnotism
- 催人泪下[idiom]draw tears from somebody