remove (water) from a boat by dipping and throwing over the side
例句
用作及物动词 (vt.)
She scooped out some sugar from the mug. 她用勺从糖缸中舀出了一些糖。
It will break in pieces like pottery, shattered so mercilessly that among its pieces not a fragment will be found for taking coals from a hearth or scooping water out of a cistern. 要被打碎，好像把窑匠的瓦器打碎，毫不顾惜，甚至碎块中找不到一片，可用以从炉内取火，从池中舀水。
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