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Trad. 發揮
- to display
- to exhibit
- to bring out implicit or innate qualities
- to express (a thought or moral)
- to develop (an idea)
- to elaborate (on a theme)
Trad. 指揮
- to conduct
- to command
- to direct
- conductor (of an orchestra)
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Trad. 揮灑
- to sprinkle
- to shed (tears, blood etc)
- fig. free, unconstrained
- to write in a free style
Trad. 揮發
- to volatilize
- to vaporize
- to evaporate (esp. at ordinary temperatures)
- (in compound words) volatile
Trad. 瞎指揮
- to give nonsensical instructions
- to issue orders out of ignorance
Trad. 借題發揮
- to use the current topic to put over one's own ideas
- to use sth as a pretext to make a fuss
Trad. 一揮而就
- to finish (a letter, a painting) at a stroke
Trad. 超常發揮
- to outdo oneself; to perform exceptionally well
Trad. 揮毫灑墨
- to wield a writing brush (idiom)
Trad. 揮汗如雨
- to drip with sweat
- sweat poured off (him)
Trad. 揮汗成雨
- to drip with sweat
- sweat poured off (him)
Trad. 揮灑自如
- (idiom) to do (sth) with great aplomb
Trad. 揮金如土
- lit. to squander money like dirt (idiom)
- fig. to spend money like water
- extravagant
Trad. 彈指一揮間
- in a flash (idiom)
Trad. 揮發性存儲器
- volatile memory
Trad. 抗震救災指揮部
- State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters
Trad. 呼之即來，揮之即去
- to come when called (idiom); ready and compliant
- always at sb's beck and call