炒

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

   to hype up

   中用大火快速加热食物；或故意夸大宣传某事来吸引注意yòng dàhuǒ kuàisù jiāreè shíwù；huò gùyì kuādà xuānchuán mǒushì lái xīyǐn zhùyì

   • búyàochǎozuòzhègexīnwén.

     不要炒作这个新闻。🔊

     Don't hype up this news story.

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   • wèntāshìbèilǎobǎn“chǎoleyóuyú”liǎo，háishìtā“chǎole”lǎobǎn？

     问他是被老板“炒了鱿鱼”了，还是他“炒了”老板？🔊

     Ask him whether he got fired by his boss, or whether he fired his boss.

2. 貳动verb

   to speculate (in real estate etc); to scalp

   中用高温快速翻炒食物；或者投机买卖以获利yòng gāowēn kuàisù fānchǎo shíwù；huòzhě tóujī mǎimài yǐ huòlì

   • tāxǐhuānchǎogǔpiào.

     他喜欢炒股票。🔊

     He likes to speculate in stocks.

3. 參动verb

   to sauté; to stir-fry

   中用火快速翻动食物，使其受热均匀yòng huǒ kuàisù fānhuàng shíwù, shǐ qī shòuhuà jūnyún

   • wǒxǐhuānchīchǎofàn.

     我喜欢吃炒饭。🔊

     I like to eat fried rice.

4. 肆动verb

   to sack; to fire (sb)

   中取消某人的工作；让某人离开工作位置qǔxiāo mǒurén de gōngzuò；ràng mǒurén líkāi gōngzuò wèizhì

   • tābèilǎobǎnchǎole.

     他被老板炒了。🔊

     He was fired by his boss.