1.abstract thought2.logical thinking
1.to take drastic measures to deal with a situation2.to pull the carpet from under sb
1.to pull back; to withdraw2.(finance) (of a stock price etc) to retrace
(coll.) to look for trouble
to take a commission; to take a percentage cut
1.to randomly select (as for a lottery)2.to take a number (for queuing)
1.to remove2.to step back from involvement3.to disengage
(coll.) to deserve a slap in the face
(slang) to have a brain fart; to act stupidly
短中抽长短中抽長 1.to make the best of a bad job2.to make the best use of limited resources (idiom)
to gasp (in surprise, dismay, fright etc)
病来如山倒，病去如抽丝病來如山倒，病去如抽絲, sickness comes like a landslide, but goes slowly like spinning silk (idiom); expect to convalesce slowly