淘1(掏)táo 1.用器物盛颗粒状的东西,加水搅动,或放在水里簸动,使除去杂质{wash (things in granules such as grain) in a container}: ～米{wash rice}|～金。{gold panning} 2.〈方dial.〉到旧货市场寻觅购买{comb second-hand markets for sth. to buy}: ～旧书。{seek used books} 3.从深的地方舀出污水、泥沙、粪便等{dredge; clean sewage, silt, night soil, etc., from the depth of a place}: ～井{dredge a well}|～缸{clean a vat}|～茅厕。{remove night soil from a latrine} ⇒掏tāo