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（套子） cover; case; sheath
sleeves
袖套
gloves
手套
pillowcase; pillowslip
枕套
slipcover for a chair
椅套
（河流或山势的弯曲处） a bend of a river or a curve in a mountain range
the bend of a river; the Great Bend of the Huanghe River
河套
[方] （棉衣、棉被里的棉絮） cotton padding or wadding; batting
jacket padding
袄套
bedding sack
褥套
cotton wadding of a quilt; quilt padding
被套
（拴牲口的挽绳） harness; traces
harness for a cart
大车套
pull a plough or cart
拉套
The horse kicks over the traces.
这匹马不上套。
（用绳子等结成的环状物） knot; loop
fast knot
死套儿
slipknot; running knot
活套儿
tie a knot; make a loop
拴个套儿
（应酬的话； 陈陈相因的办法） convention; formula
convention; conventional pattern; formality
俗套
polite remarks; routine compliments
客套
mere formalities; conventionalities
虚套
the same old stuff; stereotype
老一套
（阴谋） trick; trap; noose
trap; noose
圈套
fall into a trap
落入套中
[动]
（互相衔接或重叠） overlap; interlink
interlink two rings
套接两个环
one ring linked with another -- a closely linked succession
一环套一环
（罩在外面） slip over
cover the bed with the counterpane or bedspread
套上床罩
slip on an outer garment
套上一件外套
[方]（把棉胎和被褥或袄缝合） sew a padding [wadding] into a jacket or a quilt
（用套拴系） harness; hitch up
hitch a horse to a waggon
把马套上车
I'll go and harness the beast.
我去套牲口。
（模仿） model after [on]; copy
apply or copy mechanically
生搬硬套
copy model
套样
（引出； 诱出） trick into talking; coax a secret out of sb.; pump out
trick an accused into confession or admitting details; trap a suspect into admitting his guilt
套口供
Let's try to draw the secret out of him.
让我们想法儿套他的话。
The truth was drawn from him by degrees.
真实情况终于从他那里一点点地套了出来。
（拉拢） bring close to; try to win
cotton up to; become close to sb.
套近乎
try to get in good with sb.
套交情
（用丝锥或板牙切削螺纹） turn or cut thread (of a screw)
[形]
（罩在外面的） over; outer
overshoes
套鞋
[量]
（用于成组的事物） set; suit; suite; series
a set of furniture
一套家具
a suit of sails
一套篷帆
a suite of rooms; a flat
一套房间
a series of memorial stamps
一套纪念邮票