[tuō]
[動]
（向上承受） support from under
rest one's chin in the right hand
右手托著下巴
hold sth. on the open palm
托在手里
support a roof with arches
用拱托起屋頂
（陪襯） set off; serve as a contrast or foil
make sth. stand out by contrast; set off
襯托
paint clouds to set off the moon; provide a foil to set off a character or incident in a literary work
烘云托月
（委托； 寄托） entrust; trust
ask sb.'s favour
托人情
leave a house in sb.'s care
托人照看家
She entrusted me with mailing this letter.
她托我寄這封信。
（推托） give as a pretext; offer as an excuse; plead
plead illness
托病
（依賴） rely on; owe to; thanks to
Thanks to our hard work, we can fulfil the task on time.
托賴大家的努力， 才能按時完成任務。
[名]
（托子； 類似托子的東西） base; support; sth. serving as a support
saucer
茶托兒
receptacle
花托
the stock [butt] of a rifle, etc.
槍托
[量]
（壓強單位） torr