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tao4 yong4
to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context)/to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)/to borrow (a phrase)/(Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
Usage•••frequent
Pronunciations

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tao4
to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context)/to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)/to borrow (a phrase)/(Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)
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yong4
to apply (sth hitherto used in a different context)/to use (rules, systems, models etc copied from elsewhere) (often implying that they aren't suited to the new situation)/to borrow (a phrase)/(Tw) (computing) to apply (a style, formatting etc)