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踩窝子

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Strokes
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Collocation

1
踩了好几个窝子
2
接受踩窝子的任务
3
去郊区踩窝子
4
事先踩窝子
5
打算踩窝子
6
准备踩窝子

Definition

踩窝子

Literally means:

footprinting

Actually means:

reconnaissance; reconnoiter

It means police reconnoiter the places where the criminals might hide.

探查盗贼窝藏的地方。

Example

Used as predicate or object. It can have other words in between. (作谓语、宾语,中间可以插入别的词语)
1
Jīnwǎn
今晚
  
,
xiǎowáng
小王
其他
ge
jǐngchá
警察
jiāo
郊区
cǎi
zi
窝子
  
,
wéi
xià
de
zhuō
捉捕
zuò
zhǔnbèi
准备
  

Tonight, Xiao Wang and several other police officers went to the suburbs to step on the nest in preparation for the next catch.

2
Xiǎo
小李
gāng
dāng
shàng
jǐngchá
警察
jiǔ
不久
  
,
lǐngdǎo
领导
wèile
为了
duànliàn
锻炼
  
,
jiù
pài
dān
单独
cǎi
zi
窝子
  
,
zhè
tiān
jīng
已经
cǎi
le
hǎo
好几
zi
窝子
le
  

Xiao Li just bet the police soon, the leader in order to exercise him, sent him to step on the nest alone, these days he has stepped on several nests.

3
Xiǎozhāng
小张
huan
喜欢
cǎi
zi
窝子
  
,
rènwéi
认为
zhè
shì
hěn
刺激
de
gōngzuò
工作
  
,
jǐnguǎn
尽管
néng
可能
yǒu
wēixiǎn
危险
  

Xiao Zhang likes to step on the nest, he thinks it is a very exciting job, although there may be danger.