Definition
甩掉 is a resultative verb: 甩 (to swing/shake) + 掉 (off/away). It means to shake off or get rid of something that is following or sticking — literal (a tailing car) or figurative (a bad habit, a boyfriend). Like other resultative verbs, it can be split with 得 or 不 to express possibility: 甩得掉 (can shake off) / 甩不掉 (can't shake off). The object is placed after the whole compound: 甩掉尾巴 (shake off the tail).
r.v.
to shake offto get rid of (a pursuer, follower, unwanted partner, bad habit, etc.)
Examples
- ，甩掉。Tā kāichē hěn kuài, zhōngyú shuǎi diào le hòumiàn nà liàng chē.He drove fast and finally shook off the car behind him.
- 甩掉。Zhège huài xíguàn hěn nán shuǎi diào.This bad habit is very hard to shake off.
- ，甩掉。Tā bù xiǎng zài lǐ nà ge rén, dàn zǒng shì shuǎi diào bú diào.She doesn't want to deal with that person anymore, but she can never shake him off.
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