verb · to inhale and exhale the smoke of a cigarette or other tobacco product; to smoke.

他习惯在饭后抽一支烟。

verb · to pull out from a container or from in between other items

他从书架上抽了一本书。

verb · to take a portion from a whole, to sample, or to find time within a schedule

无论多忙，他每天都会抽时间读书。

verb · to lash, thrash, or strike with a flexible object like a whip

他用马鞭狠狠地抽了一下马。

verb · of certain plants, to grow or put forth buds, shoots, or leaves

由于气候适宜，麦苗开始抽穗了。