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pick 1 AHD[pĭk] D.J.[pɪk]K.K.[pɪk]v.(动词)picked, pick.ing, picks v.tr.(及物动词)- To select from a group:挑选:从一组中挑选:The best swimmer was picked.See Synonyms at choose 最佳游泳选手被选出来了 参见 choose
- To select or cull.选择,挑拣
- To gather in; harvest:在…中聚集;收获:They were picking cotton.他们在采棉花
- To gather the harvest from:从…中收获庄稼:We picked the whole field in one day.我们在一天之内把这一整块地收割完了
- To remove the outer covering of; pluck:拔去,扯去:去除…的外部覆盖物;拔:pick a chicken clean of feathers.拔除鸡毛
- To tear off bit by bit:撕下:一点一点地撕除:pick meat from the bones.把肉从骨头上撕下
- To remove extraneous matter from (the teeth).剔除:从(牙上)剔除外来物质
- To poke and pull at (something) with the fingers.戳:用手指捅并拉出某物
- To break up, separate, or detach by means of a sharp, pointed instrument.撬:用锋利尖锐的工具分裂、分离或分开
- To pierce or make (a hole) with a sharp, pointed instrument.刺洞:用锋利尖锐的工具刺入或打(洞)
- To take up (food) with the beak; peck:啄食:用喙啄起(食物);啄:The parrot picked its seed.鹦鹉啄食饲料
- To steal the contents of:扒窃:偷去…内的东西:My pocket was picked.我的口袋被扒了
- To open (a lock) without the use of a key.撬开锁:不用钥匙而打开(锁)
- To provoke:挑衅:pick a fight.挑起战争
- Music 【音乐】
- To pluck (the strings) of an instrument:拨弄:弹拔乐器的(琴弦):picked the guitar while sitting alone on the deck.独自坐在甲板上弹吉他
- To play (a tune) by plucking strings:拨弦演奏:通过拨弦弹奏(一曲):picked a melody out on the guitar.用吉他弹奏一曲
v.intr.(不及物动词)- To decide with care or forethought.慎选:谨慎或考虑周到后决定
- To work with a pick.凿,挖:用镐挖
- To find fault or make petty criticisms; carp:挑毛病,寻衅,吹毛求疵:发现错误或制造微不足道的批评;吹毛求疵:He's always picking about something.他总是对一些事吹毛求疵
- To be harvested or gathered:采收:被采摘或收集:The ripe apples picked easily.成熟的苹果易于采摘
n.(名词)- The act of picking, especially with a sharp, pointed instrument.采摘:采摘的行为,尤指用锋利尖锐的工具
- The act of selecting or choosing; choice:挑选:选择或挑选的行为;选择:got first pick of the desserts.第一个挑选甜点
- Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part:最佳部分:挑选出的最好的东西;最好的或最上品的部分:the pick of the crop.收成中的上品
- The amount or quantity of a crop that is picked by hand.收获量,采摘量:用手采摘的庄稼的总数或数量
pick apart - To refute or find flaws in by close examination:挑剔,找毛病:反驳或通过仔细的检查找出错误:The lawyer picked the testimony apart.律师挑证词的毛病
pick at - To pluck or pull at, especially with the fingers.弹,拉:刺穿或拉出,尤指用手指
- To eat sparingly or without appetite:食不下咽:吃得很少或没胃口:The child just picked at her food.这孩子只吃她了一点食物
- Informal To nag:【非正式用语】 唠叨:Don't pick at me day and night.别整天对我唠叨挑三拣四
pick off - To shoot after singling out:逐一射击:经过逐个瞄准后发射:The hunter picked the ducks off one by one.猎人把鸭子一个个击中
- Baseball To catch (a base runner) off base and put out with a quick throw, as from the pitcher or catcher, often to a specified base.【棒球】 封杀出局:把不在垒上的(跑垒员)抓住,然后快速扔出球抛到一个特定的垒上,通常指投手或接手的突然传杀
- Sports To intercept, as a football pass.【体育运动】 中途截球:拦截,如拦截足球传球等
pick on - To tease or bully.嘲笑,欺侮
pick out - To choose or select:挑选,选出:picked out the best piece of silk.挑出最好的一匹丝绸
- To discern from the surroundings; distinguish:分辨:从环境中辩认出;分辨出:picked out their cousins from the crowd.从人群中认出他们的堂兄弟
pick over - To sort out or examine item by item:一件一件地整理或检查:a shopper who picked over the grapes before purchasing them.一个买葡萄时精挑细选的顾客
pick up - To take up (something) by hand:拿起:用手拿起(某物):pick up a book.捡起一本书
- To collect or gather:收集或聚集:picked up the broken pieces of glass.拾起玻璃碎片
- To tidy up:整理,收拾:Let's pick up the living room.我们收拾一下卧室吧
- To take on (passengers or freight, for example):承载(客人,货物等):The bus picks up commuters at three stops.公共汽车在三个站载送通勤者
- Informal 【非正式用语】
- To acquire casually or by accident:不经意得到:随便或偶然地获得:picked up a mink coat on sale.拍卖时随手买了一件貂皮大衣
- To acquire (knowledge) by learning or experience:学得:通过学习或经历获得(知识):picked up French very quickly.很快地学起法语来
- To claim:认领,索取:picked up her shoes at the repair shop.在修鞋铺领回鞋子
- To buy:购买:picked up some beverages on the way home.在回家的路上买些饮料
- To accept (a bill or charge) in order to pay it:付帐:为买某物而付(款或账):Let me pick up the tab.我来付计程车的钱
- To come down with (a disease):染上(病):picked up a virus in the office.在办公室染上病毒
- To gain:获得,赢得:picked up five yards on that play.在那次游戏中获得五码
- Informal To take into custody:【非正式用语】 监护,逮捕,拘捕:The coast guard picked up five smugglers.海岸检查官拘捕了五个走私犯
- Slang To make casual acquaintance with, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.【俚语】 勾搭:与…偶然结识,常指期望在性关系中结识
- To come upon and follow:追踪:偶然遇上并跟随:The dog picked up the scent.狗追着气味走
- To come upon and observe:发现:偶然遇到并观测:We picked up two submarines on sonar.我们用声波定位仪观察到两条潜水艇
- To continue after a break:恢复:休息后继续:Let's pick up the discussion after lunch.我们吃过午饭再继续讨论吧
- Informal To improve in condition or activity:【非正式用语】 有起色,改善:在条件或活动上提高:Sales picked up last fall.去年的销售有起色
- Slang To pack one's belongings:【俚语】 收拾行李:收拾某人的东西:She just picked up and left.她收拾了一下行李就走了
pick and choose - To select with great care.很细心地挑选
pick holes in - To seek and discover flaws or a flaw in:挑剔:在…寻找或发现一个或几个错误:picked holes in the argument.在讨论中找错
pick (one's) way - To find passage and make careful progress through it:寻找出路:找出路并通过此路谨慎前进:picked her way down the steep bank.沿着陡峭河岸慢慢前行
pick (someone) to pieces - To criticize sharply.责骂:严厉批评
pick up on【非正式用语】 - To take into the mind and understand, typically with speed:迅速理解:了解到或理解,尤指很快地理解:picked up on the new approach and applied it to the project.很快地了解了新方法并把它应用于这个项目中
- To notice:注意到:learned to pick up on his superior's moods and act accordingly.学会注意上级的情绪并见机行事
- Middle English piken [to prick] 中古英语 piken [刺,扎]
- from Old English *pīcian [to prick] 源自 古英语 *pīcian [刺,扎]
- and from Old French piquer [to pierce] from Vulgar Latin *piccāre * see pique 并源自 古法语 piquer [刺穿] 源自 俗拉丁语 *piccāre * 参见 pique
pickʹer n.(名词) pick 2 AHD[pĭk] D.J.[pɪk]K.K.[pɪk]n.(名词)- A tool for breaking hard surfaces, consisting of a curved bar sharpened at both ends and fitted to a long handle.镐,鹤嘴锄:破坏坚硬表面的工具,由两端有弯曲锋利的尖和用来固定尖的长把组成
- Something, such as an ice pick, a toothpick, or a picklock, that is used for picking.尖头挖掘工具:用来挖掘的工具,如碎冰器、牙签或撬锁工具
- A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.簪子:一种长齿梳子,常用于卷发
- Sports A pointed projection on the front of the blade of a figure skate.【体育运动】 冰刀尖:花样溜冰鞋刀刃前方的尖的突出部分
- Music A plectrum.【音乐】 拨子,拨弦
- Middle English pik 中古英语 pik
- variant of pike [sharp point] * see pike 5 pike的变体 [锋利的尖物] * 参见 pike5
pick 3 AHD[pĭk] D.J.[pɪk]K.K.[pɪk]n.(名词)- A weft thread in weaving.纬纱:纺织中用的纬纱线
- A passage or throw of the shuttle in a loom.投梭:织机上梭子的来回穿梭或一投
v.tr.(及物动词)picked, pick.ing, picks - To throw (a shuttle) across a loom.把(梭子)投过织机
- Archaic To cast; pitch.【古语】 投掷;抛扔
- Dialectal 方言
- from pick [to pitch, thrust] 源自 pick [掷,抛,扔]
- variant of pitch 2 pitch2的变体
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