vt. 1.(用鹤嘴锄等)掘,凿,挖(洞)。 2.(用手指)挖(鼻孔、耳朵等),挑剔(牙齿、骨头等)。 3.摘,掐,采,摘取(花果、棉花等);薅(草);拔(羽毛等);舐,啄;〔口语〕吃。 4.挑选;(细心)选择(用词等)。 5.撬开(锁等)。 6.扒窃,偷,剽窃。 7.解,拆;扯开(麻絮等),分。 8.挑…的毛病,找…的碴儿,吵起(架)来,寻找(吵架的机会) (with)。 9.(用指头)弹拨(弦乐器等)。 短语和例子 pick ground 掘地。 pick one's teeth 剔牙。 pick a thread off one's coat 从衣服上摘去线头。 pick a chicken 拔鸡毛。 pick a quarrel (with sb.) 找机会(和某人)吵架。 pick fault 挑眼,找碴儿。 pick sb.'s pocket 扒窃。 vi. 1.凿,掘,挖,戳;啄 (at)。 2.〔口语〕(挑肥拣瘦地)吃。 3.采摘。 4.挑,选。 5.偷,窃。 短语和例子 Ripe grapes pick easily. 熟了的葡萄摘起来不难。 pick at the food 吃东西挑嘴。 the picking season 采摘季节。 have a bone to pick with sb., pick a bone [美南方 crow] with sb. 对某人有不满之处;与某人有需要解决的争端;跟…口角[争吵]。 pick a hole in =pick holes in. pick acquaintance with 偶然和人成为相识。 pick and choose 挑三拣四,挑肥拣瘦。 pick and steal 扒窃,偷。 pick at [on] 〔美口〕 1. 不断挑剔[指责,骂]某人。 2. 拣拣吃吃。 pick holes in 找…碴儿[漏洞],找…的过失,吹毛求疵。 pick in 1. (在画里)画上(阴影等)。 2. 〔英方〕承揽,接收(要洗的衣服等)。 pick oakum 拆[撕]填絮;〔比喻〕做苦工。 pick off 1. 掐下,摘去,采取。 2. 一个接一个地瞄准打中。 pick on 〔美口〕 1. 与…为难,欺负;不断责骂。 2. 挑中,选中。 pick oneself up (倒下的人)从地上爬起来;打起精神。 pick one's steps 小心翼翼地走(险路)。 pick one's way 拣易走处走,小心走路。 pick one's words 注意措词,小心说话。 pick out 1. 挑选。 2. 掘出,拔出,啄出。 3. 闻出,区辨,听出;弄明白,领会,看出(文章等的意思)。 4. 凭听来的调子弹奏(歌曲)。 pick out with 1. 装饰,使突出。 2. (用另一种颜色)衬托(底色)。 pick over 拣,分档挑选;精选。 pick sb.'s brains 剽窃别人脑力劳动成果。 pick spirit 提起精神。 pick to pieces 1. 拆开;扯碎。 2. 〔比喻〕刻薄批评,把…骂得一钱不值。 pick up 1.vt. 掘起,拾起;(车船等)在半路上搭(人);振起(精神);得到(生活费、知识等);偶然获得,四处收集,想尽办法寻求,听着;(用探照灯等)探出,找到(原来的路);听会,自然学会(言语、游戏等);(抱)起;〔口语〕捉住,逮捕,(跟女人)交起朋友来,选出。 2.vi. (病后)恢复健康,恢复体重,有了精神,有起色;生意好起来;(和偶然碰着的人)成为相识 (with) ( pick up flesh 病后长肉)。 pick up on 〔美俚〕同…熟悉起来。 n. 1.凿,掘。 2.选择;选择权。 3.〔the pick 〕 最好的东西,精华,精选物。 4.采摘的农作物。 5.【绘画】修改。 6.【印刷】(铅字的)污点。 短语和例子 You can take your pick . 你可以拣你喜欢的。 take [have, get] the pick of 任凭挑选;有…的选择权;拣,选。 the pick of the bunch [basket] 一批中的精选品,精华。 短语和例子 pick2 n. 1.鹤嘴锄,铁镐,铁撬;用于挖掘的尖状物;〔口语〕牙签。 2.(弹弦乐器的)拨子。 3.撬锁工具;撬锁贼 (=picklock)。 vt. 【纺织;印染】投(梭)。 n. 纬纱;投梭。
the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick" 同义词:choice, selection, option,
a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one''s body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks" 同义词:pickax, pickaxe,
a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"
a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument 同义词:plectrum, plectron,
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving 同义词:woof, weft, filling,
the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor" 同义词:choice, selection,
the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England''s young men were killed in the Great War" 同义词:cream,
the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years" 同义词:picking,
remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey" 同义词:clean,
remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"
select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"
harass with constant criticism; "Don''t always pick on your little brother" 同义词:blame, find fault,
eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles" 同义词:nibble, piece,
hit lightly with a picking motion 同义词:peck, beak,
look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers" 同义词:pluck, cull,
attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice" 同义词:break up,
pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin" 同义词:pluck, plunk,
provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"
pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" 同义词:foot,
pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"
例句与用法
1.
Wait a minute, i have a bone to pick with you . 且慢,我要和你算帐。
2.
He picked up the calipers and gauged carefully . 他拿起卡钳仔细测量。
3.
We picked such lovely late violets ! 我们采来了这样可爱的晚紫罗兰!
4.
Carol picked at kennicott's sleeve . 卡萝尔拽了一下肯尼科特的袖子。
5.
He noted how quickly his car picked up . 他注意到自己的汽车起动很快。
6.
If you floundered, he would pick it up . 如果你说错了,他会抓住不放。
7.
I was picked on to announce the bad news . 我被选中去宣布这个坏消息。
8.
Enemy planes were picked up by our radar . 敌机被我们的雷达发现了。
9.
The lifeboat picked up all the survivors . 救生船救起了全部幸存者。
10.
He picked up an interesting piece of news . 他听到一则有趣的新闻。