| 单词 | pluck |
| 释义 | pluck v 1 [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] ~ sth (off/out) gather or remove sth by pulling; pick sth 拔除或摘除某物; 采某物 pluck a rose from the garden 从花园里摘一朵玫瑰花 pluck one´s eyebrows, ie use tweezers to remove unwanted hairs 拔眉毛 pluck off the dead flowers 掐掉凋谢的花 pluck out a grey hair 拔下一根灰白的头发. 2 [Tn] pull the feathers off (a goose, chicken, etc) in order to prepare it for cooking 拔去（鹅、 鸡等）的毛（以备烹调） Have the turkeys been plucked? 火鸡的毛都拔了吗? 3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (at sth) take hold of (sth) and pull it; snatch at (sth) 拉住或抓住（某物） The child was plucking at her mother´s skirt. 那孩子揪住母亲的裙子. A stranger plucked at my sleeve as I was leaving. 我刚要离去, 一个陌生人拽我的袖子. 4 (US pick) [Tn] sound (the strings of a musical instrument) by pulling and releasing them 弹或拨（乐器的弦） pluck the strings of a guitar 弹吉他的弦. 5 (idm 习语) pluck up `courage (to do sth) make an effort to be brave 鼓起勇气 I shall have to pluck up courage and speak to her about it. 我得鼓起勇气跟她谈这件事. He can´t pluck up the courage to leave home. 他鼓不起离开家的勇气. pluck, n 1 [U] (infml 口) courage, esp in the face of a stronger opponent or of hardship; bravery 勇气, 胆量（尤指面对强敌或困难的） She showed a lot of pluck in dealing with the intruders. 她对付那些闯入的歹徒表现得十分勇敢. 2 [C usu sing 通常作单数] short sharp pull 快而猛的拉 feel a pluck at one´s sleeve 觉得袖子被人猛拉了一下. 3 [U] heart, liver and lungs of an animal, as food （动物的）心, 肝, 肺（作食物者）. |
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