1 VERB 采；摘 If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk where it is growing. 采；摘 [written]
SYN pull out or off, pick, draw, collect
2 VERB 拔；拉；抽；扯 If you pluck something from somewhere, you take it between your fingers and pull it sharply from where it is. 拔；拉；抽；扯 [written]
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He plucked the cigarette from his mouth and tossed it out into the street. [V n + from/out]
他从嘴里抽出香烟，把它扔到街上。
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He plucked the baby out of my arms. [V n from/out of/off n]
他从我怀里夺过宝宝。
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He plucks Brazil nuts off the ground and tosses them into the basket. [V n from/out of/off n]
他从地上抓起巴西坚果，扔到篮子里。
SYN tug, catch, snatch, clutch
3 VERB 弹，拨（乐器） If you pluck a guitar or other musical instrument, you pull the strings with your fingers and let them go, so that they make a sound. 弹，拨（乐器）
SYN strum, pick, finger, twang
4 VERB 拔除（鸡或其他死禽）的毛 If you pluck a chicken or other dead bird, you pull its feathers out to prepare it for cooking. 拔除（鸡或其他死禽）的毛
5 VERB （用镊子）拔，修（眉毛） If a woman plucks her eyebrows, she pulls out some of the hairs using tweezers. （用镊子）拔，修（眉毛）
6 VERB [usually passive] 挖掘；使一跃成名 If someone unknown is given an important job or role and quickly becomes famous because of it, you can say that they have been plucked from obscurity or plucked from an unimportant position. 挖掘；使一跃成名 [written]
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She was plucked from the corps de ballet to take on Juliet. [be VERB-ed + from]
她从芭蕾舞团的伴舞队中被挖掘出来，担任朱丽叶这一角色。
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The agency plucked Naomi from obscurity and turned her into one of the world's top models. [VERB noun + from]
这个经纪公司挖掘了默默无闻的娜奥米，并把她打造成了世界顶尖模特。
7 VERB [usually passive] 把…（从险境中）救起 If someone is rescued from a dangerous situation, you can say that they are plucked from it or are plucked to safety. 把…（从险境中）救起
8 N-UNCOUNT 勇气；胆量；决心 If you say that someone has pluck, you mean that they show courage and determination when they are in a difficult or frightening situation. 勇气；胆量；决心 [approval]
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Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.
小公司的勇气和坚毅是出了名的，即使面对经济衰退也是如此。
SYN courage, nerve, heart, spirit
9 PHRASE 鼓起勇气 If you pluck up the courage to do something that you feel nervous about, you make an effort to be brave enough to do it. 鼓起勇气
10 PHRASE 脱口而出；随意说出 If you say that someone plucks a figure, name, or date out of the air, you mean that they say it without thinking much about it before they speak. 脱口而出；随意说出
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