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pick1/pik/ v. & n.●v. tr. 1 (also absol. [亦含宾]) choose carefully from a number of alternatives 挑选，精选 picked the pink one 挑了这个粉红色的; picked a team 选了一个队; picked the right moment to intervene 挑合适的时刻介入 2 detach or pluck (a flower, fruit, etc.) from a stem, tree, etc. (从茎、树等上)采摘，采集(花、水果等) 3a probe (the teeth, nose, ears, a pimple, etc.) with the finger, an instrument, etc. to remove unwanted matter (用手指、器具等)掏，挖，探，剔(牙、鼻子、耳朵、脓疱等) b clear (a bone, carcass, etc.) of scraps of meat etc. 剔(骨头等)；啃(鸟兽的尸体等) 4 (also absol. [亦含宾]) (of a person) eat (food, a meal, etc.) in small bits; nibble without appetite (人)一点一点地吃(食物、饭菜等)；无食欲小口小口地吃 5 (also absol. [亦含宾]) esp. N. Amer. pluck the strings of (a banjo etc.) [尤北美]弹拨(班卓琴等) 6 remove stalks etc. from (esp. soft fruit) before cooking (烹调前)摘除，去掉(尤指水果的柄) 7a select (a route or path) carefully over difficult terrain on foot (在复杂地形上)挑选(路、道) b place (one's steps etc.) carefully 小心翼翼地走(步等) 8 pull apart 扯开 pick oakum 扯开麻絮 9 (of a bird) take up (grains etc.) in the beak (鸟)啄(谷粒等) ●n. 1 the act or an instance of picking 凿；掘；挖；扒；掏；剔 2a a selection or choice 挑选；选择 b the right to select 选择权 had first pick of the prizes 有权优先选择奖品 3 (usu. foll. by 通常后跟 of) the best 精华 the pick of the bunch 一批中的精华 □ pick and choose select carefully or fastidiously 精挑细选；挑挑拣拣 □ pick at 1 eat (food) without interest; nibble 无食欲地吃(食物)；一点一点地吃 2 = pick on 1 (see 见 PICK1) □ pick a person's brains extract ideas, information, etc., from a person for one's own use 吸取他人的思想(或讯息等)为己所用 □ pick a fight = pick a quarrel □ pick holes (or a hole) in 1 make holes in (material etc.) by plucking, poking, etc. (用凿、戳等方法在物体等上)凿洞，戳洞 2 find fault with (an idea etc.) 挑…的毛病；对…吹毛求疵 □ pick a lock open a lock with an instrument other than the proper key, esp. with intent to steal (尤指企图偷窃而)撬开锁 □ pick off 1 pluck (leaves etc.) off 摘除，摘掉(叶子等) 2 shoot (people etc.) one by one without haste 不慌不忙地逐个射杀(人等) 3 eliminate (opposition etc.) singly 逐个消除(反对派等) 4 Baseball put out (a runner) by throwing the ball to a base 【棒球】把(跑垒者)封杀出局 □ pick on 1 find fault with; nag at 找…的岔子；对…唠叨指责 2 select 挑选 □ pick out 1 take from a larger number 选出，挑出 picked him out from the others 将他从其他人中挑选出来 2 distinguish from surrounding objects or at a distance 区别出，辨别出 can just pick out the church spire 只能辨别出教堂的尖顶 3 play (a tune) by ear on the piano etc. (凭听觉记忆在钢琴等上)弹奏(乐曲) 4 (often foll. by 常后跟 in, with) esp. Brit. [尤英]a highlight (a painting etc.) with touches of another colour 用对比色调使(画等)显眼 b accentuate (decoration, a painting, etc.) with a contrasting colour (用反差色)衬托(装饰品、画等) picked out the handles in red 用红色突出把手 5 make out (the meaning of a passage etc.) 理解，了解(文章等的含义) □ pick over select the best from 从…中选出最好的 □ pick a person's pockets steal the contents of a person's pockets 扒窃 □ pick a quarrel start an argument or a fight deliberately 寻衅，找岔 □ pick to pieces = take to pieces (see 见 PIECE) □ pick up 1 grasp and raise (from the ground etc.) (从地面等)捡起，抓起 picked up his hat 捡起他的帽子 2 gain or acquire by chance or without effort (偶然或不费力地)获得，得到 picked up a cold 不小心感冒了; picked up French easily 很容易就学会法语了 3a fetch (a person, animal, or thing) left in another person's charge (从他人处)取回(人、牲畜或东西) b stop for and take along with one, esp. in a vehicle (尤指坐车时停下来)把(人或东西)带走 pick me up on the corner 在拐角处接我 4 make the acquaintance of (a person) casually, esp. as a sexual overture 与(某人)偶然结识(尤指性的交往) 5 (of one's health, the weather, share prices, etc.) recover, prosper, improve (健康、天气、股票价格等)恢复；好转；改善 6 (of a motor engine etc.) recover speed; accelerate (汽车发动机等)恢复速度；加速 7 (of the police etc.) take into charge; arrest (警察等)拘捕；逮捕 8 detect by scrutiny or with a telescope, searchlight, radio, etc. (用望远镜、探照灯、无线电等)发现；探测出 picked up most of the mistakes 发现了大部分错误； picked up a distress signal 探测出遇难信号 9a (often foll. by 常后跟 with) form or renew a friendship 建立友谊；重续友谊 b resume, take up anew 重新开始 pick up where we left off 从我们停止的地方重新开始 10 (esp. in phr. 尤用于短语 pick up the tab) accept the responsibility of paying (a bill etc.) 承担支付(账单等)的责任 11 (作 refl.) raise (oneself etc.) after a fall etc. (跌倒等后)使(自己等)爬起来 12 raise (the feet etc.) clear of the ground 抬起(脚等) 13 Golf pick up one's ball, esp. when conceding a hole 【高尔夫球】(尤指输了一个球洞后)拾球 □ take one's pick make a choice 做选择 □ pickable adj.[Middle English, earlier pike, of unknown origin] |