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| 1 | to choose someone or something from a group 挑选；选择 |
| Out of all the girls he could have gone out with, he picked me. 在所有可能会和他一起出去的女孩子当中他挑选了我。 |
| pick sb/sth for sth The following season he was picked for the national squad. 在接下来的那个赛季中他入选了国家队。 |
| pick sb to do sth My friends picked me to ask the teacher. 我的朋友们挑选我去问老师。 |
| | 1a | to choose the people you want to have in a particular group 选拔，挑选（团队成员） | | He will pick the team for Saturday’ s match tomorrow. 他明天将挑选出参加星期六比赛的队伍。 | | I haven’ t picked my team yet for the new project. 我还没有选定参与新项目的队伍成员。 | |
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| 2 | to take something with your fingers （用手）拣，摘 |
| He was on his knees picking crumbs off the carpet. 他正跪在那儿拣地毯上的碎屑。 |
| | 2a | to get flowers or fruit by breaking them off their stems 采，摘（花、水果） | | They spent the summer picking strawberries. 他们整个夏天都在采摘草莓。 | | freshly picked flowers 刚摘的花朵 | |
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| 3 | pick to keep pulling something with your nails （用指甲）抠，剔，掏，扒 |
| She sits and picks the loose skin on her feet. 她坐着抠脚上的老皮。 |
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| 4 | MAINLY AMERICAN to play a guitar or similar instrument by pulling the strings with your fingers 拨弄，弹拨（吉他或类似乐器的琴弦） |
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| - | pick and choose (sth)
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| to have the chance to choose the things you prefer , rather than simply accepting what someone gives you |
| 东挑西选，挑挑拣拣（喜欢的东西） |
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| We cannot pick and choose which laws to obey. 在法律的遵守问题上我们不可能挑挑拣拣。 |
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| - | pick sb’ s brains informal
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| to ask someone questions because you want them to give you advice or information |
| 请教某人；向某人咨询 |
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| I wanted to pick your brains about this idea I’ ve had. 对于我的这个主意我想听听你的意见。 |
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| - | pick a fight/quarrel with sb
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| to start a fight or argument with someone |
| 寻衅和某人打架/吵架 |
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| - | pickholes in sth
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| to try and make an idea or piece of work seem bad by finding all the things that are wrong or missing |
| 挑某物的毛病；找某物的茬儿 |
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| It was almost impossible to pick holes in his argument. 他的论点几乎无懈可击。 |
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| - | pick a lock
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| to open a lock without a key , for example by using a piece of wire |
| 撬锁 |
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| - | pick your nose
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| to use your finger to remove mucus from inside your nose |
| 掏鼻孔 |
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| - | pick sb’ s pocket
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| to steal things from someone’ s pocket |
| 扒窃某人口袋中的物品 |
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| - | pick your teeth
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| to remove small pieces of food from between your teeth |
| 剔牙缝 |
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| - | pick sth to pieces informal
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| to mention all the bad features of something and make it seem generally bad |
| 把某物批驳得一无是处 |
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| - | pick your way somewhere
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| to move somewhere slowly and carefully when there are a lot of things in your way |
| 小心翼翼地拣道儿走 |
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| - | pick a winner informal
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| to make a good decision that makes you successful |
| 挑对了（指作出明智决策，从而取得成功） |
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| - | ˈpick at |
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| 1 | to eat only small amounts of a meal because you do not feel hungry （因不饿而）只吃一点，挑挑拣拣地吃 | Most of the time he just picks at his food. 大部分时间，他只是挑挑拣拣地吃了一点点。 | |
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| 2 | pick13 | He picked at a loose thread on his coat. 他在拽外套上一个松了的线头。 | |
| - | ˌpick ˈoff |
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| | to shoot people , animals, or aircraft one by one by aiming at them carefully from a distance （从远处）逐个瞄准射杀（人、动物），逐个击落（飞机） |
| - | ˈpick on |
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| | pick on sb: to keep treating someone badly or unfairly, especially by criticizing them 找…的茬；与…过不去；（尤指）不公正地责备… | Why do you always pick on me? 你为什么老和我过不去？ | | | a | used for telling someone to stop criticizing or attacking someone who is smaller or weaker than them 别欺负弱小 | | |
| - | ˌpick ˈout |
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| 1 | to choose one thing or person from a group 挑选；挑出 | Have you picked out a dress for the party? 你选好参加聚会穿的套裙了吗？ | |
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| 2 | to recognize someone or something from a group 认出；识别出 | You can pick out a liar by the nervous way they act. 从其紧张的行为中你就可以认出说谎者。 | |
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| 3 | to see someone or something when they are difficult to see 易于辩认；变得显眼 | The yellow coat makes her easier to pick out in a crowd. 黄色的大衣使她在人群中变得非常显眼。 | | | 3a | to shine a light on someone or something so that they are easy to see 向…投射光线（以使其容易被看到） | | A woman in the crowd was picked out by a spotlight. 聚光灯照在了人群中的一位妇女身上。 | | | | 3b | to make something easy to see by painting or making it in a different colour from what surrounds it （用不同的颜色）把…衬托出来 | | the symbol of a flame picked out in yellow and red 以黄色和红色衬托出的醒目的火焰标志 | | |
| - | ˌpick ˈover |
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| 1 | to examine a collection of things carefully so that you can decide which ones you want 精挑细选；仔细挑拣 | Birds were picking over the rubbish washed up on the beach. 鸟儿们仔细挑啄着被冲上沙滩的垃圾。 | |
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| 2 | to talk about something in detail 详尽讲述 | They spent ages picking over the flaws in his character. 他们花了好长时间挑剔他性格上的缺陷。 | |
| - | ˈpick ˌthrough |
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| | pick through sth: to search through a collection of things in order to find something 搜查；搜寻 | They are picking through the ruins, searching for survivors. 他们正在废墟中寻找生还者。 | |
| - | ˌpick ˈup |
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| 1 | T to lift someone or something up from a surface 拿起；举起 | He picked the phone up and dialled. 他拿起电话拨了号码。 | | She rushes to pick up the baby as soon as it starts to cry. 婴儿刚一哭，她就奔过去把它抱了起来。 | | | 1a | T to lift things up and put them in the place where they are kept in order to make a place tidy 妥善安放；收拾 | | I’ ve already asked them to pick their toys up. 我早就叫他们把玩具收拾好了。 | | I am constantly picking up the things the children leave lying around. 我一直在收拾孩子们扔得到处都是的东西。 | | | | 1b | I/T to make a place clean and tidy 整理，收拾（某个地方） | | | | 1c | T to lift something up and take it away 拿起并带走 | | Pick up a leaflet from your doctor’ s. 顺便从你的医生那里拿一份传单。 | | |
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| 2 | T to go and meet someone or something that you have arranged to take somewhere in a vehicle 用车接（某人），用车取（某物） | Will you pick me up after the party? 聚会后你开车来接我好吗？ | | I’ ll pick up my luggage in the morning. 早晨我会开车来拿行李。 | | | 2a | to take someone who is waiting by the road into your vehicle and take them somewhere 搭载（某人） | | We picked up a hitchhiker on the way. 我们在路上捎了一位搭便车旅行的人。 | | | | 2b | to arrest someone and take them away in a car 逮捕并用车带走（某人） | | He was picked up in the early hours of Thursday morning. 他是星期四一大早被捕并用车带走的。 | | |
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| 3 | T to learn a new skill or start a habit without intending to （无意间）学会（新技能），开始养成（习惯） | She picked up a few German phrases while staying in Berlin. 在柏林期间，她学会了几句德语。 | | | 3a | to get an illness 患(病)；染(病) | | Most tourists are worried that they’ ll pick up a nasty stomach bug. 很多游客都担心他们会出现肠胃不适的毛病。 | | | | 3b | to buy something 买；购买 | | a market where you can pick up some amazing bargains 一个可以买到非常廉价的便宜货的市场 | | | | 3c | to receive an electronic signal on a radio or similar piece of equipment 接收（电子信号） | | I don’ t think this thing can pick up foreign stations. 我认为这东西收听不了外国电台。 | | | | 3d | to earn money 赚（钱） | | the huge salaries that footballers pick up these days 当今足球运动员们赚取的巨额薪金 | | | | 3e | to win something such as a prize 获得（奖品等） | | The film is tipped to pick up at least three Oscars. 有消息说该电影至少会获得3项奥斯卡奖。 | | |
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| 4 | T to notice a smell or sound , or that someone or something is present 闻到（气味）；听到（声音）；注意到（某人或某物） | The dogs must have picked up his scent. 狗一定是嗅出了他的气息。 | |
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| 5 | T informal to start talking to someone because you want to have sex with them 勾引；调情 | She went home with some man she picked up in a bar. 她和在酒吧里勾搭上的某个男人回家了。 | |
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| 6 | I/T to start something again , from the point where you stopped 重新开始 | We’ ll pick up this conversation when I come back. 我回来时我们再继续这次谈话。 | | pick up where you left off He seems to think that we can get back together and just pick up where we left off. 他似乎认为我们可以一起回到原处并从那里重新开始。 | |
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| 7 | I to improve 改善；提高 | They won’ t let him out of hospital until his health has picked up quite a lot. 除非他的健康状况有相当大的好转，否则他们不会让他出院的。 | | | 7a | if something such as the wind picks up , it becomes stronger （风等）变强，变猛烈 | | | | 7b | if something picks up speed , it starts to move faster 加速 | | |
| | - | pick up the bill/tab informal
| | to pay for something | | 付账；买单 | | | | Her father picks up the tab for her expensive lifestyle. 她父亲为她奢华的生活方式付账。 | | | | - | pick up the pieces
| | to try to return to a normal life after a difficult experience | | 收拾残局；恢复正常 | | | | | | - | pick up the threads (of sth)
| | to return to a situation that existed before something went wrong | | 恢复（…的）常态 | | | | | |
| - | ˌpick ˈup ˌafter |
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| | pick up after sb: to make a place tidy after someone else has made a mess there 跟在…后面收拾（或整理） | I’ m fed up at having to pick up after you and your friends. 老是要帮你和你的朋友们收拾残局，我已经受够了。 | |
| - | ˌpick ˈup on |
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| 1 | pick up on sth: to talk in more detail about something someone has mentioned 详尽地讲述（别人已提到的事） | I’ d just like to pick up on a couple of points that you made. 我只是想把你说的几点再详细讲解一下。 | |
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| 2 | pick up on sth: to react to something that has happened or that you have noticed 对…作出反应 | She had expected Dan to pick up on her insult. 她早就预料到丹会对她的侮辱作出反应。 | |
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| 3 | to notice something that is not very obvious 注意到（不明显的东西） | This is something you would expect a skilled negotiator to pick up on. 这是只有老练的谈判者才会注意到的东西。 | |
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| 4 | pick sb up on sth: to correct someone who has made a mistake or to criticize them for doing something wrong 修正，改正，指责（某人的错误） | She’ s always picking me up on my grammar. 她经常挑我的语法错误。 | |
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