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| 1 | T to pull the feathers off the body of a dead bird so that it can be cooked 拔（毛） |
| a plucked chicken 拔光了毛的鸡 |
| | 1a | to pull a piece of fruit from a tree , or a flower or leaf from a plant 采，摘，掐（果子、花朵或叶子） | |
| | 1b | to pull a hair from your face , head , or body using your nails or a pair of tweezers （用指甲或镊子）夹，拔（毛发） | | I plucked a grey hair from my head. 我从我的头上拔下了一根白头发。 | |
| | 1c | to pull hairs out from around the edges of your eyebrows in order to make them look thinner and tidier 拔眉毛；修眉毛 | |
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| 2 | I/T to pull the strings of a musical instrument with your fingers in order to produce a sound 弹拨（乐器的弦） |
| He plucked absent-mindedly at the guitar strings. 他心不在焉地拨着吉他弦。 |
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| 3 | T to pick up something quickly with your fingers （用手指）迅速拣起 |
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| 4 | T to take someone quickly from a particular place or situation 把（某人）带出（某地）；使（某人）脱离（某处境） |
| Ships in the area plucked 45 people from the sea. 在该海域的船从海里救起了45个人。 |
| pluck sb to safety Rescue crews plucked them to safety. 救援人员把他们带到了安全地带。 |
| | 4a | to give a person who is not well known an important job or position so that they suddenly become famous （通过委以重任）使某人脱颖而出 | |
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| - | pluck sth out of/from the air
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| to say the first number , date , fact etc that you think of without considering whether it is likely to be correct |
| 不假思索地说出某事物 |
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| - | pluck up (the) courage (to do sth)
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| to persuade yourself to do something that frightens you |
| 鼓起勇气（做某事） |
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| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˈpluck at |
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| | pluck at sth: to pull something gently and quickly several times （多次）扯，揪，拽 |
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