He plucked a stalk of dried fennel.他掐下一支干茴香。

I plucked a lemon from the tree.我从树上摘了一个柠檬。

He plucked the baby out of my arms and ran off down the street.他从我怀中抢过小宝宝, 沿着大街跑了。

They were plucked from the icy river.他们被人从冰冷的河里拽了上来。

The children were plucked to safety as the building burned around them.四周的建筑物着火燃烧时, 孩子们被带到了安全地带。

She plucked his sleeve.她拽着他的袖子。

He plucked the strings slowly.他慢慢地拨动着琴弦。

Nell was plucking a harp.内尔在弹竖琴。

Sally spent hours getting ready, plucking her eyebrows and painting her nails.萨莉花了几个小时作准备, 又拔眉毛又涂指甲的。

It turns out that there is no evidence for the extent of health tourism—the 200 million figure seems to have been plucked out of the air.没有证据能够说明养生旅游发展到了什么程度——2亿这个数字似乎是信口开河。

I slept in my car for two more days until I plucked up the courage to go home.我在车里又睡了两天才鼓起勇气回家。

I eventually plucked up enough courage to ask her for a date.我最终还是鼓足了勇气提出和她约会。

Little companies are known for their pluck and perseverance, even in the face of a recession.小公司以勇气和坚定著称, 即使是在经济萧条时期。

You had to admire the fighters' pluck in resisting their enemy.你不得不钦佩战士们抵抗敌人的勇气。

She felt a pluck at her sleeve.她觉得袖子被拽了一下。