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pluckBrE /plʌk/NAmE /plʌk/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they pluck BrE /plʌk/ NAmE /plʌk/present simple - he / she / it plucks BrE /plʌks/ NAmE /plʌks/past simple plucked BrE /plʌkt/ NAmE /plʌkt/past participle plucked BrE /plʌkt/ NAmE /plʌkt/ -ing form plucking BrE /ˈplʌkɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈplʌkɪŋ/➤hair 毛发 [T] ~ sth (out) to pull out hairs with your fingers or with tweezers 摘；拔◆She plucked out a grey hair. 她拔掉了一根灰白头发。◆expertly plucked eyebrows 拔得精巧的眉毛➤chicken, etc. 鸡等 [T] ~ sthto pull the feathers off a dead bird, for example a chicken, in order to prepare it for cooking 拔掉，煺去（死禽的毛）➤musical instrument 乐器 (NAmE also pick) [T, I] ~ (at) sthto play a musical instrument, especially a guitar, by pulling the strings with your fingers 弹，弹拨（乐器的弦）◆to pluck the strings of a violin 弹拨小提琴的弦◆He took the guitar and plucked at the strings. 他拿起吉他拨动起琴弦来。➤remove sb/sth 移开人/物 [T] ~ sb (from sth) (to sth) to remove sb from a place or situation, especially one that is unpleasant or dangerous 解救；搭救◆Police plucked a drowning girl from the river yesterday. 昨天警方从河里救起了一名溺水少女。◆Survivors of the wreck were plucked to safety by a helicopter. 沉船的幸存者被直升机营救脱险。◆She was plucked from obscurity to instant stardom. 她得到提携，从默默无闻转瞬成为明星。 [T] ~ sth (from sth) to take hold of sth and remove it by pulling it 抢夺◆He plucked the wallet from the man's grasp. 他抢走了那个男人紧抓着的钱包。➤fruit/flower 果；花 [T] ~ sth (from sth) (old-fashioned or literary) to pick a fruit, flower, etc. from where it is growing 摘；掐；采摘◆I plucked an orange from the tree. 我从树上摘了一个橙子。 ●pluck sth out of the ˈairto say a name, number, etc. without thinking about it, especially in answer to a question 脱口而出；随意回答◆I just plucked a figure out of the air and said : 'Would £1 000 seem reasonable to you?' 我随口说出一个数字问道：“你看 1 000 英镑合适吗？”●pluck up (the) ˈcourage (to do sth)to make yourself do sth even though you are afraid to do it 鼓起勇气（做某事）◆I finally plucked up the courage to ask her for a date. 我终于鼓起勇气约她出去。 ●ˈpluck at sthto hold sth with the fingers and pull it gently, especially more than once 揪；拽；拉；抻 SYN tug ◆The child kept plucking at his mother's sleeve. 小孩不停地拉扯着他妈妈的衣袖。◆(figurative) The wind plucked at my jacket. 风不时地吹动着我的上衣。 pluckBrE /plʌk/NAmE /plʌk/ noun [U] (informal) courage and determination 胆识；胆量；意志◆It takes a lot of pluck to do what she did. 她这么做需要很大的胆量。 |