with obj.
1- take hold of (something) and quickly remove it from its place摘, 采; 拔; 取：
she plucked a blade of grass
她摘了一叶草
he plucked a tape from the shelf.
他从架上取了一盘磁带。
1.1
- catch hold of and pull quickly拖, 拉, 拽; 抽, 扯, 撕：
she plucked his sleeve
她扯了一下他的衣袖
no obj. brambles plucked at her jeans.荆棘撕扯着她的牛仔裤。
1.2
- quickly or suddenly remove someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation从危险中拖出, 救出：
the baby was plucked from a grim orphanage.
那个婴儿被从可怕的孤儿院里救了出来。
1.3
- pull the feathers from (a bird's carcass) to prepare it for cooking拔（鸟）毛（以待烹饪）。
1.4
- pull some of the hairs from (one's eyebrows) to make them look neater拔（眉毛）以使整洁。
1.5
- sound (a musical instrument or its strings) with one's finger or a plectrum（用手指或拨子）拨（乐器或弦）。
1.6
- Geology (of glacier ice) break off (pieces of rock) by mechanical force【地质】（冰川冰）拔削, 拔蚀, 掘蚀。
mass noun
1
- spirited and determined courage勇气, 胆量, 决心。
2
- the heart, liver, and lungs of an animal as food（供食用的）动物内脏, 杂碎。
派生词
plucker
noun鹅毛拔毛器。
词源
late Old English ploccian, pluccian, of Germanic origin; related to Flemish plokken; probably from the base of Old French （es）peluchier 'to pluck'. Sense 1 of the noun is originally boxers' slang.
短语动词
pluck up courage
- 见COURAGE.