| 单词 | to pick on |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pick on —— to pick on —— 1. intransitive. See sense 13b. 2. intransitive. To single out for unfair or unkind attention or adverse criticism; to victimize. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > criticism > criticize [verb (intransitive)] > captiously apeluchier1340 pinchc1387 pick-fault1544 carp1548 cavil1548 snag1554 nibblea1591 catch1628 momize1654 niggle1796 nag1828 to pick on ——1864 snark1882 knock1892 nitpick1962 1864 W. H. Thomes Gold Hunters' Adventures lxxviii. 526 The d——d blackguard! he not only insults our guests, but must pick on prisoners he never dared to face. 1870 G. M. Baker Amateur Dramas 131 Neow, dad! I wish yu'd speak to that ere Hez., he's always a pickin' on me. 1890 M. E. Wilkins Mod. Dragon in Humble Romance (1891) 100 I don't see..what makes you girls for ever pick on each other. 1919 P. G. Wodehouse Their Mutual Child ii. iii. 160 That wouldn't make no difference to that Porter. She'd pick on me just the same. 1929 J. Buchan Courts of Morning iii. ii. 331 Looks as if you folk had been picking on my poor little country. 1947 ‘N. Shute’ Chequer Board 73 Last night they was picking on the coloured boys—saying nasty things about niggers in their hearing. 1975 Times 15/4 Why pick on the present Government? Has any government..in the past 30 years ever..done anything to encourage that aim? 2003 Time 23 June 65/1 Wearing glasses and having braces—getting picked on is just your life. You have to deal with it. 3. intransitive. To choose or select, esp. after careful consideration; = sense 12a. Cf. also pick v.2 7. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > types of choice > make types of choice [verb (intransitive)] > make a selection > select carefully to pick and choose (also cull)1665 to pick on ——1897 1897 D. McK. Wright Station Ballads & Other Verses 26 When He looked around about some likely mates to choose He didn't pick on squatter swells or well-off cockatoos. 1922 G. C. F. Pringle Tillicums of Trail 84 I first picked on a big grey-muzzled malemute named Steal as a likely fellow to lead. 1947 ‘A. P. Gaskell’ Big Game 87 To crown it all the damned School Committee had to pick on this Saturday for their school picnic. 1995 N.Y. Times 25 June xiii. 19 a/2 Just when one prime food target is eliminated, the slugs seem to pick on something else. < as lemmas |
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