| 单词 | to pick upon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto pick upon —— to pick upon —— 1. intransitive. See sense 13b. 2. intransitive. = to pick on —— 2 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make an attack upon [verb (transitive)] > make victim of victimize1830 to pick upon ——1857 1857 Harper's Mag. Oct. 679/2 The idea of a large nose smelling out a small one, and pouncing upon it because of its size! It was like a big boy picking upon a little one. 1875 W. D. Parish Dict. Sussex Dial. 87 They always pick upon my boy coming home from school. 1941 M. Lowry Let. 15 Jan. in Sursum Corda! (1995) I. 370 They pick upon bus travelers particularly because they assume they ought to be able to afford to travel by train if they can go to the U.S. 1994 N.Y. Times 24 July iv.1/5 Lest males of all ages feel unfairly picked upon, researchers point out that boys may be diagnosed with behavioral syndromes and disorders more often than girls for a very good reason: their brains may be more vulnerable. 3. intransitive. = to pick on —— 3 at Phrasal verbs 2. ΚΠ 1859 R. B. Sage Rocky Mountain Life iii. 52 ‘Ha, ha, ha!’ retorted the owner. ‘You seem to pick upon a strange place for a snooze!’ 1977 J. Narlikar Struct. Universe iii. 87 In looking for new QSOs, the astronomer picks upon starlike objects showing a marked ultraviolet radiation excess. 1990 J. D. Barrow Theories of Everything (1991) vii. 144 Today, a science fiction writer looking for a futuristic tale of silicon dominance would not pick upon the chemistry of silicon so much as the physics of silicon for his prognostications. < as lemmas |
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