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pluck

释义

pluck

noun uncountable

UK /plʌk/

Word Forms

singular	pluck
plural	plucks

1
the quality of being brave and determined
Synonyms and related words
Bravery and brave behaviour
bravery
courage
daring
2
cheap wine, usually consumed on the street, in paper bags, as opposed to any dinner table
If you are going to bring some wine to the party make sure it is not pluck, bring some ‘real’ wine.
Submitted by:
Dave Smith from United States on 03/09/2017
Open Dictionary - September2017

pluck

noun uncountable

US /plʌk/

Word Forms

singular	pluck
plural	plucks

1
the quality of being brave and determined
Synonyms and related words
Bravery and brave behavior
bravery
courage
daring
2
cheap wine, usually consumed on the street, in paper bags, as opposed to any dinner table
If you are going to bring some wine to the party make sure it is not pluck, bring some ‘real’ wine.
Submitted by:
Dave Smith from United States on 03/09/2017
Open Dictionary - September2017

pluck

verb

UK /plʌk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pluck
he/she/it	plucks
present participle	plucking
past tense	plucked
past participle	plucked

1
transitive to pull the feathers off the body of a dead bird so that it can be cooked
a plucked chicken
Synonyms and related words
Prepare food for cooking or eating
bake
beat
blanch
1. 1a
  mainly literaryto pull a piece of fruit from a tree, or a flower or leaf from a plant
  Synonyms and related words
  To remove by pulling
  snatch
  rip
  draw
2. 1b
  to pull a hair from your face, head, or body using your nails or a pair of tweezers
  I plucked a grey hair from my head.
  Synonyms and related words
  Shaving and hair removal
  aftershave
  bikini line
  depilatory
2
intransitive/transitive musicto pull the strings of a musical instrument with your fingers in order to produce a sound
He plucked absent-mindedly at the guitar strings.
Synonyms and related words
Playing, performing and arranging music
accompany
arrange
articulation
3
transitive to pick up something quickly with your fingers
Synonyms and related words
To touch, or to pick up someone or something
touch
pick up
handle
4
transitive to take someone quickly from a particular place or situation
Ships in the area plucked 45 people from the sea.
pluck someone to safety:
Rescue crews plucked them to safety.
Synonyms and related words
To go somewhere with someone or something
come
drive
walk

phrases

pluck someone from obscurity

pluck something out of/from the air

pluck up (the) courage (to do something)

pluck your eyebrows

phrasal verbs

pluck at

pluck

verb

US /plʌk/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	pluck
he/she/it	plucks
present participle	plucking
past tense	plucked
past participle	plucked

1
transitive to pull the feathers off the body of a dead bird so that it can be cooked
a plucked chicken
Synonyms and related words
Prepare food for cooking or eating
bake
beat
blanch
1. 1a
  mainly literaryto pull a piece of fruit from a tree, or a flower or leaf from a plant
  Synonyms and related words
  To remove by pulling
  snatch
  rip
  draw
2. 1b
  to pull a hair from your face, head, or body using your nails or a pair of tweezers
  I plucked a gray hair from my head.
  Synonyms and related words
  Shaving and hair removal
  aftershave
  bikini line
  depilatory
2
intransitive/transitive musicto pull the strings of a musical instrument with your fingers in order to produce a sound
Synonyms and related words
Playing, performing and arranging music
accompany
arrange
articulation
3
transitive to pick up something quickly with your fingers
Synonyms and related words
To touch, or to pick up someone or something
touch
pick up
handle
4
transitive to take someone quickly from a particular place or situation
Ships in the area plucked 45 people from the water.
pluck someone to safety:
Rescue crews plucked them to safety.
Synonyms and related words
To go somewhere with someone or something
come
drive
walk

phrases

pluck someone from obscurity

pluck something out of/from the air

pluck up (the) courage (to do something)

pluck your eyebrows

phrasal verbs

pluck at

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