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单词 pick out
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pick out


pick 1

P0283500 (pĭk)v. picked, pick·ing, picks v.tr.1. To select from a group: The best swimmer was picked.2. a. To gather in; harvest: They were picking cotton.b. To gather the harvest from: picked the field in one day.3. a. To remove the outer covering of; pluck: pick a chicken clean of feathers.b. To tear off bit by bit: pick meat from the bones.4. To remove extraneous matter from (the teeth, for example).5. To poke and pull at (something) with the fingers.6. To break up, separate, or detach by means of a sharp pointed instrument.7. To pierce or make (a hole) with a sharp pointed instrument.8. To take up (food) with the beak; peck: The parrot picked its seed.9. To steal the contents of: My pocket was picked.10. To open (a lock) without the use of a key.11. To provoke: pick a fight.12. Music a. To pluck (an instrument's strings).b. To play (an instrument) by plucking its strings.c. To play (a tune) in this manner: picked a melody out on the guitar.v.intr.1. To decide with care or forethought.2. To work with a pick.3. To find fault or make petty criticisms; carp: He's always picking about something.4. To be harvested or gathered: The ripe apples picked easily.n.1. The act of picking, especially with a sharp pointed instrument.2. The act of selecting or choosing; choice: got first pick of the desserts.3. Something selected as the most desirable; the best or choicest part: the pick of the crop.4. The amount or quantity of a crop that is picked by hand.5. Sports An interception of a pass.6. Basketball A screen.Phrasal Verbs: pick apart To refute or find flaws in by close examination: The lawyer picked the testimony apart. pick at1. To pluck or pull at, especially with the fingers.2. To eat sparingly or without appetite: The child just picked at the food.3. Informal To nag: Don't pick at me. pick off1. To shoot after singling out: The hunter picked the ducks off one by one.2. Baseball To put out (a base runner standing off base) by making a quick throw to a fielder. Used especially of a pitcher or catcher.3. Sports To intercept (a pass), as in football. pick on To tease or bully. pick out1. To choose or select: picked out a nice watch.2. To discern from the surroundings; distinguish: picked out their cousins from the crowd. pick over To sort out or examine item by item: picked over the grapes before buying them. pick up1. To take up (something) with a hand or other body part or with an instrument: Could you pick up that book? The dog picked up the bone in its mouth.2. To collect or gather: picked up some pebbles.3. To tidy up; clean: picked up the bedroom.4. To take on (passengers or freight, for example): The bus picks up commuters at five stops.5. Informal a. To acquire casually or by accident: picked up a new coat on sale.b. To acquire (knowledge) by learning or experience: picked up French quickly.c. To claim: picked up her car at the repair shop.d. To buy: picked up some milk at the store.e. To accept (a bill or charge) in order to pay it: Let me pick up the tab.f. To come down with (a disease): picked up a virus at school.g. To gain: picked up five yards on that play.6. Informal To take into custody: The agents picked up six smugglers.7. Slang To make casual acquaintance with, usually in anticipation of sexual relations.8. a. To come upon and follow: The dog picked up the scent.b. To come upon and observe: picked up two submarines on sonar.c. To receive, detect, or register: Did the microphone pick up that sound?9. To continue after a break: Let's pick up the discussion after lunch.10. Informal To improve in condition or activity: Sales picked up last fall.11. Informal a. To prepare a sudden departure: She just picked up and left.b. In golf, to grab one's ball from the ground while it is in play, indicating that one has given up.Idioms: pick and choose To select with great care. pick holes in To seek and discover flaws or a flaw in: picked holes in the argument. pick nits To find fault in a petty way; nitpick. pick (one's) way To find passage and make careful progress through it: picked her way down the slope. pick (someone) to pieces To criticize sharply. pick up on Informal 1. To take into the mind and understand, typically with speed: is quick to pick up on new computer skills.2. To notice: picked up on my roommate's bad mood and left him alone.
[Middle English piken, to prick, from Old English *pīcian, to prick, and from Old French piquer, to pierce (from Vulgar Latin *piccāre; see pique).]
pick′er n.

pick 2

P0283500 (pĭk)n.1. A tool for breaking hard surfaces, consisting of a curved bar sharpened at both ends and fitted to a long handle.2. a. Something, such as an ice pick, toothpick, or picklock, used for picking.b. A long-toothed comb, usually designed for use on curly hair.c. A pointed projection on the front of the blade of a figure skate.3. Music A plectrum.
[Middle English pik, variant of pike, sharp point; see pike5.]

pick 3

P0283500 (pĭk)n.1. A weft thread in weaving.2. A passage or throw of the shuttle in a loom.tr.v. picked, pick·ing, picks To throw (a shuttle) across a loom.
[Dialectal, from pick, to pitch, thrust, variant of pitch.]

pick out

vb (tr, adverb) 1. to select for use or special consideration, illustration, etc, as from a group2. to distinguish (an object from its surroundings), as in painting: she picked out the woodwork in white. 3. to perceive or recognize (a person or thing previously obscured): we picked out his face among the crowd. 4. to distinguish (sense or meaning) from or as if from a mass of detail or complication5. (Music, other) to play (a tune) tentatively, by or as if by ear
Thesaurus
Verb1.pick out - pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives; "Take any one of these cards"; "Choose a good husband for your daughter"; "She selected a pair of shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her"choose, select, takeempanel, impanel, panel - select from a list; "empanel prospective jurors"anoint - choose by or as if by divine intervention; "She was anointed the head of the Christian fundamentalist group"field - select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"sieve, sift - distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates"draw - select or take in from a given group or region; "The participants in the experiment were drawn from a representative population"dial - choose by means of a dial; "dial a telephone number"plump, go - give support (to) or make a choice (of) one out of a group or number; "I plumped for the losing candidates"pick - select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"elect - choose; "I elected to have my funds deposited automatically"excerpt, extract, take out - take out of a literary work in order to cite or copycull out, winnow - select desirable parts from a group or list; "cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence"; "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"cream off, skim off - pick the bestpick over, sieve out - separate or remove; "The customer picked over the selection"set apart, assign, specify - select something or someone for a specific purpose; "The teacher assigned him to lead his classmates in the exercise"single out - select from a group; "She was singled out for her outstanding performance"decide, make up one's mind, determine - reach, make, or come to a decision about something; "We finally decided after lengthy deliberations"think of - choose in one's mind; "Think of any integer between 1 and 25"specify, fix, limit, set, determine, define - decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"adopt, espouse, follow - choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"screen out, sieve, sort, screen - examine in order to test suitability; "screen these samples"; "screen the job applicants"vote in - elect in a voting process; "They voted in Clinton"elect - select by a vote for an office or membership; "We elected him chairman of the board"nominate, propose - put forward; nominate for appointment to an office or for an honor or position; "The President nominated her as head of the Civil Rights Commission"vote - express one's preference for a candidate or for a measure or resolution; cast a vote; "He voted for the motion"; "None of the Democrats voted last night"
2.pick out - detect with the senses; "The fleeing convicts were picked out of the darkness by the watchful prison guards"; "I can't make out the faces in this photograph"discern, make out, tell apart, spot, distinguish, recognise, recognizeresolve - make clearly visible; "can this image be resolved?"discriminate - distinguish; "I could not discriminate the different tastes in this complicated dish"

pick

verb1. To make a choice from a number of alternatives.Also used with out:choose, cull, elect, opt (for), select, single (out).2. To collect ripe crops:crop, garner, gather, harvest, reap.phrasal verb
pick offTo wound or kill with a firearm:gun (down), shoot.Slang: plug.phrasal verb
pick onTo scold or find fault with constantly:carp at, fuss at, nag, peck at.Informal: henpeck.phrasal verb
pick outTo perceive and fix the identity of, especially with difficulty:descry, discern, distinguish, make out, spot.phrasal verb
pick up1. To move (something) to a higher position:boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, raise, rear, take up, uphold, uplift, upraise, uprear.2. To collect (something) bit by bit:cull, extract, garner, gather, glean.3. Informal. To come into possession of:acquire, come by, gain, get, obtain, procure, secure, win.Informal: land.4. Informal. To gain knowledge or mastery of by study:get, learn, master.5. Informal. To take into custody as a prisoner:apprehend, arrest, seize.Informal: nab.Slang: bust, collar, pinch, run in.6. To begin or go on after an interruption:continue, renew, reopen, restart, resume, take up.noun1. The superlative or most preferable part of something:best, choice, cream, crème de la crème, elite, flower, prize, top.Idioms: cream of the crop, flower of the flock, pick of the bunch.2. One that is selected:choice, chosen, elect, select.
Translations
凭听觉一个音一个音弹奏钢琴分辨出辨认出选出

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(pik) verb1. to choose or select. Pick the one you like best. 挑選 挑选2. to take (flowers from a plant, fruit from a tree etc), usually by hand. The little girl sat on the grass and picked flowers. 採摘 采摘3. to lift (someone or something). He picked up the child. 撿起 捡起4. to unlock (a lock) with a tool other than a key. When she found that she had lost her key, she picked the lock with a hair-pin. 撬鎖 撬锁 noun1. whatever or whichever a person wants or chooses. Take your pick of these prizes. 選擇 选择2. the best one(s) from or the best part of something. These grapes are the pick of the bunch. 精華 精华ˈpickpocket noun a person who steals from people's pockets. He kept his wallet in his hand because he knew there would be pickpockets in the crowd. 扒手 扒手ˈpick-up noun1. a type of small lorry or van. 小卡車,小貨車 小吨位运货汽车2. the part of a record-player that holds the stylus. (電唱機的)唱頭,拾音器 (电唱机的)唱头,拾音器 pick and choose to select or choose very carefully. When I'm buying apples, I like to pick and choose (the ones I want). 挑挑揀揀 挑挑拣拣pick at to eat very little of (something). He was not very hungry, and just picked at the food on his plate. (因無食慾)挑挑揀揀地吃 少量地吃pick someone's brains to ask (a person) questions in order to get ideas, information etc from him which one can use oneself. You might be able to help me with this problem – can I come and pick your brains for a minute! 竊取某人腦力勞動的成果 请教某人pick holes in to criticize or find faults in (an argument, theory etc). He sounded very convincing, but I'm sure one could pick holes in what he said. 找漏洞,找碴 找漏洞,找碴子 pick off to shoot (especially people in a group) one by one. He picked off the enemy soldiers. 逐個瞄準射擊 逐个瞄准射击pick on1. to choose (someone) to do a usually difficult or unpleasant job. Why do they always pick on me to do the washing-up? 挑選某人去做不愉快的事 挑选某人去做不愉快的事2. to speak to or treat (a person) angrily or critically. Don't pick on me – it wasn't my fault. 責怪某人 责怪某人pick out1. to choose or select. She picked out one dress that she particularly liked. 選出 选出2. to see or recognize (a person, thing etc). He must be among those people getting off the train, but I can't pick him out. 辨認出 辨认出3. to play (a piece of music), especially slowly and with difficulty, especially by ear, without music in front of one. I don't really play the piano, but I can pick out a tune on one with one finger. 憑聽覺一個音一個音彈奏鋼琴 凭听觉一个音一个音弹奏钢琴pick someone's pocket to steal something from a person's pocket. My wallet has gone – someone has picked my pocket! 扒竊 扒窃pick a quarrel/fight with (someone) to start a quarrel, argument or fight with (someone) on purpose. He was angry because I beat him in the race, and he tried to pick a fight with me afterwards. 故意與某人吵架或打架 故意与某人吵架或打架pick up1. to learn gradually, without formal teaching. I never studied Italian – I just picked it up when I was in Italy. (未經正規授課而)自然而然學會 (未经正规授课而)自然学会 2. to let (someone) into a car, train etc in order to take him somewhere. I picked him up at the station and drove him home. 讓某人搭車 让某人搭车3. to get (something) by chance. I picked up a bargain at the shops today. 偶然獲得 偶然获得4. to right (oneself) after a fall etc; to stand up. He fell over and picked himself up again. 爬起 爬起5. to collect (something) from somewhere. I ordered some meat from the butcher – I'll pick it up on my way home tonight. 收集 收集6. (of radio, radar etc) to receive signals. We picked up a foreign broadcast last night. 收聽到,探測到 收听到,探测到 7. to find; to catch. We lost his trail but picked it up again later; The police picked up the criminal. 找到 找到pick up speed to go faster; to accelerate. The car picked up speed as it ran down the hill. 加速 加速pick one's way to walk carefully (around or between something one wishes to avoid touching etc). She picked her way between the puddles. 行路謹慎 行路谨慎

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pick (someone or something) out

1. To choose someone or something from a group of similar people or things. At the end of each month, my dad would take us to the toy store so we could pick out one toy to buy. The store picked me out as their manager of the year.2. To discern or distinguish someone or something from a group. She said she'd be wearing a bright pink hat so I could pick her out from the crowd. Even though there were several similar ones in there, I was able to pick out my phone from the lost and found because of the big scratch on the screen.See also: out, pick

pick out

1. To lift up and remove something (from within something else). A noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "off." I've got to pick these bits of wood out before I mix up the paint. No matter what the meal was, I would sit and pick out every tiny piece of onion I came across.2. To select something (from a group or range of things). A noun or pronoun can be used between "pick" and "off." Dad said we could pick out any toy we wanted. We're going to paint the house later, so we've got to go to the store to pick a color out.See also: out, pick

pick someone or something out (for someone or something)

to choose someone or something to serve as someone or something. I picked one of the new people out for Santa Claus this year. I picked out several large potatoes for the stew.See also: out, pick

pick out

1. Choose, select, as in She picked out the best piece of fabric. [Early 1500s] 2. Distinguish, discern from one's surroundings, as in They managed to pick out their mother from the crowd. [Mid-1500s] 3. Identify the notes of a tune and play it on an instrument, as in When she was four she could pick out folk songs on the piano. [Late 1800s] See also: out, pick

pick out

v.1. To choose something or someone from a set of options; select something or someone: We went to the video store and picked out a movie to watch. I picked this fabric out because it was the most colorful.2. To discern something or someone from the surroundings; distinguish something or someone: From the plane, she was able to pick out her house on the ground. The victim picked his attacker out of the lineup.3. To play a piece of music tentatively, especially on a guitar or piano: He picked out the song on the guitar, trying to remember the notes. I hummed the tune for her, and she picked it out on the piano.See also: out, pick
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pick out


Related to pick out: pick out of a hat
  • verb

Synonyms for pick out

verb pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

Synonyms

  • choose
  • select
  • take

Related Words

  • empanel
  • impanel
  • panel
  • anoint
  • field
  • sieve
  • sift
  • draw
  • dial
  • plump
  • go
  • pick
  • elect
  • excerpt
  • extract
  • take out
  • cull out
  • winnow
  • cream off
  • skim off
  • pick over
  • sieve out
  • set apart
  • assign
  • specify
  • single out
  • decide
  • make up one's mind
  • determine
  • think of
  • fix
  • limit
  • set
  • define
  • adopt
  • espouse
  • follow
  • screen out
  • sort
  • screen
  • vote in
  • nominate
  • propose
  • vote

verb detect with the senses

Synonyms

  • discern
  • make out
  • tell apart
  • spot
  • distinguish
  • recognise
  • recognize

Related Words

  • resolve
  • discriminate
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