单词 | pluck |
释义 | verb | noun pluckpluck1 /plʌk/ ●○○ verb 1PULL something OFF [transitive] to pull something quickly in order to remove it: pluck something from/off etc. something He plucked an apple off the tree. young girls who already pluck their eyebrows (=pull out some of the hairs to give their eyebrows the shape they want)2TAKE somebody/something AWAY [transitive always + adv./prep.] to take someone away from a place or situation in a quick and unexpected way: pluck somebody from/off/away etc. A large seagull swooped down and plucked a fish out of the water. Rescuers plucked the boy from the water.3REMOVE FEATHERS [transitive] to pull the feathers off a dead chicken or other bird before cooking it4MUSIC [intransitive, transitive] eng. lang. arts to quickly pull at the strings of a musical instrument: pluck at Someone was plucking at the strings of an old guitar.5pluck up (the) courage to force yourself to be brave and do something you are afraid of doing: It took me weeks to pluck up the courage to try out for the play.6pluck something out of the/thin air to say or suggest a number, name, etc. that you have just thought of, without thinking about it carefullypluck at something phrasal verb to pull something quickly several times with your fingers, especially because you are nervous or to attract attention: A little boy plucked at her skirt. verb | noun pluckpluck2 noun [uncountable] old-fashioned courage and determination SYN spunk: It takes a lot of pluck to stand up to a bully. |
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