| 单词 | pluck |
| 释义 | pluck (once / 305 pages) 1vn 2n 3v To pluck is to pick or pull a single item out of many, like a flower or a hair. As a noun, pluck is energy or enthusiasm, even when things are looking grim. Don't pluck only the best cherries off the tree: that's cherry-picking! Before you cook a goose, you need to pluck its feathers. If it looks like your goose is cooked, however, then show some pluck, and figure out a way to save yourself. Some characters who are famous for showing pluck include the Artful Dodger, Little Orphan Annie, and Benji the dog. They all kept their chins up and kept on trying, even when things looked really dark. WORD FAMILYpluck: plucked, plucking, plucks, plucky+/plucky: pluckier, pluckiest, pluckily, pluckiness USAGE EXAMPLESLater in the evening, Nick plucks the rose from its special tray and hands it to the Shark-Dolphin. Time(Jan 02, 2017) A violinist sometimes moves among tables, plucking tunes like the theme from “Fiddler on the Roof.” New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Her first novel, Shadow Dance, was plucked from the slush pile by an editor who found every sentence “remarkable”. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1 1v pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion he plucked the strings of his mandolin Syn|Hypo|Hyper pick, plunk twang pluck (strings of an instrument) draw, force, pull cause to move by pulling 2v pull or pull out sharply pluck the flowers off the bush Syn|Hypo|Hyper pick off, pull off, tweak draw away, draw off, pull off remove by drawing or pulling tweeze pluck with tweezers draw, force, pull cause to move by pulling 3v strip of feathers pluck the capon Syn|Hyper deplumate, deplume, displume, pull, tear strip remove the surface from 4v look for and gather Syn|Hypo|Hyper cull, pick mushroom pick or gather mushrooms berrypick or gather berries blackberrypick or gather blackberries collect, garner, gather, pull together assemble or get together 5n the act of pulling and releasing a taut cord 2Hyper pull, pulling the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you n the trait of showing courage and determination in spite of possible loss or injury 3Syn|Ant|Hyper gutsiness, pluckiness gutlessness the trait of lacking courage and determination; fearful of loss or injury fearlessness the trait of feeling no fear 1v rip off; ask an unreasonable price Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, plume, rob, soak, surcharge undercharge charge (someone) too little money extort, gouge, rack, squeeze, wring obtain by coercion or intimidation bleedget or extort (money or other possessions) from someone cheat, chisel, rip off deprive somebody of something by deceit 2v sell something to or obtain something from by energetic and especially underhanded activity Syn|Hyper hustle, roll steal take without the owner's consent |
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